Website: www.otisfornys.com
Social media: otisdanne otis_danne
- What type of housing do you currently live in?
Regulated Rental Apt - Are you, or have you ever been, a landlord?
No- If yes, where & how many apts. do/did you own?
- If yes, where & how many apts. do/did you own?
- Does your campaign accept contributions from real estate developers (including related individuals), corporate lobbyists, organizations that participate in the carceral system, and/or landlords?
No - Have you ever worked in, or had another affiliation with, the Real Estate industry? No
- Have any of your campaign or advisory staff held a position as a corporate lobbyist or an executive role with the Real Estate industry?
No- If so, how can we be assured you will have tenants’ interests in mind? (250 characters)
Yes tenants right should be protected at all times. Housing is a human right
- If so, how can we be assured you will have tenants’ interests in mind? (250 characters)
Values and Vision
- Do you believe housing is a human right?
Yes- If so, what does that mean to you? (500 characters)
No matter your economic stand in society you should have ever right to have a bed to sleep in and roof over head. This is America if we can help other countries we can get our citizens all housing.
- If so, what does that mean to you? (500 characters)
- What type of action have you taken in the past around issues of housing justice? (500 characters)
I have protest and help organize rallies. - What do you think are the most pressing Housing issues & what action would you take to address them as a state representative? (1000 characters)
More rent stability. When tenants get a pay raise or new job, rent tends to go up because of new growth of income. This shouldn’t be the case we should monitor and give tenants the right to gain more money in the pockets. - Have you or anyone close to you (relation, friend, etc) been evicted or been threatened with eviction?
Yes - Have you ever had to fight a landlord for repairs or faced harassment?
Yes - Do you believe that housing should be de-commodified?
No- Please explain your answer (500 characters)
Housing should not be profit thing. Period. Families that are less fortunate should be used as pawn. People regards housing as essential to help the move up in the ladder of society.Our elected officials that profit on housing should be accountable. I will work across the aisle to prevent this from continuing from happening. NYC and California has an issue with this , i do hope we can fix this problem. The stance is I don’t believe in de-commodified. Otis Danne Jr. New York State Assembly Candidate
- Please explain your answer (500 characters)
- Do you believe in publicly owned and controlled housing?
No - What is one rent and/or eviction protection you would enact if you had the opportunity? (500 characters)
universal rent control - Do you agree that all evictions are bad?
No- If no, why not? (500 characters)
I believe their are certain causes like in endangerment to others lives.
- If no, why not? (500 characters)
- Do you support the concept of universal rent control?
Yes
Overview on Housing
- Do you support the NYCHA 2.0 Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) and other privatization schemes?
Yes- Please explain why or why not (250 characters)
Because it seeks to preserve public housing by providing Public Housing Agencies with access to more stable funding to make needed improvements to properties.
- Please explain why or why not (250 characters)
- NYCHA has suffered from chronic underfunding, neglect, and disrepair. What do you see as the best strategies to rectify these problems? (500 characters)
More people that believe in their cause, education on the cons of defunding. - Do you support setting aside 15% of all units created in new state-subsidized affordable housing projects for homeless families and individuals?
Yes - How would you use your office to put pressure on landlords to make repairs and stop harassing tenants? (500 characters)
Best way is to out them. Having the public know these landlords. - Do you support regulating the 300,000 deregulated rent-stabilized apartments?
Yes - Will you support increased funding and oversight hearings of DHCR’s Office of Rent Administration to ensure timely responses?
Yes - How will you ensure people who owe back rent due to COVID are not evicted and do not continue to owe money? (500 characters)
I am more sitting at the table and compromise with the landlord and solution of what the tenant can afford and can’t afford. - Would you support financial and criminal penalties against landlords and brokers that deny a prospective tenant housing based on using a tenant blacklist?
Yes
Current Bills and Campaigns
- Do you support Good Cause Eviction Protections?
Yes - If Good Cause is not passed this session, what will you do to ensure it gets passed in 2023? (500 characters)
Blast it get more folks involve and getting them to call their elected officials - Will you support ending MCIs?
Yes - Will you commit to fully funding the Housing Access Voucher Program?
Yes - Do you support the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA)?
Yes - How will you support tenants in your district opting into TOPA? (500 characters)
I will make sure tenants are NOT displace if the current residence is for sale. In the contact with the landlord will have the clause in it before they decide to sale . - Do you support the move to legalize basement apartments and ADUs?
Yes - Do you support tenants’ right to collective bargaining?
Yes - Do you support 421a or Gov Hochul’s proposed 485w?
No - Do you support fully funding the Excluded Workers fund?
Yes - Do you support the “Excluded No More” bill?
Yes - Are you committed to making sure every tenant in the state has free access to counsel in Housing Court?
Yes - Will you commit to fully funding statewide Right to Counsel in 2023’s budget?
Yes