New York City Council Member Chi Ossé and the People’s Coalition to Stop Deed Theft are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to use her power to temporarily keep owners fighting deed theft in their homes until broader protections are put into place.
For now, Ossé wants Hochul to impose a temporary moratorium on evictions for victims of deed theft, and the Brooklyn council member’s initiative also outlines a raft of other reforms the state can take to prevent more owners from losing their homes.
Those include a “cease-and-desist zone” for solicitation in deed theft hot spots, an expansion of the right to counsel, more transparency around LLCs, and increased oversight of the courts…