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San Francisco voters approved a similar program, Los Angeles lawmakers tasked that city’s housing department with developing one, and places like Philly, Newark and the nation’s capital are headed down…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2018

Housing and Homelessness News

City Tackles Roll-Out of Right to Counsel in Housing Court

Legal service providers say the phase-in of the city’s unprecedented right to counsel program is going well but comes with challenges.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Feb 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Reaction to City Announcing Right to Counsel in Housing Court

Preparations over the weekend for the mayor’s State of the City address at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. In the three days before the final State of the City address…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Dec 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Who’s Supporting a Right to Counsel in Housing Court?

The measure to provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing the loss of their home in housing court has 42 Council sponsors but has not been scheduled for a vote.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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Jul 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Bronx Tenants Skip Housing Court in Dispute With Landlord

Seeking monetary damages and faster results, these renters on Merriam Avenue are going after their property owner in Supreme Court.

ByDeborah Cruz 0Comments

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Dec 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Tenants Allege Landlord Flouts Rules, But Still Gets Tax Break

The state and city have cracked down on a number of landlords who get 421-a tax benefits but don’t follow rent-regulation rules. But some reports indicate a wider problem—one that…

ByGenia Gould 2Comments

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court

A bill to create a right to counsel for many tenants in housing court has the support of most Council members and appears aligned with the mayor’s and speaker’s agendas.…

ByKate Pastor 0Comments

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Deepening Housing Crisis Plays Out in Bronx Courthouse

More petitions were filed in Bronx Housing Court than in any other borough in 2013 — more than 33 percent of the 248,732 filed citywide, though Bronx residents make up…

ByKate Pastor 1Comment

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

As Housing Court Strains, Debate in Bronx Over How to Ease Crisis

Tenants who fail to save their homes in Bronx Housing Court often end up in shelters, to which the borough contributes more people than any other. As borough aims to…

ByKate Pastor 1Comment

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations News

Housing Court Sees Rising Pressure in Most Affordable Borough

The Bronx is the most affordable borough in the city, but its low-income families also have the hardest time affording the rents they’re charged—which are rising. Bronx Housing Court sees…

ByKate Pastor 0Comments

As Other Cities Look to Copy it, a Report on How Right to Counsel is Working in NYC

City Tackles Roll-Out of Right to Counsel in Housing Court

Reaction to City Announcing Right to Counsel in Housing Court

Who’s Supporting a Right to Counsel in Housing Court?

Bronx Tenants Skip Housing Court in Dispute With Landlord

Tenants Allege Landlord Flouts Rules, But Still Gets Tax Break

Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court

Deepening Housing Crisis Plays Out in Bronx Courthouse

As Housing Court Strains, Debate in Bronx Over How to Ease Crisis

Housing Court Sees Rising Pressure in Most Affordable Borough

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