A New York City program coerces homeless residents to relocate to out-of-state apartments that are frequently dilapidated and uninhabitable, officials in New Jersey alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday.
The complaint, which names the city of New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Social Services Commissioner Steven Banks as defendants, accuses the city’s Special One-Time Assistance program, or SOTA, of violating commerce laws by pushing recipients into Newark, New Jersey, apartments that are not suitable for living and sometimes illegal. The suit comes amid a national battle to mitigate a national homelessness crisis that has left many of the country’s urban areas desperate for answers.
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