NYC Council Dems’ bill would force landlords to promote incumbents or face hefty fines

Nypost ^ | 08/12/2023 | Rich Calder and Matthew Sedacca

[ChicagoConservative27]

Far-left members of the City Council want to make Big Apple landlords do their work for them — or face five-figure fines.

A new bill would require property owners to provide tenants with contact information for all elected officials representing their respective neighborhoods.

Under the bill, introduced last week by Brooklyn Councilwoman Jennifer Gutiérrez, landlords would be required to supply new and existing tenants with hard-copy notices listing the names, office addresses and phone contacts for all federal, state and city pols representing their neighborhoods.

[ChicagoConservative27]

I hate these people 🙄

[TangoLimaSierra]

Maybe the landlords could put in an addendum of the voting records and “accomplishments” of each, also.

[PAR35]

I’d be happy to provide a flyer with the contact information. Below banner type along the lines of:

“Worried about crime, dirty streets, poor governmental services? Contact the people below until the problem is fixed.”

Since I’m a team player, I might provide home contact information as well.

[SunkenCiv]

And if they don't comply, there will be another indictment of Donald Trump for creating an anti-DNC environment in NYC.

[the_Watchman]

Bravo!

[MeganC]

Compelled speech is unconstitutional.

[BenLurkin]

Renters in NYC are too stupid to pick up the phone book?

[butlerweave]

A way to harass and make money

[Mercat]

I would go ahead and give them this info plus the names and emails and phone numbers of anyone running against the incumbents.

[Blue Collar Christian]

Come on, now, this is for the benefit of people who can’t put an ID together or something like that. Like the minimum wage law crap I have to post at my shop in case I hire anyone so ignorant.

[Blue Collar Christian]

Great idea.

[mikey_hates_everything]

Distribute hard copies of politician contact info to renters...good opportunity for landlords to hire a rental management company made up of dyslexics.

[BobL]

I don’t have much sympathy for the landlords there as they had YEARS to cash out, even after Rudy and Bloomberg. But they either ignored what was coming, or didn’t even bother to try to understand what was coming...but it was CLEAR AS DAY to any conservative.

[laconic]

There are SIX Republicans out of 50 on the City Council; most of the incumbent Dems are reelected very easily. This is really gilding the lily as the Dem incumbents are really in no danger of losing the election.

[BobL]

“This is really gilding the lily as the Dem incumbents are really in no danger of losing the election.”

Agree, but there does have to be a reason. Maybe more to fight off Primary challengers, or make it easy to move to higher office.

[CMailBag]

Sounds like something the Biden Cartel would come up with.

[joma89]

You are not the only one.

[4yearlurker]

NYC mayor has been complaining about the useless "immigrants." The Feds must have contacted him and said do something to make it work and stop complaining. Start leaning on the landlords.

[ConservativeInPA]

Next, land lords will be required to spy on tenants, track tenants’ moves and make regular reports to the Stazi.

There is only one effective way to end this march to communism and it’s not writing polite letters.

[chopperk]

Jennifer must be the dumbest latino in the country.