The New York City Council is expected to take Mayor Adams to court after City Hall refused to implement the controversial housing voucher program.
Council members are scheduled to vote Thursday to allow Speaker Adrienne Adams to start the legal process to sue the administration after failing to follow the trio of CityFHEPS reform laws by Wednesday.
“The city has a responsibility to comply with local laws and the council must maintain its legal options to ensure compliance,” council spokesperson Rendy Desamours said.
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“We will be voting on a resolution authorizing the council to pursue legal action enforcing these housing solutions because the help they could provide to New Yorkers facing rising evictions and homelessness cannot be ignored.”
The lawsuit is the latest in escalating tensions between City Hall and the council after the local legislative body delivered Adams a pair of losses last month with the controversial police stops bill and ban on solitary confinement .