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“These are things that have an impact on people’s lives, on their health, on their mental health,” said Pathak. “This is why we look forward to establishing those criteria with the borough.”

If there’s one person who wants vermin infestations to be a qualifying criteria, it’s Kamalday Cassie, a Plamondon Ave. resident.

“I have never seen in my life roaches like this,” said Cassie, who has also lived in Trinidad, India and New York. “There are even roaches in the fridge. I have roaches in the fridge door, in the freezer. There are roaches in my bathroom, in my living room, on the walls. It’s unbelievable. For the last eight years I’ve been living here, I’m complaining to the city.”

Cassie lives in the apartment, which has also had mice and bedbug infestations, with her three young-adult children. She said none of them cope well with the roaches as they crawl in the furniture and are active all night. While her landlord refuses to intervene, she said she doesn’t want to move out because she is waiting for a spot in low-income housing. She applied 14 years ago and she is slowly climbing the waiting list.As a unit may be available soon, she is waiting rather than taking on the stress and expenses of moving twice.