The City: Tenants Sue for Repairs at Embattled East Side Public Housing Complexes
Tenants who helped derail development at two aging Yorkville public housing complexes are suing to demand decent living conditions.
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December 2019: Standing With Tenants As They Fight For Their Homes
We’ve been on the front lines helping people keep one of the most vital and intrinsic parts of their lives – their homes. Our housing team works with tenants and organizers across the city to fight for their rights to
City Limits: East New York Mitchell-Lama Complex Sues Feds, City, Landlord in Federal Court
Tenants at Linden Plaza, with the support of Legal Services Corporation A and the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, have now filed a class-action federal lawsuit against the owner as well as the federal and city agencies.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Bed-Stuy tenants fight to prevent eviction
Tenants of a Bedford-Stuyvesant building went to court on Thursday to delay action on the eviction of a longtime resident, renewing a two-year battle in which they’ve accused their landlord of harassment and deception.
Brooklyn Deep: Tenant Matters (Episode 56)
In this episode of Third Rail we focus on those in Central Brooklyn who are on the front line of gentrification: tenants and renters.
The Real Deal: Julia Salazar calls legal challenge to rent law 'hypocritical and unethical'
Bianca Macpherson, who crafted the original language for the Major Capital Improvements bill after “hundreds of meetings” with tenants, said that she saw this lawsuit coming. “This lawsuit was expected. Their strategy is to distract the tenant movement from moving forward
City Limits: New York Now Has ‘Right to Counsel,’ but Tenant Organizing Still Matters
Right to counsel stops evictions, but it also creates space to organize and build tenant power to win bigger and bolder demands.
Metro: NYC evictions down thanks to legal aid program for tenants
Access to legal counsel at NYC Housing Court reduces evictions for those most vulnerable: report.