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Mike Lawler: “New York City has 50,000 vacant units, in part, because of its draconian rent control laws.”

On the recordDecember 5, 2023
New York City has 50,000 vacant units, in part, because of its draconian rent control laws.
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Mike Lawler
Republican · New York

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Lawler blames rent control laws for high vacancy rates in New York City.

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