A court decision is putting a long-planned redevelopment back in motion, and for some residents, that means it’s time to move.

“They said they’ll move us into another development and move us back into our apartment. I don’t trust that. I don’t trust that at all. So if they want to fix our apartment, do it while I’m in there,” tenant Alberta Hale said.

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The redevelopment has been tied up in court after opponents challenged the project, temporarily stopping relocations and construction

On Thursday, an Appellate Division ruling lifted that stay, allowing NYCHA to restart lease signings and relocations for the remaining households before demolition can begin

The project would replace all existing NYCHA apartments at Fulton and Elliot-Chelsea with new, permanently affordable homes

Hale has called the Elliot Houses home for 20 years.

The redevelopment has been tied up in court after opponents challenged the project, temporarily stopping relocations and construction.

On Thursday, an Appellate Division ruling lifted that stay, allowing NYCHA to restart lease signings and relocations for the remaining households before demolition can begin.

“I don’t want them to move forward at all because I love living here. I love it. And it’s good. There’s no problems here,” tenant Herman Castro said.

The project would replace all existing NYCHA apartments at Fulton and Elliot-Chelsea with new, permanently affordable homes.

But residents must temporarily relocate while the new buildings are constructed, a promise some embrace and others question.

“A lot of us want a better quality of life and living. And I think we deserve that just like everyone else outside of the community,” Fulton Tenant Association Vice President Lenny Rosado said.

In a statement, NYCHA Chief Executive Officer Lisa Bova-Hiatt says in part, “The project and engagement process will now resume as we work to deliver the new units, improved amenities and state-of-the-art community spaces that NYCHA residents deserve.”

With the legal pause over, focus now shifts to relocations. Then the construction can begin.

However, there’s still a group of residents resisting the redevelopment. They say it’s not a done deal and will continue to fight.