| Dave (Dave) | Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 09:07 pm
Greetings:
PLEASE COME TO A RALLY AND PRESS CONFERENCE ON WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 29TH, 2003
AT NEW YORK CITY HALL TO SAVE CITY MITCHELL-LAMA HOUSING. RALLY AT NOON AT
STEPS OF CITY HALL. CITY COUNCIL HEARING AT 1:00 P.M. ON INTRO. 523-THE
MITCHELL-LAMA CONVERSION PROTECTION BILL.
Support The Campaign to Preserve Afffordable Housing-Save Our Homes-Save Our
Communities! Build Unity in New York City!
If we do not preserve Mitchell-lama housing--thousands of tenants will be
displaced from their homes very soon-as recently happend at Henry Street in
Brooklyn!! We must save the remaining affordable and integrated housing that
is left in New York City. Independence Plaza North (IPN) Tenants
Association, has spear headed this campaign, as our landlord has informed us
he plans to remove our 3 building community of 1,400 tenants from the
Micthell-lama program and go free market by June 2004. IPN is the only
affordable and racially and economically diverse housing development left in
the rich white enclave of Tribeca. As New York rebuilds after 9/11, they
must consider housing affordability, diversity and neighborhood stability.
Intro. 523, will help preserve City supervised Mitchell-lamas across the
city and set a precedent for future actions to preserve state supervised
Micthell-lamas and other forms of affordable housing in New York City.
The Campaign to Preserve Affordable Housing continues to build momentum.
>
> * The bill, Intro 523, gives Mitchell-Lama tenants more leverage with
> landlords and owners in preserving affordable housing, was introduced by
> Speaker Miller on August 19.
> * 33 members of the city council have signed on a cosponsors of Intro 523,
> the Mitchell-Lama Conversion Protection Bill.
> * Nearly 30 tenant, advocacy and labor organizations have joined the
> Campaign to Preserve Affordable Housing.
> * State and federal legislators are endorsing the campaign and bill.
>
Hundreds of tenants will turnout for the rally and hearing but having
> representation from housing, labor and community groups is also very
> important.
>
> This is a key time, please take the following actions:
>
> * Arrange to come to the press conference and hearing on Weds. Oct. 29th
> and testify at the hearing.
> * Turnout organizational members. Attached is a flyer to copy and post in
> your buildings.
>
> As most of you know, the Mitchell-Lama Conversion Protection Bill, Intro
> 523 will give tenants more power to:
>
> require landlords to comply with the Mitchell-Lama program (ie doing
timely
> repairs, building upkeep, etc) and
>
> negotiate fair deals with landlords who want to get out of the
> Mitchell-Lama program providing meaningful incentive for owners to
> negotiate fair deals with tenants to retain affordable housing.
>
> The full bill and bill summary is attached, along with a flyer.
> Supplementary legal documentation, a list of partner organizations in the
> Campaign to Preserve Affordable Housing, and recent press coverage are
> available. Please send me a note if you don't have them and would like
> them.
>
> Call if you need anything or have any questions. Hope to see you next
> week.
>
> Julie and Maureen
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> Julie Miles
> Director, Campaign to Preserve Affordable Housing
> Coordinator, Independence Plaza North Tenant Association |