The Legal Aid Society calls on the landlords of 1915 Billingsley Terrace – the Bronx building that partially collapsed one year ago on December 11, 2023 – to expedite the reconstruction of the collapsed section of the building and restore units to their original layouts and square footage so that all displaced families can return to their homes.

Legal Aid, with the support of NYC Council Member Pierina Sanchez, has secured critical repairs necessary to move almost all tenants back into their homes. However, many repairs remain outstanding and the six rent-stabilized units destroyed in the collapse have yet to be rebuilt. It is critical that landlords David Kleiner, Yonah Roth, and Binyomin Herzl take immediate action to complete the repairs and restore these units, in compliance with a Court Order secured by Legal Aid.

“It is unacceptable that the collapsed apartments remain uninhabitable one year after this entirely preventable calamity, and that the tenants who reside in these units are forced to live in temporary housing where family members are crammed inside,” said Zoe Kheyman, an attorney in the Housing Justice Unit – Group Advocacy Practice at The Legal Aid Society. “The landlords and the City must take immediate action to expedite the reconstruction of these homes so the families can finally return home and move on with their lives.”