Zohran Mamdani: “A property tax lien sale system set up by Rudy Giuliani was…”

“So we've created the first Office of Deed Theft Prevention. And I want to acknowledge council member Chi Ose, whose leadership really paved the way for that. And similarly, we also found A property tax lien sale system set up by Rudy Giuliani was six times more likely to sell a lien in a black neighborhood than in a white neighborhood. And as soon as you sold the lien, fast track to foreclosure. And I used to work as a foreclosure prevention housing counselor.” (10:39–10:51)

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