New York City renters who stay quiet about mold, vermin, or illegal fees because a landlord threatened to call federal immigration agents will have firmer legal footing under a new city plan. On July 16, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration unveiled its "Rental Ripoff" report, a 23-item policy package that folds in a pledge to toughen protections for tenants whose immigration status has been used against them — one piece of a much larger push against unresponsive landlords citywide.
