Comptroller Stringer calls for more interpreters, language help in Housing Courts
Fighting your landlord in court is bad enough. It’s even worse if you can’t understand a word of what’s going on, says New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.
Saying that Housing Courts don’t do enough for those who can’t speak English, Stringer called for language help for immigrants at a press conference in Downtown Brooklyn on Monday.
“In a city with nearly two million individuals with ‘limited English proficiency,’ it is outrageous that tenants in our housing courts wait hours for interpreters, help desks often can’t provide necessary services, and multi-lingual signage and literature are inadequate,” Stringer said in a statement.