I Lived in a Slum

Tenant Rights Lost in Ignorance

Byline: Woody Klein; 1959-06-30; New York World-Telegram and Sun; pages 1

Most of New York City's slum dwellers live in ignorance and fear.During my "life" in the tenement jungles, I talked to scores of tenants who were completely unaware of their basic rights under housing laws. And because of this ignorance, they are exploited and housed in quarters intolerable for decent human beings.

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Washington Post article titled, "Tenant Rights Lost in Ignorance." Written by Woody Klein as part of his series.