Overcharged Tenants Wait up to 3 Years for Cases to Be Assigned, Comptroller Says

Affordable housing tenants make about 6,500 complaints a year, from issues with broken elevators to rent overcharges, and it takes an average of 10 months to resolve a complaint, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s audit of affordable housing programs.
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Overcharged Tenants Wait up to 3 Years for Cases to Be Assigned, Comptroller Says
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli voices his support for the New York State Dream Act at a rally held at CUNY Baruch College on May 28, 2013 in New York City. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Catherine Yang
12/11/2014
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12/12/2014