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Chester CHA tenants press court over unsafe conditions
Tenants in Chester told U.S. District Judge Norma L. Shapiro about filthy, unsafe living conditions in CHA housing. A resident showed a sink backed by raw sewage, while both tenants and HUD litigants debated modernization vs demolition and the possible appointment of a receiver to run the agency.
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Philadelphia
Chester
U.S
Norma L. Shapiro
Shapiro
Deetra Yates
Lamokin Village
Chester Housing Authority
Francis X. Crowley
Housing Authority
CHA
Tenants
HUD
Diana Allen
McCaffery Village Tenant Association