Najee Wilson has been on rent strike since May 2020. He is a Multi-Disciplinary artist and Yoga Instructor come Housing Justice advocate from Charleston South Carolina, currently living in Crown Heights Brooklyn. In 2019 he began organizing in his building with the help of UHAB and HOPE (Housing Organizer for People Empowerment) to bring focused attention to the extensive disrepair of his building and lack of concern for tenants safety and well being to landlord Western Estates LLC. COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown have found Najee and millions of New Yorkers, not only fighting to stay healthy but, fighting to cover living expenses.
