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Legal Services NYC Helps East Harlem Tenants Secure More Than $500,000 in Repairs and Rent Relief
New York, NY – Nearly 50 tenants in five East Harlem buildings (112, 118, 122, 124, and 126 East 103rd Street, all formerly owned by Emerald Equities) won more than $500,000 in a settlement providing six months of rent credit and…
Legal Services NYC Applauds New York Legislature for Passing Bill Making Homeowner Protection Program Permanent, Urges Gov. Hochul to Sign into Law
The New York State Legislature approved measures to secure New York’s foreclosure prevention and anti-deed theft program which helps thousands of distressed New York homeowners stay in their homes each year. New York, NY – Legal Services NYC applauds the New York…
Legal Services NYC Applauds Gov. Hochul, Lawmakers for Funding Homeowner Protection Program in FY27 Budget, Calls to Make Program Permanent
The Homeowner Protect Program (HOPP) is the state’s only program that provides free legal help and housing counseling to thousands of homeowners targeted by mortgage fraud, scams and foreclosures in every county of the state The New York State Assembly included…
Statement from Legal Services NYC on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s New Block by Block Housing Plan
New York, NY – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just unveiled a sweeping new plan to address NYC’s housing crisis, Block by Block: The Housing Plan for a New Era. Below is a statement from Shervon M. Small, executive director of Legal…
Queens Tenants Demand Sale of Building To Community Trust After City’s “Worst Landlords” Ignores Repairs for Decades
Queens, NY — Tenants of 89-20 161st Street in Jamaica, Queens, stood together Thursday, May 14, to demand that their rent-stabilized building be sold to a city-approved buyer as negligent landlord, Ved Parkash, fights to hold onto his buildings now in foreclosure. “Ved Parkash…
Tenants & Advocates Win Moratorium on 300+ Open Eviction Cases at Flatbush Gardens, Demand Landlord Comply with Terms of $191M City Tax Break
Brooklyn, NY: In an unprecedented win, United Tenants of Flatbush Gardens (UTFG), Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC), and Brooklyn Legal Services’ Tenant Rights Coalition worked with NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants (MoPT) to…
Brooklyn Tenants Announce Rent Strike, Demand Urgent Repairs in Long-Neglected Buildings Now in Bankruptcy
Brooklyn, NY — Tenants of Homewood Gardens in Brooklyn today announced a rent strike, escalating their fight for safe and habitable living conditions after years of neglect—conditions that have persisted even under court-appointed management during the property’s ongoing bankruptcy case. At…
Public Notice of LSNYC Boarding Meeting
The meeting of LSNYC Board of Directors will be held on May 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. An agenda is available upon request. Meeting location and call numbers will be separately circulated as requested. LSNYC staff and interested individuals who would like to…
Public Notice of LSNYC Boarding Meeting
The meeting of LSNYC Board of Directors will be held on March 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. An agenda is available upon request. Meeting location and call numbers will be separately circulated as requested. LSNYC staff and interested individuals who would like to…
Facing Homelessness, Bronx Tenants Displaced by a Fire Demand Solutions
UPDATE: In response to questions from reporters, Wavecrest spokespeoplehave said that no tenants will be without housing while waiting for repairs to the damagedunits. The tenants’ association has the following response: “We are heartened byWavecrest’s commitment to extend temporary accommodations. We…
Bronx Tenants Demand Immediate Repairs and Responsible Ownership after Months with No Gas and Inconsistent Heat
Bronx, NY — Tenants of 2051 Webster Avenue held a press conference today demanding immediate repairs, restoration of gas and heat, and a pathway to responsible ownership from the court-appointed Receiver overseeing their building, after residents endured months of hazardous living…
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