The Legal Aid Society, on behalf of the displaced tenants of 2910 Wallace Avenue in the Bronx, is demanding justice to ensure these families can finally return home—exactly six months after a massive fire ravaged their building in January 2025 and displaced over 250 families.

The building’s landlord, notorious Bronx slumlord Ved Parkash, has failed to provide any information about the status of the building or otherwise communicate with tenants as to the state of their homes, leaving hundreds of families in limbo, living in shelters or precarious housing.

“The fire was a tragedy for literally hundreds of Bronx residents who called 2910 Wallace their home. At the very least, after six months, the tenants deserve to know what’s happening with the building; the landlord has not reported any progress or given the tenants any plan,” said Jason Hadley, an attorney with Legal Aid. “The residents of 2910 Wallace and 1420 Noble Avenue deserve dignity, stability, and safe housing—not more months of displacement and silence.”

“The lack of communication from the landlord, their foot dragging about completing the repairs, and general unwillingness to work with the tenants displaced by the fire is disheartening, upsetting, and all too commonplace,” added Legal Aid attorney Sam Kohn.