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Policies and programs for tenant and homeowner protection in AAMUP area
1:24:40
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Council Member Ossé inquires about policies and programs to protect existing tenants and homeowners in the AAMUP area. The administration representatives discuss various initiatives and funding commitments aimed at supporting residents.
- $3 million committed to the Partners in Preservation program for tenant organizing and support
- $10 million citywide commitment to the Homeowner Help Desk program, providing financial and legal counseling for homeowners
- $7 million renewal for the Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection Program for legal services
- Programs aim to connect residents with legal services and provide financial and legal counseling
Chi A. Ossé
1:24:40
Okay.
1:24:42
Beyond new affordable housing, what are we doing to strengthen our policies to protect existing tenants and homeowners?
Sarit Platkin
1:24:49
Thank you for that question.
1:24:51
As discussed a bit earlier, strengthening the protections for existing tenants and homeowners has you know a high priority for us throughout this process.
1:24:59
I talked before about the partners in preservation program which is our tenant organizing program that you know we've committed $3,000,000 to this area for.
1:25:09
I also want to highlight in terms of homeowners, our homeowner help desk which is a $10,000,000 commitment citywide but through that we are funding a handful of local community based organizations to support one on one support for homeowners for financial and legal counseling.
1:25:25
This was actually a pilot that started in a few neighborhoods citywide including Bed Stuy.
1:25:32
It actually came out of the Bed Stuy neighborhood plan so we're excited to see this program really come to fruition, get expanded citywide, recommitted and renewed and it's something that we're happy to see in this community.
Chi A. Ossé
1:25:46
Thank you.
1:25:47
I really do appreciate hearing that there is an increased investment for legal counseling especially for you said for both homeowners and tenants?
Sarit Platkin
1:25:56
So yeah, I want to clarify that the Partners in Preservation Program is a tenant organizing and tenant support program.
1:26:05
It connects folks to legal services, it's not specifically a legal services program.
1:26:09
Homeowner help desk is also, it provides financial and legal counseling and advice.
1:26:15
It's not specifically a legal services program but beyond those two programs which are kind of the best tools we have that have already been committed and started in fall of twenty twenty four as we've been building out this work, we're also we do have the anti harassment tenant protection program which was a $7,000,000 worth of renewed legal services and then beyond that we are looking at additional opportunities to really build on some of the local legal services.
1:26:41
I know you already have legal services providers and we're looking at ways to kind of build on those.
Chi A. Ossé
1:26:46
Yeah and how are you aiming to target those services to this specific area?