Baez et al v. New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:24-cv-03282

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Accommodations

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Edgardo Ramos

Government Agencies

  1. September 30, 2024

    NYC Public Housing Tenants Defend Rental Assistance Suit

    New York tenants have urged a federal court not to toss their claims that the New York City Housing Authority failed to recalculate rents for residents whose income levels fell during the pandemic, saying their claims aren't time-barred because named tenants' applications are still pending.

  2. April 30, 2024

    NY Agencies Hit With Rental Assistance Bias Class Action

    New York City Housing Authority tenants on Tuesday filed a proposed class action alleging their landlord and the administrator of COVID emergency rental assistance intentionally discriminated against low-income Black and Hispanic renters by sending them to the back of the rental assistance line.