The Legal Aid Society wants to fast-track capital funding to address over $3 billion needed for upgrades to heat and hot water systems at New York City Housing Authority developments throughout the city, reports Curbed New York.

The Legal Aid Society and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP filed an appeal in Diamond v. New York City Housing Authority demanding that the agency issue rent abatements to residents who went without heat and hot water, according to the New York Post.

The disclosure - provided by The Legal Aid Society - revealed that 1,934 unplanned heat/hot water outages plagued over 131,000 units, according to a new report in The New York Post.

In today’s Daily News The Legal Aid Society's Judith Goldiner and Lucy Newman call for increased funding to support New York City Housing Authority capital renovations and upgrades.

The New York City Housing Authority was allowed to appeal the findings of their own inspectors, while the children continued to be exposed to the dangerous chemical element, according to the New York Post.