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New initiatives: Hotel licensing and tenant protection
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Commissioner Mayuga introduces new initiatives that expand DCWP's role in consumer and worker protection, focusing on hotel licensing and tenant rights.
- Implementation of the Chhaya and Safe Hotels Act for licensing and regulating hotels
- Emphasis on the importance of the hotel industry to New York City's economy
- Introduction of protections for consumers and workers in hotels, aiming to build a culture of compliance
- Implementation of a ban on forced worker fees for tenants across the five boroughs (Fair Act)
- Plans for outreach and education to support implementation of these new initiatives
Vilda Vera Mayuga
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As you all know, while we are one of the smaller agencies, we are proud to have a rather large mandate to provide protections to every person that lives, works, or visits in our great city.
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Along those lines, we are excited to broaden our work again this year, bringing consumers and workers expanded protections through our licensing of hotels, thanks to Chairman and Safe Hotels Act.
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And the hotel industry is and always will be incredibly important to the success of New York City contributing $74,000,000,000 to a local economy serving millions of consumers and employing tens of thousands of workers.
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DCWP joining other major cities across the country will enforce key protections for consumers and workers in hotels and help hotels build a culture of compliance with our laws and rules.
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Starting in June, we will also start enforcing the ban on forced worker fees for tenants across the five boroughs, thanks to council member OSE's Fair Act.
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Our broker fee ban will join the list of our various consumer and market protections that help New Yorkers keep more of their hard earned money.
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We look forward to partnering with the council on outreach and education measures to support implementation.
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We will also be taking on two additional initiatives earlier this year.