QUESTION
How many illegal marijuana shops have been raided and what impact have warning letters to landlords had in FY 2023?
5:39:09
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Approximately 1,800 illegal marijuana shops have been raided in FY 2023, with over 90 landlords responding positively to warning letters.
- Since the joint compliance task force's inception, around 1,800 raids on illegal marijuana shops have occurred.
- The NYC Department of Finance has sent 435 warning letters to landlords, warning them of potential penalties.
- Over 90 landlords, constituting over 20% of those contacted, have begun or completed eviction proceedings against tenants operating illegal shops.
- These measures have been deemed successful in addressing illegal marijuana shop operations.
Justin L. Brannan
5:39:09
Did you have a number of how many illegal marijuana shops have been rated for FY 'twenty 3?
Preston Niblack
5:39:16
Yeah.
5:39:17
I mean, since since the joint compliance task force started about 1800.
Justin L. Brannan
5:39:23
But we don't have an idea of how many of those actually stay closed.
5:39:26
Right?
Preston Niblack
5:39:28
I don't know how many stay closed.
5:39:30
We did we have sent letters to landlords.
5:39:32
We sent 435, if I remember correctly, letters to landlords.
5:39:37
Warning them of the possibility of penalties.
Justin L. Brannan
5:39:40
Has that been successful?
Preston Niblack
5:39:42
It has been.
5:39:43
We've gotten a number.
5:39:45
We you know, we've heard back from, I think, over nineties, over 20% of them so far.
5:39:50
Most of them are either have begun eviction proceedings or have actually A few of them have actually gotten through to the end and evicted their their clients or their tenants rather.
5:40:02
So it's definitely, I think, been a 6 test.
Justin L. Brannan
5:40:08
Okay.