EXCLUSIVE: Mold-ridden NYCHA buildings bad for asthma – New York Daily News


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EXCLUSIVE: Mold-ridden NYCHA buildings bad for asthma
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She and her six children had lived for years with sickening black mold in their Gravesend Houses apartment — a nightmare for her children, ages 6 to 19, all of whom are asthmatic. She'd fought for years with NYCHA to clean it up, and says beyond quick

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Lawsuit Forces NYCHA To Remove Mold In Days, Not Months – Gothamist


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Lawsuit Forces NYCHA To Remove Mold In Days, Not Months
Gothamist
A lawsuit and settlement agreement filed in federal court will force NYCHA to swiftly remove mold from public housing units. Previously the housing authority had painted over or bleached moldy walls, which caused residents with asthma and other
Editorial: Mold cleanup overdue for housing authority tenantsamNY

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NYCHA Mold Removal Settlement Has Wide Scope Thanks to High Asthma Rate – Village Voice (blog)


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NYCHA Mold Removal Settlement Has Wide Scope Thanks to High Asthma Rate
Village Voice (blog)
But perhaps most importantly, NYCHA must recognize that tenants with asthma qualify for protections under the Americans with Disabilities Acts, meaning housing officials have a legal obligation to ensure that those residents do not live in a moldy
Lawsuit Forces NYCHA To Remove Mold In Days, Not MonthsGothamist
NYCHA to address 'severe and pervasive' mold problem in public housingMetro.us
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