Housing – Voices for Civil Justice

Staying home: NYC evictions down nearly 20% after pro-tenant laws enacted

News Story (New York)

Staying home: NYC evictions down nearly 20% after pro-tenant laws enacted

January 6, 2020 | Gabe Herman | amNewYork
Evictions are down nearly 20 percent in New York City since rent laws were enacted last June, city data shows — and the nonprofit Legal Aid Society credited the new laws with contributing to the decline.
Tags: Housing | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Landlord-Tenant | Housing: Right to Counsel

Dozens of families saved from evictions due to city program

News Story (Virginia)

Dozens of families saved from evictions due to city program

January 7, 2020 | Karina Bolster | WWBT Richmond (local NBC, VA)
The Richmond Eviction Diversion Program was officially established in October and came about following The New York Times article stating “The River City” was the 2nd-worst city in the nation for evictions.
Tags: Eviction Diversion | Housing | Housing: Eviction

Specialized Housing Court Aims To Strengthen Tenant Rights in Rochester

News Story (New York)

Specialized Housing Court Aims To Strengthen Tenant Rights in Rochester

January 7, 2020 | Mary McCombs | Spectrum News Rochester
A new housing court in the city of Rochester is designed to assist and protect tenants with potential landlord issues.
Tags: Housing | Housing: Landlord-Tenant

How Does a Tenants’ Rights Attorney Do His Job?

Audio (New York)

How Does a Tenants’ Rights Attorney Do His Job?

November 4, 2019 | Jordan Weissman | Slate
In this first episode, Jordan speaks to Mark Hess, a supervising attorney in New York Legal Assistance Group’s tenants’ rights unit.
Tags: Housing

Lawmakers Begin Formal Consideration of Moves to Bolster Rent Regs

News Story (New York)

Lawmakers Begin Formal Consideration of Moves to Bolster Rent Regs

May 3, 2019 | Sadef Ali Kully | City Limits
A Manhattan hearing room for the State Assembly Committee on Housing was crowded with real estate groups, city officials housing advocates Thursday for contentious testimonies about major capital improvements, individual apartment improvements and “good cause” eviction legislation among other rent regulation issues due for a vote in Albany this June.
Tags: Housing

Closing Housing Justice Gap Needs More Than Lawyers

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Closing Housing Justice Gap Needs More Than Lawyers

April 14, 2019 | Andrew Strickler | Law360
A daunting justice gap facing low-income people threatened with home evictions demands a “wrap around” response by volunteer lawyers backed by social services and other kinds of assistance, pro bono advocates said Tuesday.
Tags: Housing

Closing Housing Justice Gap Needs More Than Lawyers

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