Tish’s move vs. ice-cold NYCHA

THE HOUSING Authority appears to have no intention of handing out rent rebates to thousands of tenants who suffered without heat during January’s big freeze.

The Legal Aid Society tried to get NYCHA to grant rebates without a lawsuit, but on Feb. 27 notified the city they intend to sue.

And on Tuesday, Public Advocate Letitia James demanded that the authority do the right thing, writing to NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye: “I strongly urge you to comply with the demands made by your residents and the Legal Aid Society without forcing the need for legal action.”

In response to Daily News inquiries Tuesday, NYCHA spokeswoman Jasmine Blake stated, “Every dollar spent on a rent abatement would be one less dollar for staff and repairs that we need to restore and maintain heat service.”

Judith Goldiner, attorney-incharge of Legal Aid’s civil law reform unit, warned that NYCHA is “running out of time. We really hope that they simply do what is right by their conscience and by the law.”