Lawyer suing to block NYC rent freeze tried swaying previous board vote, ex-chair says
A former Rent Guidelines Board chair alleges that attorney Randy Mastro attempted to influence a past rent freeze vote while serving as deputy mayor. Mastro is currently representing landlords in a lawsuit to overturn a recent rent freeze.
Randy Mastro Randy Mastro is representing landlords suing to overturn a rent freeze on regulated apartments. A former chair of the Rent Guidelines Board says Mastro tried to influence the vote when he was deputy mayor.
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