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What MOPT Is
The Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (MOPT) is a city office charged with coordinating tenant protection enforcement across all mayoral agencies. It was originally created under Mayor de Blasio by Executive Order 39 in 2019, defunded during the Adams administration, and reinstated by Mayor Mamdani on January 1, 2026 — his first day in office — via Executive Order 03.
MOPT is not a complaint hotline. It is a coordination body: it directs HPD, DOB, DCWP, and other agencies to prioritize tenant protection cases, holds agencies accountable for enforcement timelines, and serves as a central point of contact for tenant advocacy organizations.
Who Runs It
Mamdani appointed Cea Weaver as MOPT's director. Weaver is a longtime tenant organizer who previously served as Executive Director of Housing Justice for All and the New York State Tenant Bloc — the statewide coalition that helped pass the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019. Her appointment signals that MOPT under this administration is intended to function as an aggressive enforcement office, not a paper entity.
What MOPT Can Do for You
MOPT's mandate includes:
Coordinating agency enforcement. If HPD, DOB, or DCWP is slow to act on a serious complaint, MOPT can escalate. Tenants and tenant organizations can bring systemic problems — a landlord with violations across multiple buildings, a pattern of harassment in a neighborhood — directly to MOPT's attention.
Organizing public hearings. MOPT is directed to hold public hearings across the boroughs to hear from tenants about illegal, unfair, and abusive landlord practices. These hearings are opportunities to put your building's conditions on the official record.
Defending tenants facing unsafe conditions. MOPT is specifically tasked with ensuring agencies act swiftly on behalf of renters in unsafe or illegal conditions. If standard HPD complaint channels have not produced results, MOPT is the escalation path.
Direct enforcement actions. On its first day, MOPT intervened in the bankruptcy proceedings of Pinnacle Group — a landlord with over 5,000 violations and 14,000 complaints across its portfolio. This set a clear signal about how the office intends to operate.
How to Reach MOPT
File a complaint or reach MOPT through the Mayor's Office at nyc.gov or by calling 311. For urgent issues — no heat, illegal lockout, landlord harassment — continue to call 311 first, which dispatches HPD and DOB. MOPT is most useful for systemic issues, escalations, and cases where standard enforcement channels have failed.
Context
MOPT's reinstatement is part of a broader shift in how the Mamdani administration has positioned city government relative to the housing crisis. Every major enforcement agency has been directed to treat tenant protection as a priority. Whether that enforcement posture translates into measurably better housing conditions for tenants remains to be seen, but the institutional infrastructure is in place.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants (MOPT)? MOPT is a New York City mayoral office charged with coordinating tenant protection enforcement across all mayoral agencies, including HPD, DOB, and DCWP. It was originally created under Mayor de Blasio by Executive Order 39 in 2019, defunded during the Adams administration, and reinstated by Mayor Mamdani on January 1, 2026 — his first day in office — via Executive Order 03. Importantly, MOPT is not a complaint hotline. It's a coordination body: it directs agencies to prioritize tenant protection cases, holds them accountable for enforcement timelines, and serves as a central point of contact for tenant advocacy organizations. It's most useful for systemic problems and escalations — for example, a landlord with violations across multiple buildings — rather than routine individual complaints.
Who directs MOPT? Mayor Mamdani appointed Cea Weaver as MOPT's director. Weaver is a longtime tenant organizer who previously served as Executive Director of Housing Justice for All and the New York State Tenant Bloc — the statewide coalition that helped pass the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, New York's landmark rent protection law. Her appointment is a signal about how the office is meant to operate: as an aggressive enforcement office rather than a paper entity. That posture showed up immediately — on its first day, MOPT intervened in the bankruptcy proceedings of Pinnacle Group, a landlord with over 5,000 violations and 14,000 complaints across its portfolio, setting a clear tone for how it intends to use its coordinating authority.
How do I contact MOPT? You can reach MOPT through the Mayor's Office at nyc.gov or by calling 311. But match the channel to the problem. For urgent issues — no heat, an illegal lockout, landlord harassment — call 311 first, which dispatches HPD and DOB to respond. MOPT is most useful for systemic issues, escalations, and cases where standard enforcement channels have already failed to produce results: a landlord with violations across multiple buildings, or a pattern of harassment in a neighborhood, is exactly what you'd bring to MOPT's attention. The office is also directed to hold public hearings across the boroughs, which are an opportunity to put your building's conditions on the official record.
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Sources: NYC Mayor's Office press release, January 1, 2026; CBS New York, January 2, 2026; NBC New York, January 1, 2026. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
