Dozens of tenants living in an apartment in the neighborhood of Red Hook, Brooklyn, have sued their landlord after losing their Section 8 vouchers due to the poor maintenance of the building. The lawsuit alleges that the landlord failed to perform necessary repairs on the building, leading to unlivable conditions that have put the building on the path to demolition. However, tenants want emergency repairs, and want to be guaranteed housing to ensure they will not become homeless due to the poor living conditions in the building.
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