McNEILL v. NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY

No. 88 Civ. 5870 (JMW).

719 F.Supp. 233 (1989)

Brenda McNEILL, et al., on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. The NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 14, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Kirklin, Director of Litigation, Legal Aid, Civil Appeals & Law Reform Unit (Scott Rosenberg, of counsel), The Legal Aid Soc., Ann Moynihan, Attorney-in-Charge (Annette DePalma, David Frazer, of counsel), New York City, Brooklyn Legal Services, Corp. B, John Grey, Project Director (Russell Engler, David Pieragostini, of counsel), Brooklyn, N.Y., for plaintiffs.

Manuel H. Quintana, Gen. Counsel (Brenda Spears, Raphael Samuel, Harry Steinberg, Robert Graziano, Beth Rosen, of counsel), New York City, for defendant NYCHA.

Gerald Dunbar, New York City, for defendant Annico Development Corp.

Gutman, Mintz, Baker & Sonnefeldt, Richmond Hill, N.Y., for proposed defendant Fulton Park Assocs. No. 4.


WALKER, District Judge:

Plaintiffs, all low-income tenants in New York City, challenge the policies and practices employed by defendant New York City Housing Authority ("NYCHA") when federal "Section 8" housing subsidies are suspended or terminated because of their landlords' failure to make repairs to their apartments. In sum, they claim that NYCHA's failure to provide adequate notice, opportunities for pre-termination hearings, and assistance in locating housing...

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