Fight for NYCHA Legal Expense Fund

Fight For NYCHA has updated and refiled its Article 78 Petition against NYCHA and other related parties to put the unlawful RAD/PACT conversion and demolition of Fulton Houses and Elliott-Chelsea through ULURP. Fulton Houses and Elliott-Chelsea are public housing developments in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan.

Fight For NYCHA aim to raise $10,000 so that they can hire a lawyer to fight their lawsuit in Court.

In 2021, four individuals filed an Article 78 petition in New York State Supreme Court to put the the RAD/PACT conversion of Fulton Houses, Elliott Houses, Chelsea Houses, and the Chelsea Annex through ULURP. They made the filing without a lawyer. Thanks to some of the money raised here, they were able to hire a lawyer to litigate the motion practise. Although the lawsuit was dismissed for lack of being ripe, the dismissal was made without prejudice. In the Court's decision, the Judge ruled that the Section 9 Petitioner had standing. We updated our petition and refiled.

We plan to use most, if not all, of the money raised from this Go Fund Me on legal expenses and to hire an attorney to represent us in this case. Litigation is our last resort to keep public housing public, and we can't do it without your help. Please donate what you can. Some of our incidental expenses may be paid out of this fund, such as flyering, Web work, copies, notaries, and supplies.

Fight For NYCHA is an unincorporated collective of tenants and activists, who are supporting NYCHA tenants to self-determine the future of public housing in New York City. We oppose Mayor Eric Adams's plan to use RAD/PACT to put public housing into the hands of private landlords. We know the money exists to save NYCHA, because U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez had a bill (H.R. 307) in the last Congress that would fully-fund public housing. We need to unite to stop privatization ! #FightForNYCHA #KeepPublicHousingPublic and #SaveSection9 !