New documentary examines how predatory practices, from inhospitable conditions to deed theft, affect New Yorkers
The trouble began when the ceiling above the toilet collapsed. The Bravo family lost hot water and heat – sometimes the temperature would drop to 20F – and they had to boil water to bathe. Nathan, the youngest in the family, has asthma and needs a machine to help him breathe. A doctor blamed mould and cockroaches.
“It was because of a leak,” says his sister Samantha Bravo-Huertero. “When someone doesn’t fix it, it does start filling with mould. It’s disgusting to see. The landlord, her solution was to paint over it. You’ve covering it but it’s still there. Like, you’re not fixing it!”
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