{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Landlord Lens","title":"Mamdani Goes After Bad Landlords in NYC","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/56f23b56\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":520,"description":"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new Rental Ripoff Report lays out 23 actions aimed at cracking down on “bad landlords” after the city gathered testimony from more than 2,400 tenants across all five boroughs.\nThe proposals range from faster inspections and stronger enforcement to recognizing tenant unions, increasing penalties, modernizing landlord registration, and even requiring disclosure of AI-altered rental listing photos.\nIn this episode of Landlord Lens, John and Seamus break down what’s actually inside the Rental Ripoff Report, which reforms could benefit both tenants and responsible landlords, and which could create unintended consequences for New York City’s rental market.\nThe bigger question: Can NYC solve its rental problems by going after bad landlords, or does fixing housing require addressing the economics of owning and maintaining rental properties too?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JFfdUbT7b_mucmdPIHdrpEawcGG7bFPI8isCGWcrFpw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNzA0/ZDZmNDA1NzY5NDgy/ZDAyZDI0NDEwMTNl/ZjA4Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}