Q&A
Questions about Mastro's commitment to rent regulation and tenant protections
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Council Member Sanchez questions Randy Mastro's commitment to rent regulation and tenant protections, citing his past legal work and statements.
- Sanchez asks if Mastro believes rent regulation is essential for preserving housing affordability and preventing homelessness
- She questions Mastro's commitment to defending rent laws against future challenges
- Sanchez asks about Mastro's stance on emergency measures to prevent mass evictions during crises
- Mastro responds by affirming his commitment to supporting these laws and explains the context of his past legal work
- He emphasizes his desire to use his skills and experience to benefit the city and the Council as Corporation Counsel
Randy Mastro
6:46:08
Thank you.
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I I am committed to
Keith Powers
6:46:12
your your committed thing.
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That's no question.
Randy Mastro
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No.
6:46:14
Thank you very much.
6:46:15
I appreciate it because I I wasn't sure there was a question.
6:46:18
I I am committed to those laws and supporting them, and the very paragraph that you saw right and purport to quote, says this case is based on a substantially different record targeting only a specific set of amendments that I explained earlier, our retroactive amendments applied to small landlords who couldn't even reoccupy a floor of their apartment building, who couldn't even when they did the right thing and invested in tenant improvements, could no longer get any credit.
6:46:51
For that even though they used to be able to get over several years a small amount of credit.
6:46:56
So please understand when you asked this question.
6:46:59
No one has ever questioned my character.
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In fact, I am a person who cares very much about my personal reputation.
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I am an effective advocate.
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I want to be your effective advocate and help you achieve your goals and your priorities The fact that I have been successful in private practice.
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The fact that I have been successful in pro bono litigation for so many folks in civil rights cases, constitutional cases, social justice cases, These are skills that I can bring to bear for the city as a whole and this council.
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I want to be your champion.
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So the fact that I have had success, I want to have that success for you, that should be a positive.
6:47:50
I appreciate your views.
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I hope you'll understand when you look at the entirety of my record that there is so much good that we can do together to use the power of the law of affirmatively to help the people of this city.
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And that's what I'm I'm why I'm offering my services now.
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And I thank you.
Keith Powers
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Okay.
6:48:11
Thank you, Mister Macho.
6:48:12
We're gonna we're gonna speaker out a follow-up question, and then I have to have a go to accountsmart dealer also.