Tag: essential service outages

Red Hook Houses in Brooklyn is one of many NYCHA developments where residents frequently experience outages of essential services like heat and water. The proposed NYCHA Utility Accountability Act seeks to alleviate the burden by mandating rent reductions during such outages, addressing a critical issue that disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic communities. Wikimedia photo by Jim Henderson

Proposed law to mandate rent reductions for NYCHA residents during essential service outages

April 19 | Robert Abruzzese, Courthouse Editor

A new legislative proposal, the NYCHA Utility Accountability Act, aimed at...