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    City Releases Right-to-Counsel Progress Report

    Right to Counsel  •  Citywide

    The cover of the Right to Counsel Progress Report. Image Credit: NYC DSS.

    The implementation of the program citywide happened ahead of the scheduled 2022 goal. On November 17, 2021, the de Blasio administration released the Right to Counsel Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2021. The Right to Counsel Program works to address the gap in access to legal representation for tenants in eviction cases.  (read more…)

    Tags : evictions, housing court, Right to Counsel, tenants rights
    Date:11/19/2021
    Category : Mayor
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    Mayor’s Office Expands Free Legal Help to Fight Evictions

    Tenant Rights  •  Citywide

    Council Members Vanessa Gibson and Mark Levine and activists celebrate the anniversary of the passage of the Right to Counsel bill in September 2018. The program will now be expanding to include more ZIP codes. Image Credit: Official NYC Council Photo by William Alatriste

    The expansion provides free legal assistance for tenants in five additional ZIP codes. On December 13, 2019, the Mayor’s Office announced an expansion of the Right to Counsel program that provides free legal assistance to New Yorkers fighting eviction. The Right to Counsel program, implemented by a ZIP code by ZIP code approach, will be expanded to five more ZIP codes across the City. (read more…)

    Tags : evictions, housing court, Right to Counsel, Tenant Harassment, Tenant Rights
    Date:12/19/2019
    Category : Mayor
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    The Right To Counsel For Tenants Who Face Eviction

    Andrew Scherer

    Photo Credit: Jeff Hopkins.

    On August 11, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation, the first of its kind in the nation, which guarantees legal representation for low-income tenants who face eviction. The new law has two major innovations with respect to eviction petitions brought in Housing Court. (read more…)

    Tags : housing, housing court, Right to Counsel, tenants
    Date:02/20/2018
    Category : CityLaw
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    EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: New York City’s Right to Counsel for Eviction Cases

    CLE Event  •  New York Law School

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    The Impact Center for Public Interest Law and

    The Center for New York City Law at New York Law School

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    IMPACT THURSDAY:
    New York City’s Right to Counsel for Eviction Cases: Implementation and Implications

    Under newly adopted legislation, New York City has become the first jurisdiction in the country to ensure legal representation for all low-income tenants in eviction proceedings. The law’s implementation and implications will be discussed.

    WHEN
    Thursday, November 2, 2017, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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    WHERE
    New York Law School, Auditorium
    185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)

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    Tags : CLE Event, Impact Center for Public Interest Law, Right to Counsel
    Date:10/18/2017
    Category : The Center for New York City Law
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