Winner of the Audience Award at the 2024 DOC NYC Film Festival, Slumlord Millionaire explores the rapid gentrification of New York City neighborhoods and the housing crisis sweeping not only New York but the nation.
Slumlord Millionaire, a VOCES presentation, premieres Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI app.
Median rents nationwide are higher than ever, and some landlords have become aggressive in getting long-term tenants to leave to turn apartments over to market rate for a high profit. As costs drive up further and displace families who make up the fabric of these neighborhoods, a group of fearless residents, activists, and nonprofit attorneys fight corrupt landlords for the basic human right to a home.
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