‘Construction as harassment’: Town hall meeting Tues., Jan. 10

Last August, James Peterson, a tenant at 309 E. Eighth St., showed his hand after wiping it over the construction dust that was then coating his door. The East Village building is owned by Steve Croman. Tenants charge that the landlord was using construction to harass them and force them out of their rent-regulated apartments. File photo by Zach Williams — In August 2014, James Peterson, a tenant at 309 E. Eighth St., showed his hand after wiping it over the construction dust that was then coating his door. The East Village building is owned by Steve Croman. Tenants charged that the landlord was using construction to harass them and force them out of their rent-regulated apartments. Villager file photo by Zach Williams

On Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, at 6:30 p.m., at 1 Centre St., 19th floor south, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and the Stand for Tenants Safety Coalition will host a town hall on the use by landlords and developers of “construction as harassment” — disruptive construction in residential buildings with the intention or effect of harassing and displacing tenants.

Tenants will be able to testify before a full delegation of Manhattan politicians about conditions they are facing or have faced.

Participants will also learn techniques for fighting landlords who employ construction harassment tactics, and learn about pending legislation to help crack down on construction as harassment and improve housing and buildings enforcement.