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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Sharon Brown on Fire Safety and Tenant Protections
2:25:41
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Sharon Brown testifies about concerns regarding fire safety in buildings and potential landlord negligence. She emphasizes the need for investigation into malicious evictions and the risks posed by lack of repairs and essential services.
- Questions whether fires are due to landlord negligence or other causes, suggesting that lack of repairs may exacerbate fire risks
- Calls for investigation into landlords who intentionally allow properties to become dilapidated while still demanding rent payments
- Requests data on fires caused by plug-in heaters that tenants resort to due to lack of heat
- Urges NYCHA, HPD, and other relevant agencies to submit immediate reports to the City Council on their actions in response to tenant complaints
Sharon Brown
2:25:41
My name is Sharon Brown from Rose of Sharon Enterprises.
2:25:46
Before I start, remember the hostages, release the hostages, let Yahweh's people go.
2:25:54
There the fires that were in these buildings that you guys were speaking about, is it due to the landlord's negligence because of the lack of repairs, or is it just fires that were started?
2:26:10
Because some of the lack of repairs could be a part of the reason that exacerbated the problem that caused it like people had to have heaters or whatever the situation may be, they need to investigate these landlords who are intentionally doing malicious evictions.
2:26:32
Malicious eviction is where the landlord allows the place to be dilapidated and the premises is no longer viable for the person who lives there and they refuse to make the repairs, but they still require the payments.
2:26:48
We cannot have this and then the tenants don't have heat, hot water.
2:26:53
A lot of them either they stay there and risk getting a plug up heater where fires and things like that start.
2:27:02
I wanna know the data on if you can get it at some time.
2:27:06
Have the fires been caused by the plug up heaters and things that people have to resort to?
2:27:14
I also previously stated NYCHA needs to hand in reports to the city council to show an HPD and the the different people that are dealing with this situation, they need to hand in reports about what they are doing immediately.
2:27:31
When the tenants are saying there's a problem and the tenants come here and talk about it and HPD testified, they need to report back directly because they're gonna go around in circles and they're not gonna get anything done and keep coming back here for hearings and nothing ever gets done.