Council passes long-awaited ‘illegal conversion’ bill

See this story at BrooklynDaily.com.By Caroline SpivackBrooklyn DailyCouncil has finally passed a long-awaited bill to curb illegal home conversions where landlords dice up buildings and cram tenants into dangerous living conditions — a practice that plagues Southern Brooklyn.
The legislation slaps violators with hefty fines and is a big win for protecting vulnerable, low-income renters from greedy landlords, said the lead pol behind the bill.“Substandard housing is not affordable ho