[beerbajay]

If what this guy is saying is true, that is clearly terrible. There are however thousands of people who aren't gaming the eviction moratorium and need the protections provided by it.

Also just an aside here to say that both the NY DOB and NY landlords are shockingly terrible in pretty much all possible ways.

[tartoran]

There should be a process to it and the case should be evaluated not granted by default. Renter should be unemployed and not have money in their account or something like that otherwise we end up with people saving on rent just because they’re douches and that at the expense of someone struggling to pay their mortgage. A lot of people don’t afford a whole mortgage and get a 2 unit house and rent one floor. Some cheaters have an income but manage to get the landlord to let them stay in their propery for months to years for free.

So again, this should be evaluated on a case by case basis and people who lie and cheat severely penalized so this behavior is not rewarded. Some people abuse all these laws that are supposed to help people and there is never a consequence for this abuse. Are these laws fair? I think there is room for improvement here

[jshaqaw]

The NY DOB is a textbook case of regulatory capture by the construction and real estate industries. I