Columbia students arrested in protests sue university to regain access to dorms
At least three Columbia University students facing discipline for their involvement in student protests have sued the school in housing court to get access to their dorms and remove their belongings, court filings show.
“We see a lot of bad landlords, but I have to say that rarely do we see a landlord acting as entitled to ignore the law as we’re seeing now with these universities,” said Christine Clarke, a lawyer from the nonprofit Legal Services NYC who is handling all the cases. Columbia senior Franziska Lee, 21, pleaded not guilty to criminal trespassing in connection with the NYPD raid on April 30 that targeted students whoLee alleged in her suit filed Tuesday that the locks on her dorm were changed the day after her arrest. Her suit said she “had to stay with friends” and that she did “not have access to the majority of her belongings, such as her clothes and academic materials.
Jimenez was “forced to remain at the , because he would not be able to return once he left,” according to the suit. He had “to rely upon friends to bring him food and other necessities.”
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