NYT
Mamdani Must Turn Over Communications With Rent Board, Judge Says
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
A New York judge ordered Zohran Mamdani, the city's housing official, to turn over communications between his office and the city's rent board. New York landlords filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the rent board's vote to freeze rents on rent-stabilized apartments, claiming Mamdani's office improperly influenced the panel's decision. The judge granted the landlords' request for the communications as part of the discovery process in the case. Mamdani's office has not yet responded publicly to the order.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/nyregion/mamdani-rent-freeze-nyc-lawsuit.html
