As unemployment rises and the economy sinks lower, the needs of corporations for space in the city has seriously declined. Not only has the need for space decreased for new businesses, but the existing commercial tenants have relinquished their current space.
Tenant harassment is defined under the law as 'any act or omission by or on behalf of an owner that…causes or is intended to cause any person lawfully entitled to occupancy of a dwelling unit to vacate such dwelling unit or to surrender or waive any rights in relation to such occupancy'.