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   On 09 Jan 2026, pothead  posted some   
   news:10jrs9v$2mq88$1@pothead.dont-email.me:   
      
   > On 2026-01-09, D. R. Acula  wrote:   
   >> By Nino DeNino   
   >> January 7, 2026   
   >> (New York, New York) – Homeowners and small landlords are facing   
   >> what critics are calling a direct assault on private property rights   
   >> after the New York City Council approved a sweeping new housing law   
   >> that hands government-favored nonprofits unprecedented power over   
   >> real estate sales.   
   >>   
   >> The measure establishes the so-called Community Opportunity to   
   >> Purchase Act (COPA), a policy that forces certain property owners to   
   >> give politically connected nonprofit groups the first right of   
   >> refusal when selling multifamily buildings – even allowing them to   
   >> match or override private offers.   
   >>   
   >> Supporters frame the law as “anti-displacement,” but opponents   
   >> say it amounts to state-sanctioned interference in the free market,   
   >> designed to discourage private ownership while accelerating New   
   >> York’s shift toward government-controlled housing.   
   >>   
   >> Under COPA, landlords who want to sell their buildings must first   
   >> navigate a new bureaucratic approval process, giving designated   
   >> nonprofits priority access to properties before buyers on the open   
   >> market. Critics argue the policy will depress property values, delay   
   >> sales, and punish small owners – many of them immigrants and   
   >> multi-generation families – who rely on real estate as their   
   >> primary asset.   
   >>   
   >> While progressive activists celebrated outside City Hall, small   
   >> property owners warned the law will drive even more landlords out of   
   >> the city, further shrinking housing supply and worsening   
   >> affordability – the opposite of what lawmakers claim to want.   
   >>   
   >> Reaction on X has been fierce. One user wrote, “NYC’s COPA is a   
   >> massive government overreach. Mayor Mamdani is letting nonprofits   
   >> jump the line to seize property while owners are stuck in 90 days of   
   >> red tape. This kills the market and violates property rights.   
   >> Socialism doesn’t fix housing, it just destroys the city.”   
   >> Another commenter added bluntly, “Are we really that surprised?   
   >> Elect a socialist. Get socialist policy. Now your house is OUR   
   >> house.”   
   >>   
   >> With COPA now headed for implementation, landlords warn New York is   
   >> sending a clear message: owning property is no longer welcome, unless   
   >> it aligns with City Hall’s ideological vision.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> https://wabcradio.com/2026/01/07/nyc-homeowners-blocked-from-selling-u   
   >> nder-zohran-mamdani/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPN8R1icmlkETFNbFRZOHA5eEVZbEJLclYy   
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   >>   
   >> All the No Kings gomers sure are silent.   
   >   
   > Welcome to Communism NYC !   
   > You voted for it.   
   > You got it.   
   >   
   > And the fun is just beginning as these fools who want free stuff   
   > follow Mamdani around like a pied piper.   
   >   
   > SUCKERS.   
      
   The Mafia will rise again.   
      
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