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This Black History Month, we’re honoring NYC’s long history of Black-led organizing for housing justice and community control.

From Seneca Village to Weeksville to the largest rent strike in city history, Black New Yorkers have built communities, defended their homes, and organized against displacement and neglect.
This history reminds us that the fight for safe, dignified, and community-controlled housing is not new and continues to be led by those most impacted.

UHAB carries that legacy forward by equipping residents across New York City with the tools to take control of their housing and protect long-term affordability for future generations.

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This year, National Co-op Month is dedicated to honoring the role that cooperatives play in building more empowered, sustainable, and democratic communities, under the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World”. 🌱

For more than 50 years, UHAB has worked to preserve affordable housing, especially for communities who have been historically excluded from homeownership. Throughout New York City affordable housing co-ops are collectively owned, democratically-governed, and deeply rooted in community. 🏙️

This month we will continue to spotlight how housing co-ops and residents are building a better world every day, and how UHAB continues to support that work both locally and nationally.

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Please join us in welcoming UHAB’s new General Counsel Alexis Lorenzo.🤝

Alexis brings over two decades of legal experience in civil litigation and transactional work with a deep focus on housing justice. Before joining UHAB, she led the Neighborhood Stabilization Project at Bronx Legal Services, where she worked to combat predatory lending and support low-income cooperative housing. Her career has included roles in both public interest and public practice.

Alexis shared “𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘜𝘏𝘈𝘉’𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮-𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺-𝘵𝘰-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺.”

We are thrilled to welcome Alexis to UHAB and look forward to the contributions she will bring. 🔗╰┈➤ Visit our website to learn more about Alexis’ motivations and aspirations for joining our team.

📚UHAB’s Resource Library has over 30 free, expertly-curated guides to support everyday co-op management! From sample bylaws and propriety leases to income eligibility guidelines and house rules templates, these resources are made to bring clarity and support resident-led decision-making. Visit our website to discover what is available to your HDFC co-op needs!