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Eviction records for two large NYCHA developments converted to private management under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program show a higher eviction rate compared to the system average, Human…

ByDavid Brand 15Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts Politics

City Watch: A Universal Right to Counsel in NYC Housing Court?

“What we need to do is to ensure that, no matter how much money you’re making, you can access a free attorney if you’re at risk of eviction,” North Brooklyn…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends

For the first time in nearly two years, New York’s expansive COVID-related eviction protections have come to an end for tenants who owe back rent. Landlords are rejoicing, renters are feeling…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

1,300 Households Apply for Reopened Rent Relief Portal as NY’s Eviction Freeze Nears End

New Yorkers who owe back rent can once again apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) after judge ordered the state to reopen applications, citing what could be a…

ByDavid Brand 20Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan

Kathy Hochul’s first State of the State proposal included sweeping plans for affordable housing, free legal assistance for low-income tenants and sending social workers into the subways to conduct homeless…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

New York City’s incoming mayor will soon inherit a decades-long homelessness crisis insufficiently addressed, and at times worsened, by his past three predecessors. So what will Eric Adams do differently?

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

Ending Family Homelessness in NYC: 12/15 Event

Tune into a virtual conversation Wednesday at 10 a.m., where New Yorkers will share their personal stories of navigating the homeless shelter system, and discuss how the city can better…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Dec 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness News

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

The New York Legislature passed a bill in June to increase the value of the state’s FHEPS rental subsidy program to fair market rent—$2,026 for a two-bedroom in New York…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

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Nov 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice News

Every NYC Tenant Has Access to Housing Court Lawyer, as Eviction Protections Near End

All tenants in New York City Housing Court now have a right to legal assistance, with lower-income renters eligible for full representation from nonprofit attorneys through an initiative funded with…

ByDavid Brand 15Comments

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Nov 2021

Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness

New York’s COVID Rent Relief Fund Is Almost Out of Money

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the state had applied for a $996 million reallotment from the Treasury Department and that officials will shut down the Emergency Rental Assistance Program…

ByDavid Brand 9Comments

NYCHA’s Shift to Private Management May Drive Evictions, New Report Warns

City Watch: A Universal Right to Counsel in NYC Housing Court?

A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends

1,300 Households Apply for Reopened Rent Relief Portal as NY’s Eviction Freeze Nears End

Hochul, Housing and Homelessness: 5 Takeaways from the Governor’s 2022 Plan

At Family Homelessness Forum, Moms Talk Housing Solutions for NYC’s Next Mayor

Ending Family Homelessness in NYC: 12/15 Event

Advocates Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Rental Subsidy Increase for Lowest Income Families

Every NYC Tenant Has Access to Housing Court Lawyer, as Eviction Protections Near End

New York’s COVID Rent Relief Fund Is Almost Out of Money

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