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Testimony by NYCHA Resident on Public Housing Concerns

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A NYCHA resident expresses concerns about the potential conversion of their housing from Section 9 to RAD/PACT (Section 8), citing fears of homelessness and loss of tenant protections. The resident emphasizes the importance of affordable housing for fixed-income retirees and marginalized communities.

The resident strongly prefers Section 9 housing over RAD/PACT conversions
Concerns are raised about misleading information being given to tenants regarding housing status
The testimony highlights the need for protecting vulnerable populations, including retirees and low-wage workers

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I'm a night job resident, and I I I'm a subsidized section 9.

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And I feel safe with subsidized section 9.

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I'm not happy with rap hat, preservation charts, section 8, And it's scary because what they're talking about tonight about the arrears that is happening with the other developers, it's scary because it makes it look like a lot of people from nature will be homeless, and we matter.

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We matter.

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And what happened to our civil rights as tenants to protect us we're here we're this world belongs to everyone, whether we're poor, right, poor, bitch, whether we're black, black, brown, white, whatever.

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This this this isn't supposed to be a fair world for everyone.

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And I don't think I don't think that they're looking out for the people that are on fixed income.

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I'm a a retiree.

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I work for my life, and I'm on a fixed income retiree.

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Where am I gonna go?

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Where is the generation gonna go?

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Because when you go working, in the field, the employees don't pay Hispanic people and unpeople, they don't pay enough rent.

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But people, we need to be protected with section 9.

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And I hope to God that they don't make us turn over to Radpat.

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Yesterday, I went to a meeting, and I had some of my coal tenants talking about rap pad when they said that they're with section 9.

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Mhmm.

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You know, it's it's that misleading a lot of Thank you for your

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