Sarah Delaney (CASA) on COPA, Safer Homes, and Bronx building conditions
Delaney, a CASA community leader, describes unsafe living conditions, building sales without tenant notice, and the need for lower insurance costs, self-certification for repairs, and wraparound services. She urges passage of COPA and Safer Homes to allow New Yorkers to age in place.
All right.
Good afternoon.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Chair Sanchez, the mayor's office, our deputies, Mr.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Wilson, thank you for staying to hear what we have to say today.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
I thank you for putting this hearing together and to listen to hear our concerns over the proposals discussed today.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
My name is Sarah Delaney, and I'm a community leader with CASA, which is Community Actions for Safe Apartments, which fights for safe and affordable housing in the Southwest Bronx.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
And along with hundreds of my neighbors and Bronx residents, I testified at the Bronx Rental Rip-Off hearings this spring, and we are continuing to advocate for change that would keep us safe.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
And as a lifelong Bronx resident, right, who currently resides in District 16 and who also grew up and still has many ties with District 12, there's a duality that needs to be addressed with Fix the City and Block, Block, Block.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
The issues of unsafe living conditions, mold, roaches, water damage, et cetera, while tenants and city agencies
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
These struggle to effectively hold negligent landlords accountable.
And also building sales, which are muddled and tenants aren't being informed.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Like right now, Wavecrest and my building is going through right now.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
I'm still getting letters from Wavecrest, but the building was sold and we didn't know anything about it.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Those are the things that we're dealing with.
And we also have to have lower home and apartment insurance, which is very much so needed in New York City.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
We also have to have the self-certification for apartment rentals where only professional work is done with proof required and permits that allow them to close those.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Officially close them.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
And then I have to say that the disabled, the seniors and all tenants should have wraparound services with MOUs created with organizations to assist with the technical changes of this digital age, right?
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
We have to recognize and partner with tenant associations to strengthen their positions in these circumstances and instances.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
I also have to say that the skyline of the Bronx has changed, and we want to ensure a strong infrastructure for our electrical grid and the capacity to provide social services for the incoming residents, right?
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
These things that are needed, and I will conclude soon, are the wraparound services to augment.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Accessible services that are here to break the vicious cycle and to bring homelessness down.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
As we no longer have the Bronx, and we no longer want the Bronx to be overwhelmed and underserved as in previous decades.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Yes, may I close with this?
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
We also need to help one- and two-story homes to remain and make them available for new...
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
New Yorkers who want them and protecting owners from deed theft.
We have to please, I'm asking you, that we want to help pass COPPA and fund it for COPPA and Safer Homes and let New York City move forward from there, teach others to move forward, to pay it forward.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
And we want to allow New Yorkers to stay safe and age in place.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
So come out and be part of the solution and not the problem.
Thank you.
Affordable senior housing is a cost-effective way to meet seniors'complex needs for both shelter and care.
Mm-hmm.