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    Join us as we celebrate our outgoing executive director , Raun Rasmussen, and honor those in our legal and business community who help us fight for racial, social, and economic justice for the most vulnerable in our society. Read more »

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    Newly arrived immigrants and asylum seekers are eligible for public benefits in New York. Check out our new Know Your Right resources on how to access these lifesaving benefits. Read more »

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    New York recently reopened the application process for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to help tenants behind on their rent. Apply for free assistance today. Read more »
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  • March 14, 2024 

    East Harlem Tenants Announce New Lawsuit Against One of NYC's Worst Landlords Alleging Stolen Security Deposits and Rent Impairing Violations
    NEW YORK, NY (March 14, 2024) - Today nearly 40 tenants across at five buildings in East Harlem (112, 118, 122, 124, and 126 East 103rd Street) announced a lawsuit filed by The Legal Aid Society and Legal Services NYC against their landlord, Isaac Kaissirer and his firm Emerald Equities, alleging that the troubled real estate firm has stolen tens of thousands of dollars worth of security deposits and unlawfully commingled them with the landlord’s own operating funds — something the firm has done before.

  • March 14, 2024 

    Homeowners, Lawmakers and Advocates Call for New York to Fund Crucial Statewide Program Protecting Homeowners from Foreclosures and Deed Scams
    NEW YORK, NY (March 14, 2024) - Today, New York Legislators, including Senate Housing Chair Brian Kavanagh, Assembly Housing Chair Linda B. Rosenthal, State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Assemblymember Sarah Clark, Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, Assemblymember Michaelle Solages, and Assemblymember Latrice Walker, joined advocates and homeowners from across the state to urge Gov. Hochul to fund the Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP), the state’s only program that provides free legal help and housing counseling to homeowners targeted by mortgage fraud, scams and foreclosures in every county of the state. Both the State Senate and Assembly included $40 million for HOPP in their one house bills this week.

  • March 12, 2024 

    Legal Services NYC, Legal Aid, and Selendy Gay Secure Federal Appeals Court Ruling in Final Two Rent Stabilization Law Cases
    NEW YORK, NY (March 12, 2024) - The Legal Aid Society, Legal Services NYC, and Selendy Gay PLLC, together with the New York State Attorney General and the New York City Law Department, secured a consolidated ruling in Building and Realty Institute Of Westchester and Putnam Counties, Inc., et al. v. State Of New York, et al. and G-Max Management, Inc., et al. v. State Of New York, et al. which upholds the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) and New York’s Rent Stabilization Law. Legal Aid intervened on behalf of N.Y. Tenants and Neighbors (T&N) and Community Voices Heard (CVH).
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