NYC’s new tenant protection chief Cea Weaver previously called “White, middle-class homeowners” a “huge problem” for renters and urged undermining homeownership in 2021 remarks.
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ThehousingofficialappointedbyMayorZohranMamdanitoleadNewYorkCity’snewlyrevivedMayor’sOfficetoProtectTenantspreviouslysaid,“White,middle-classhomeownersareahugeproblemforarenterjusticemovement”andarguedorganizersmust“underminetheinstitutionofhomeownership,”duringa2021podcastappearance.
CeaWeaver,whowasnameddirectoroftheMayor’sOfficetoProtectTenantsonJan.1throughanexecutiveordersignedbyMamdani,madetheremarksduringaSeptember2021episodeofthe“BadFaithpodcast”whilediscussingevictionpolicyandrenterorganizingstrategies.
ThecommentshavedrawnrenewedattentionasWeavernowholdsformalexecutiveauthorityovertenantpolicyandenforcementinNewYorkCity.
HerappointmentwasannouncedonMamdani’sfirstdayinofficeaspartofaslateofexecutiveactionsrevivingtheMayor’sOfficetoProtectTena
