After decades of the continued loss of affordable housing in NYC, many low-income New Yorkers face a desperate situation in trying to maintain their housing. Through the work of our Housing Units, Legal Services NYC is at the forefront of the fight to prevent evictions, preserve affordable housing, and ensure that our clients’ apartments are safe. Our work includes:
- Providing legal assistance, including advice, advocacy and aggressive litigation services, to prevent evictions in court and in administrative proceedings
- Helping to support tenant associations and tenant organizations and represent those organizations in litigation
- Preserving housing subsidies through both individual representation and cutting-edge litigation
- Obtaining needed repairs in buildings
- Providing training and education on tenants’ rights, and
- Helping to coordinate and provide training for housing advocates throughout the City.
RESOURCES
Tenant Protections:
- Rent Limits for Building Improvements (Fact Sheet, 2019)
English, Español (Spanish), عربى (Arabic), বাঙালি (Bengali), 简化字 (Simplfied Chinese), 繁体字 (Traditional Chinese), Français (French), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), 한국어 (Korean), اردو Urdu) - Preferential Rents are Now Permanent (Fact Sheet, 2019)
English, Español (Spanish), عربى (Arabic), বাঙালি (Bengali), 简化字 (Simplfied Chinese), 繁体字 (Traditional Chinese), Français (French), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), 한국어 (Korean), اردو (Urdu) - Limited Rent Hikes (Fact Sheet, 2019)
English, Español (Spanish), عربى (Arabic), বাঙালি (Bengali), 简化字 (Simplfied Chinese), 繁体字 (Traditional Chinese), Français (French), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), 한국어 (Korean), اردو (Urdu) - Apartments are Rent Stabilized Forever (Fact Sheet, 2019)
English, Español (Spanish), عربى (Arabic), বাঙালি (Bengali), 简化字 (Simplfied Chinese), 繁体字 (Traditional Chinese), Français (French), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), 한국어 (Korean), اردو (Urdu) - Learn about New IAI Rent Increase (Fact Sheet, 2019)
English, Español (Spanish), عربى (Arabic), বাঙালি (Bengali), 简化字 (Simplfied Chinese), 繁体字 (Traditional Chinese), Français (French), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), 한국어 (Korean), اردو (Urdu) - New Protections for Tenants (Fact Sheet, 2019)
English, Español (Spanish), عربى (Arabic), বাঙালি (Bengali), 简化字 (Simplfied Chinese), 繁体字 (Traditional Chinese), Français (French), Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole), 한국어 (Korean), اردو (Urdu)
Succession Rights:
- Hold onto Your Home: Succession Rights in New York (Fact Sheet, 2017)
(English, Español (Spanish), 简化字 (Simplfied Chinese)) - Hold Onto Your Home: Succession Rights in New York City (Video, 2017)
(English, Español (Spanish), 简化字 (Simplfied Chinese))
Commercial Tenants:
- A Commercial Tenant's Guide to Landlord Disputes: Understanding Court Procedure and Answering Petitions or Complaints in NYC (Guide, 2021)
English, Español (Spanish), 繁体字 (Traditional Chinese), 한국어, (Korean)
Free Tools for Tenants:
- JustFix.nyc provides free tools for tenants to get repairs and fight evictions (website)
FREE LEGAL HELP:
Our Legal Assistance Hotline is open Monday through Friday from 9:30am to 4pm. Call 917-661-4500 to speak to an intake officer in any language.