Rent Control
The 10 Council members with the most Rent Control cases in the preserved 2016 dataset.
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#1
Helen Rosenthal6th District
Rent Control About 35 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Lease Issue Landlord/Managing Agent Issues SCRIE Seeking an affordable housing/apartment Eviction
#2
Chaim M. Deutsch48th District
Rent Control About 5 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Food Stamps Landlord/Managing Agent Issues Built it Back Police Precinct Parking Permits Verizon Section 8
#3
Ben Kallos5th District
Rent Control About 4 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Construction General Seeking an affordable housing/apartment Landlord/Managing Agent Issues Noise - Construction Buses Eviction Heat/Hot Water
#4
Mark Levine7th District
Rent Control About 4 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Eviction U.S. Citizenship Seeking an affordable housing/apartment Landlord/Managing Agent Issues NYCHA New Application NYCHA Building Maintenance Heat/Hot Water
#5
Ydanis Rodriguez10th District
Rent Control About 3 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot U.S. Citizenship NYCHA New Application Landlord/Managing Agent Issues Seeking an affordable housing/apartment NYCHA Misc. Green Card
#6
Daniel Dromm25th District
Rent Control About 3 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot FORM LETTER Noise - Other Landlord/Managing Agent Issues U.S. Citizenship SCRIE
#7
Melissa Mark-Viverito8th District
Rent Control About 2 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Seeking an affordable housing/apartment NYCHA Building Maintenance NYCHA Misc. IDNYC Food Stamps Heat/Hot Water Landlord/Managing Agent Issues
#8
Fernando Cabrera14th District
Rent Control About 2 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot U.S. Citizenship Food Stamps Snow Removal Rental Arrears Seeking Employment Green Card
#9
Carlos Menchaca38th District
Rent Control About 2 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot City Services and Benefits U.S. Citizenship Green Card Eviction
10
Jimmy Van Bramer26th District
Rent Control About 2 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Land Use: Application/Process Libraries Carriage Horses NYCHA Building Maintenance Parking Permits Graffiti HPD Housing Lottery