Mamdani Must Turn Over Communications With Rent Board, Judge Says

A New York judge has ordered Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani to turn over communications between his office and the city’s Rent Guidelines Board. The ruling follows a lawsuit from landlords seeking to overturn a rent freeze on stabilized homes, alleging that the panel’s vote was subject to improper political influence.
New York landlords are seeking to invalidate a city panel’s vote to freeze rents on rent-stabilized homes, arguing that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office improperly influenced the panel.
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