The tenants did their own tests and found asbestos in five samples.
Many tenants deny this, saying they have reported complaints but found the response sluggish.
As a result, tenants looking to sign leases this year may find that 1987 will be a time to remember.
But the move also demonstrated the Governor's confidence that most tenants will find his plan reasonable.
But the tenants found they would get single rooms with no phones, some without bathrooms.
No doubt some tenant would find them and wonder where they came from.
The apartment continues to be passed along by word of mouth as the tenants either find somewhere better or give up.
Some tenants found it difficult to divide their own spaces.
The village or county would also help tenants find new homes, he said.
But what of noisy systems that a tenant might find already in place?