Tag: Technology | Voices for Civil Justice

New tool helps mistreated tenants demystify building ownership

News Story (New York)

New tool helps mistreated tenants demystify building ownership

December 5, 2018 | Zoe Rosenberg | Curbed
WhoOwnsWhat.nyc uses an algorithm built on NYC open data to map property ownership across the city.
Tags: Housing: Landlord-Tenant | Technology

Bad Landlord? These Coders Are Here to Help

News Story (New York)

Bad Landlord? These Coders Are Here to Help

December 4, 2018 | Luis Ferré-Sadurní | New York Times (NYT)
Mr. Kass, now 28, is part of a new crop of hackers building easy-to-use, data-driven tools to empower tenants and take on notoriously bad landlords.
Tags: Housing: Landlord-Tenant | Technology

The Modernization Our Civil Legal System Needs

Op-Ed (NATIONAL)

The Modernization Our Civil Legal System Needs

November 6, 2018 | Susan K. Urahn | Governing
Technology can help people who don't have lawyers and make courts more efficient.
Tags: Access to Justice | Courts | Technology

New App Lets You ‘Sue Anyone By Pressing a Button’

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New App Lets You ‘Sue Anyone By Pressing a Button’

October 10, 2018 | Caroline Haskins | Motherboard
DoNotPay is a free app that is designed to help normal people fight big corporations in small claims court.
Tags: Consumer Protection | Technology

Bankruptcy is a powerful tool for fighting predatory bills. This app helps you do it for free

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Bankruptcy is a powerful tool for fighting predatory bills. This app helps you do it for free

October 9, 2018 | Adele Peters | Fast Company
The problem is that filing for bankruptcy can be prohibitively expensive. Upsolve wants to change that.
Tags: Bankruptcy | Technology

Is There a Better Way to Battle Evictions?

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Is There a Better Way to Battle Evictions?

August 17, 2018 | Kriston Capps | CityLab
Students at BYU’s LawX Lab are building software that can help imperiled tenants get automated legal assistance, fast.
Tags: Housing: Eviction | Technology

Community Legal Aid pilot program provides virtual legal assistance in Wayne County

News Story (Ohio)

Community Legal Aid pilot program provides virtual legal assistance in Wayne County

May 16, 2018 | Jeremy Nobile | Crain’s Cleveland Business
Community Action has set up a virtual office at its Wooster location to connect low-income Wooster citizens seeking legal help with legal aid attorneys, allowing typical consultations and assistance with legal documents to be addressed.
Tags: Technology