Dive summary:

• Landlords and tenants filed lawsuit that requests federal judge to eliminate garbage collection fees in New Rochelle, New York.
• The fees amount to $223 for each household, raised from a previous rate of $66.
• Each household pays the same fee, whether it be an individual or a large family.

From the article:

"According to Finger, records show revenue generated by the refuse-collection fees surpasses the cost of picking up the trash."

"The suit names a wide swath of city officials, including Mayor Noam Bramson, the current members of the City Council and several former members who were in office when the rate was raised from $66 per household."