Torres v. MMS Group LLC et al

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Case Number:

1:22-cv-06142

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Accommodations

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Dale E. Ho

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  1. September 16, 2025

    Deaf Renters Secure Class Cert. In Building Safety Suit

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday certified two classes of hearing-impaired or deaf residents at adjacent Manhattan buildings, amid a tenant's claims that the owners failed to install critical safety measures at the properties designed to house hearing-impaired residents.

  2. November 29, 2023

    NYC Can't Avoid Disability Discrimination Claim, Tenant Says

    A hearing-impaired renter who sued the owners of his Lower Manhattan apartment building for failing to provide services to meet his and other tenants' needs disputed the City of New York's claim that it no longer owns the property.

  3. July 19, 2022

    Hearing-Impaired NYC Tenants Sue For Safety Changes

    After years of waiting for critical safety changes in their apartment building, hearing-impaired tenants in New York City are fighting back, asking a judge on Tuesday to order the modifications done because they "don't want to die in an unsafe building."