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Joint Statement in Response to Council Speaker Adrienne Adams State of the City Address Remarks on Funding for Public Defender, Civil Legal Services Organizations

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on March 08, 2023
NEW YORK, NY (March 8, 2023) - Legal Services NYC, The Legal Aid Society, New York County Defender Services, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Queens Defenders, Mobilization for Justice, New York Legal Assistance Group, Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, Urban Justice Center, NMIC and CAMBA Legal Services, TakeRoot Justice released the following joint statement in response to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ State of the City address remarks on funding for public defender and civil legal services organizations:
 

Statement on Gov. Hochul’s 30-day amendments to budget which did NOT include funding for HOPP

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on March 06, 2023
New York, NY (March 3, 2023) – Statement from Empire Justice Center's Senior Attorney, Kirsten Keefe, and Director of Foreclosure Prevention at Legal Services NYC, Jacob Inwald, on Gov Hochul’s 30-day amendments to budget which did NOT include funding for the Homeowner Protection Program:

 

Legal Services NYC, Legal Aid, and Selendy Gay Elsberg Secure Ruling Upholding the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 and New York’s Rent Stabilization Law

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on February 06, 2023
New York, NY (February 6, 2023) – :The Legal Services NYC, Legal Aid Society, and Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC, together with the New York State Attorney General and the New York City Law Department, secured a ruling on two Federal appellate cases – Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), et al. v. City of New York et al. and 74 Pinehurst LLC, et al. v. State of New York, et al. – upholding the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) and  New York’s Rent Stabilization Law (RSL).
 

Run With Team LSNYC 2023!

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on January 18, 2023
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Run one of the most famous and exciting marathons in the world while raising money for vital services for low-income New Yorkers! 
 

Statement from Legal Services NYC, Legal Aid, and Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC on Today’s U.S. Court of Appeals Arguments Concerning the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019

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on January 12, 2023
New York, NY (January 11, 2023) – The Legal Aid Society, Legal Services NYC, and Selendy Gay Elsberg PLLC issued the below statement following arguments in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on two cases involving the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), a historic package of bills that extended protections for millions of rent-stabilized tenants across New York State and closed loopholes that the Legislature found to be defeating the purpose of New York’s Rent Stabilization Law:
 
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