Tenants of NB Affordable properties in the Hill District gathered at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Downtown Pittsburgh Wednesday to voice concerns and demand change to their living conditions: infestations of raccoons and rats, no heat, missing floorboards, elevators that don’t work and more.
According to One Pennsylvania — the nonprofit that helped advocate for the residents — since Oct. 9, renters in Pittsburgh have been struggling with HUD and property managers at NB Properties to address living conditions they describe as hazardous and that they say have caused health problems and significantly decreased their quality of life.
NB Affordable, a housing company based in Somerset, N.J., owns 11,725 units across 15 states, including 1,300 affordable apartments in the Pittsburgh region spanning 15 properties. According to its website, the company aims to own and operate 25,000 units nationwide by 2025…