NEW YORK (WABC) -- There is a new proposed law to help protect New York City residents from abusive landlords, and repeat offenders could even face felony charges.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg joined state lawmakers on Thursday to announce a bill that aims to create tougher penalties for systemic harassment of rent-regulated tenants.

Of all the relationships in the big city, the ones between landlords and their tenants could be the most contentious.

Pat Loughman has seen it all in a half-century at her building, and as Tenant Association president, she believes the landlord of her Upper West Side building routinely harasses rent-stabilized seniors like herself to get them out and replace them with tenants at market rent.

On Thursday, Bragg announced a plan to sharpen the te

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