THANKS BRAD LANDER: New York City Comptroller Uses 1907 Law To Deny All Hurricane Ida Property Claims

NEW YORK, NY: As Hurricane Ida swept through the Big Apple last year and dumped half a foot of rain in one day, many parts of the city saw devastating flooding.

More than a dozen people died, many of them trapped in basement apartments, as the waters rushed through the city – while others were left with damaged properties in dire need of repairs.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is using a rule from more than a 100 years ago to deny property damage claims from victims of Hurricane Ida.

A total of 4,703 claims related to the deadly storm have been filed, and every one has been denied by the city’s comptroller Brad Lander, The City first reported.

In fact, the city has denied every single one of the claims residents had made regarding flooding from Ida.

The claims in question were based on alleged negligence by the city when it came to sewer maintenance.

The storm dumped more than 3 inches of water within an hour in Central Park, quickly overwhelming the city’s century-old sewer system which was designed to only handle rainfall of up to two inches an hour.

The rapid influx of water caused flash flooding across the tri-state area, killing at least 13 people in New York City, most of whom lived in basement apartments in Queens.

NYC's decisions were based on a 1907 legal decision that does not hold municipal governments responsible for damage due to “extraordinary or excessive” rainfall, according to the letter from Comptroller Lander.

“NYC/NYS should use the billions of infrastructure $ we in Congress secured to fix our sewer infrastructure,” Ms Meng tweeted. “New Yorkers experience flooded homes even without “excessive rain”. My constituents, including the families of those who died don’t have time for this blame game.”

In total, Ida left at least 91 people dead, most of whom lived in the northeast.

Hurricanes are expected to get stronger as the climate crisis grows. Higher temperatures can power storms to greater intensity as they cross over warm oceans and gather more rain and wind.

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