Tenants Sue New York City Housing Authority: ‘We Have Let Other People Speak for Us for Too Long’
“In a lawsuit, tenant leaders representing the 400,000 people living in public housing have asked a judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the New York City Housing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulations. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in State Supreme Court in Manhattan by the Citywide Council of Presidents, a group of tenant leaders chosen by residents.”