🔴 LIVE: "Tenant Harassment Against Immigrants and Certification of the No Harassment Program"

New York City Council · April 21, 2026

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Opening: immigrant tenant vulnerability and examples of harassment

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14:16 → 16:04(1m 48s)

Committee chair opened the hearing describing threats landlords used (including threats to call ICE), cited recent enforcement outcomes (a landlord fined $17,000; a management company paying $55,000 after state action), and framed immigrant New Yorkers as particularly vulnerable amid federal immigration enforcement.

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A New York City Council joint committee hearing reviewed the Certificate of No Harassment (CONH) pilot and Intro 839 (2026), examining how CONH protects immigrant tenants, program data showing few applications despite some harassment findings, and agency reforms proposed to make CONH permanent.

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