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March 09, 2006

I Thought I Was Reading The Headline Wrong

"New York Asks Help From Poor in Housing Crisis." Shouldn't that be for poor? Apparently not. The NYT reports that the New York City Housing Authority "has proposed narrowing the gap by charging residents new fees and increasing old ones for everything from owning a dishwasher to getting a toilet unclogged."

That's insane. Subsidized housing is what makes it possible for non-wealthy people, and working-class families in particular, to live in the city. Now the housing authority is scrambling to cover make up for "'a steady divestment' in public housing at the federal level" by charging restupidulous fees. The fees are really steep:

So it has proposed charging tenants $5.75 a month to run a washing machine, $5 a month to operate a dishwasher, $10 a month for a separate freezer. Parking fees will rise to $75 from $5 a year on April 1.

Apparently, some fees for services "like fixing damage to apartments beyond normal wear and tear" actually have been on the books for a long time but, de facto, were never imposed except in "extreme cases where a door was bullet riddled or somebody kicked the front entrance door and it was not based on wear and tear." You hear that? Bullet holes. That's extreme, people. That's extreme. Not like today, when it's one bad enchilada and you're being charged an arm and a leg to have your toilet plunged. Or whatever they do to make the shit go away. 'Cause call me crazy, but if there's one thing I like to think I, as a tenant, should not have to pay extra for-- that I am, in fact, entitled to-- it's fecalmania all over my floor. I'm crazy that way.

Posted by hissycat at March 9, 2006 10:37 AM

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