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Nantasha M. Williams explains vote on civil rights and deed fraud bills
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Council Member Nantasha M. Williams expresses her support for a package of civil rights bills and highlights legislation to combat deed fraud. She emphasizes the importance of protecting homeowners, particularly low-income and minority communities, from bureaucratic failures that can lead to property loss.
- As chair of the civil and human rights committee, she supports a package of bills to protect rights of all New Yorkers
- Introduces legislation to combat deed fraud, developed in partnership with Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A
- The bill aims to close gaps in the system that leave homeowners vulnerable to fraud and injustice
- Emphasizes the importance of government transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to citizens' needs
Nantasha M. Williams
1:07:52
Permission to explain my vote?
Amanda Farías
1:07:53
Permission granted.
Nantasha M. Williams
1:07:54
Thank you.
1:07:55
As chair of the civil and human rights committee, I truly do believe that it is our duty to protect the rights of everyone in New York City and so I'm really excited to vote on this package of bills.
1:08:06
I also just want to talk really briefly about another bill that is combating deed fraud.
1:08:11
When a deed is recorded without a homeowner's knowledge, it's more than just an error, it's a bureaucratic failure that can cost someone their home.
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This legislation is a simple yet proactive step to clear the bureaucracy and hold the system accountable.
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This bill is a result of a close partnership with Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation a who brought this issue forward and have represented countless clients, mostly low income, working class, and black and brown New Yorkers who own their home who've been pushed towards foreclosure or legal hardship because they were notified in time.
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This bill closes the gap on a system that leaves homeowners vulnerable to fraud and injustice.
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Thank you speaker Adams and my colleagues for your continued support on this important legislation.
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We are working to ensure that our government is transparent, accountable, and truly responsive to
Pierina Ana Sanchez
1:09:05
the needs of all the people it
Nantasha M. Williams
1:09:06
serves and with that I vote eye on all.