The City Council on Aug. 9 overwhelmingly passed 11 bills of a 12-measure package intended to curb “construction as harassment,” the practice of landlords trying to drive tenants out by using demolition and renovation to create noxious conditions.

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Photo: Tenants rally on the steps of City Hall to demand a new set of laws to rein in landlord abuses. Credit: Steven Wishnia