Court Allows Late Suit Against New York City Housing Authority

NEW YORK - A New York trial court said Aug. 2 it would allow a late-filed claim to proceed against the New York City Housing Authority because the authority was aware of tenants' mold complaints and the medical conditions of minor plaintiffs and would not be prejudiced by the delay. Craddock v. City of New York, et al., No. 19948/04 (N.Y. Sup., Queens Cty.).

Queens County Supreme Court Justice Phyllis Orlikoff Flug did grant a similar motion to dismiss by the City of New York, 'as they neither owned, manage, operated or maintained the building.'

Ta-Tanisha Royal filed the lawsuit …