"They want to cash in on the changing face of Shaw." -Ms. Andrea Christie, long-time resident at Lincoln Westmoreland II, now Heritage at Shaw Station. The building owners opted out of the Section-8 federal subsidy program that maintained the building's affordablility. As residents strengthen their tenant association to explore options and fight back, management has tried to intimidate, disrupt, discredit and discourage them.
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In August 2013, Lincoln Westmoreland II management renamed the building to "Heritage at Shaw Station," advertising "luxury" apartments in what was once a Section 8 subsidized building. |
We are currently working with the Lincoln Westmoreland II Tenant Association (TA) to:
- Host 3 or more leadership development workshops for tenant association members
- Support the tenant association in recruiting 30 new dues paying members
- Build capacity for direct action and conduct at least one public action
- Pressure management to include the tenant association in decision making
In September 2013, LWII tenants staged a direct action to force the building owners to acknowledge their grievances and concerns.
A few weeks later, the owners canceled the agreed to meeting with the residents.