![]() I am proud to be part of Mitchell-Lama United which represents those thousands of Mitchell-Lama residents and have mounted a campaign to make sure that social and economic justice-the ideals baked into the Mitchell-Lama program-triumph over individual selfishness and greed. The taxpayers of New York, who in the final analysis have all contributed to Mitchell-Lamas all over the State for the purpose of creating and sustaining affordable housing for working families, lose their entire investment. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development handles the application process when apartments within this program become available. Mitchell-Lama cooperatives are the product of substantial public investments in the form of low-cost land, low- or no-interest mortgages, and decades of abated real estate taxes. We lobbied in Albany for many, many years to get policies and legislation to help us address these issues confronting shareholders and renters to no avail, but thanks to Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal and Senator Brian Kavanagh-our unwavering supporters of Mitchell-Lamas-we can see a light at the end of the tunnel.”Īccording to Richard Heitler, President of the Board of Village East Towers, Board Member of Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama, and Steering Committee Member of Mitchell-Lama United, “When a Mitchell-Lama cooperative leaves the program and becomes a private for-profit entity, a select few people walk away with a windfall profit. ![]() Dealice Fuller, Co-Chair of the Brooklyn Mitchell-Lama Task Force, Mitchell-United, Cooperators United For Mitchell-Lama, Lindsay Park Housing Co-op, says, “The provisions in A7272/S6412 will help us address some of the issues that we have been trying to get addressed for many, many years, such as the misuse of proxies, corruption, lack of transparency, and non-supervision of boards of directors. According to the release, Rosenthal and Kavanagh worked with a broad coalition of resident advocates, including members of Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama, Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition, Brooklyn Mitchell-Lama Task Force, and Mitchell-Lama United, which collectively represent thousands of Mitchell-Lama residents.
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