Affordable housing in New York City hinges on a patchwork of policies created amid the often-cutthroat economics of local real estate. The tensions of the system play… Read more “What’s Gone Right – and Wrong – with Right to Counsel?”
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City Council Member Levine Talks About the Success and Side Effects of Right to Counsel
It has just been over a year since the City Council passed the Right to Counsel law, which mandates legal representation for low-income tenants facing eviction in… Read more “City Council Member Levine Talks About the Success and Side Effects of Right to Counsel”
Educating Tenants on their Right to Counsel
Ciara Ward was doing her laundry in Bedford-Stuyvesant on a recent Sunday afternoon. Ward, who lives around the corner from the laundromat, is fighting an eviction case… Read more “Educating Tenants on their Right to Counsel”
Young Lawyers Renovate Housing Court
There is a youth movement in New York City Housing Court. Thanks to Right to Counsel, a piece of legislation signed last year that guarantees all low-income… Read more “Young Lawyers Renovate Housing Court”
Right to Counsel Rollout Leaves Some Tenants Behind
Just over a year ago, the New York City Council passed “Right to Counsel,” a piece of legislation guaranteeing an attorney to all low-income New Yorkers facing… Read more “Right to Counsel Rollout Leaves Some Tenants Behind”