Manhattan Together IAF

Please see a piece by NRDC outlining the work that leaders from MT, South Bronx Churches Sbc, East Brooklyn Congregations, and the rest of METRO IAF NY have done over the last decade+ to get the New York City Housing Authority to begin to tackle mold and leaks properly.

Tenant, clergy and community leaders have worked with allies like NRDC, Proskauer, and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice to help court appointed oversight experts (like ombnyc.com) to bring real repairs to tens of thousands of families. Most tenants are still suffering, but the progress that has been made proves more is possible.

Thanks also to Phillip Norman for helping to produce the oral history of this campaign that can be found here.

https://www.nrdc.org/stories/after-decades-tenants-are-still-fighting-nyc-public-housing-speedy-mold-relief

After Decades, Tenants Are Still Fighting NYC Public Housing for Speedy Mold Relief In the 1990s, they organized. In 2013, they sued. In 2023, residents continue the fight for safe homes in NYCHA developments across the city.

Metro IAF Affiliates, NYCHA Reach Agreement to Extend Mold/Leak Protections On December 23, Metro IAF affiliates Manhattan Together (MT) and South Bronx Churches (SBC) reached an agreement with The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to extend robust legal protections against mold, leaks and other excess moisture to tenants in Buildings that are part of NYCHA’s Perman...

Jersey City officials, advocates, work together to get heat back on at 96 Duncan Ave. - Hudson County View Jersey City officials, advocates, collaborated to get the heat on at 96 Duncan Ave., which ended court cases between the landlord & tenants.

More on MT, South Bronx Churches Sbc's deal with NYCHA to extend mold and leak protections to tenants in RAD/PACT buildings. If it is approved by the Judge in our case, MT, SBC, EBC and the rest of METRO IAF NYwill work to ensure all tenants can take advantage of their legal rights under this agreement to live free of leaks and mold.

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nycha-agrees-to-extend-mold-leak-protections-to-privately-managed-buildings/

NYCHA agrees to extend mold, leak protections to privately managed buildings NEW YORK — NYCHA agreed Thursday to offer protections for residents whose homes are transitioning from Section 9 to Section 8 housing. The decision in the case — brought about by a class action law…

MT and South Bronx Churches Sbc reached a ground breaking agreement with NYCHA. If approved by the court, this deal will extend robust legal protections against mold and leaks to tenants in NYCHA buildings run by private RAD/PACT developers. Tenant, clergy and community leaders with MT, SBC, EBC and the rest of METRO IAF NY will continue to work to ensure that all public housing in New York, no matter how it is funded, is a decent place to call home.

https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2021/12/23/22852331/tenants-reach-nycha-deal-mold-monitor-rad

NYCHA Reaches Deal to Monitor Mold Mess at Privately Run Buildings The agreement closes a loophole that let thousands of public housing apartments escape review by a court-appointed overseer, despite persistent health hazards.