Anti–deed theft advocates and a group of city and state lawmakers are urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to impose a temporary eviction moratorium on properties where deed fraud is suspected.
City Council Member Chi Ossé joined the People’s Coalition to Stop Deed Theft on Monday to call for action.
Advocates say the pause is needed to prevent homeowners from being forced out while courts determine whether their properties were illegally taken. Thousands of deed theft complaints have been filed across the city in the past decade, with Black homeowners in Brooklyn disproportionately affected, according to Ossé…