NYCHA residents are suing for 10 years of rent overcharges

A new lawsuit alleges the New York City Housing Authority overcharged tenants for more than a decade. The embattled housing agency is said to have neglected adjusting rents when residents’ income fell — federal law doesn’t allow for public housing tenants to be charged more than 30 percent of what they earn. The suit also alleges that NYCHA raised rents based on incorrect income calculations and wrongfully moved to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent,

source https://therealdeal.com/2019/12/13/nycha-residents-are-suing-for-10-years-of-rent-overcharges/