Q&A
Ways the City Council can assist in preventing and rectifying deed theft
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Representatives from NYC Aging and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection discuss ways the City Council can assist in preventing and rectifying deed theft among older New Yorkers.
- NYC Aging welcomes partnership with the City Council
- The most important action is raising awareness about NYC Aging's existence and services
- The administration supports the goals of the proposed legislation
- The legislation takes important steps to ensure homeowners have necessary information
- The legislation connects homeowners to resources like financial empowerment centers and the Office of the Homeowner Advocate
Penney Vachiraprapun
0:35:40
Well, of course, we always welcome council's partnership and I I think I mean, I personally think that the most important thing that council members can do and and, you know, the city can do is to just let folks know that we exist, that our agency exists, and that, you know, no issue will be turned away.
0:35:57
There will be, supports for whatever issue the older adult walks through the door with.
Carlos Ortiz
0:36:03
I would note, count chair.
0:36:04
I'm sorry.
0:36:05
That the legislation today, the administration is is supportive of the goals, and I think that does, take important steps to ensuring that homeowners have information necessary to them.
0:36:14
They are connected to important resources such as our financial empowerment centers or the office of the homeowner advocate.
0:36:19
So I think this is a this hearing is a good is a good next step for that process.
Crystal Hudson
0:36:23
Great.
0:36:23
And then can I mean, any of you can speak to, how the state laws have have helped or anything further that you would like to see?
