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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Euralio Mares and Gladys Cruz, Tenants from East Harlem Tenant Association
5:35:38
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Euralio Mares and Gladys Cruz, tenants from East Harlem, testified about their experiences with housing issues and the support they received from TakeRoot Justice. They highlighted the importance of legal representation for tenants and requested continued support for organizations like TakeRoot Justice.
- Both tenants described long-standing issues with their buildings, including lack of repairs, plumbing problems, and inadequate heating.
- They emphasized how TakeRoot Justice provided free legal support, helping them address their housing concerns and understand their rights as tenants.
- The testimonies underscored the need for more funding to support legal aid organizations that assist tenants in navigating housing disputes with landlords.
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Good afternoon, council member Te Sanchez, and appreciate your listening.
5:35:43
My name is Elgelio Mares.
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I am part of an, habitation of tenants in East Harlem.
5:35:51
During more than twenty years, we have been going through many injustices by the part of the landlord.
5:35:59
We were being ignored with about repairs in our homes, in areas common in the building.
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And now that we have representation of this organization, Taekwu Justice, that we have they have commenced the repairing in our apartments.
5:36:18
Take Root Justice is the organization that we need more of the residents to have and to take recourse.
5:36:27
The organization Taekwu Justice has supported us legal, total free and we are asking our council members, the support economically for Taekwu Justice to keep on supporting the community in the I'm sorry.
5:36:48
Thank you for this organization, Taekwu Justice.
5:36:51
Thank you for our council members for your support as well.
5:36:56
Thank you.
5:38:14
Council member, good day.
5:38:17
My name is Gladys Cruz.
5:38:18
I would like to share how my lawyer helped me with the grave problems in my apartment.
5:38:25
I live in a building where the housing had not responded to various problems.
5:38:32
We have had significant, issues outside the building, also inside the apartment, and the, leaks in the, roofs, and the most pre things that preoccupied us and concerned us with that there was no heat during the months of much cold weather and made our lives barely impossible.
5:38:54
On top of that, the plumbing in all the building was terrible.
5:39:00
Also, we have had problems continuously with rats and garbage in front of the building and not being maintained accurately.
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My lawyer intervened when the general everything looked dark and we needed remedies.
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They have helped me to, get our rights as a tenant and they they showed us what to do and the process of representation that we needed by being complaining.
5:39:31
With your support, we ask that we get that this company will help us have more attorneys.
5:39:41
We thank our lawyers and now we need more security about our habitability.
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Really we appreciate your help and to defend our rights as tenants.
5:39:56
Thank you.