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Council backs "Back Home" tenant protections and state requests for fire-displaced residents
Summary
The council approved a resolution urging state legislation to require homeowner/building owner responsibility for temporary housing for tenants displaced by fire and passed a package of city bills aimed at assisting displaced residents.
The New York City Council passed a package aimed at strengthening support for residents displaced from their homes by fires and other emergencies. Resolution 8-02 called on the New York State Legislature and the governor to pass bills requiring the Department of Housing Preservation and Development to assist residents displaced by fire and requiring building owners found responsible for a fire that resulted…
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