Seven local organizations sought permission to file an amicus brief in support of the City Council and Legal Aid Society's lawsuit, which is looking to compel the Adams administration to implement a package of laws to expand eligibility for CityFHEPS, a rental subsidy program.
City Limits’ Deputy Editor Emma Whitford recently sat down with Baaba Halm, vice president and New York market leader at the housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners, for a conversation about voucher programs.
Mayor Eric Adams argued in new court filings that his administration has special authority as an “arm of the state” part of an ongoing lawsuit filed in February over City Hall's refusal to implement a suite of laws to expand access to city-funded rental vouchers.
In a motion set to be filed Wednesday in state court, the legislative body asked to join a recently-filed lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, seeking to compel implementation of several laws passed over mayoral veto.