Our Impact
A Tenant’s Courage Helps Keep a Building Rent Stabilized
After nearly a decade of pressure and displacement tactics, tenant Ms. James—backed by LSNYC’s Brooklyn Tenant Rights Coalition (TRC)—won a decisive victory protecting her home and preserving rent stabilization at 230 Schenectady Avenue. The New York State Division of Housing and…
LSNYC Reunites Two Children With Their Mother After Six Cruel Months in Detention
Two children fleeing violence and persecution in a Central American country arrived in NYC in early February and were taken into custody by the government. Two days later, their mother was located in the Northeast. One would think that the children…
LSNYC Reverses Eviction for Family of Eight, Secures $25 Monthly Rent Moving Forward
When LSNYC attorneys met the W. family in housing court, they had just come from a devastating moment: A judge had signed off on their eviction from their Section 8 apartment, forcing the parents and their six children — all under…
A Fight for Safety Won Just in Time
S. fled Ghana with one goal: to stay alive. As an openly gay man, he faced fear and the constant threat of violence. He came to the United States hoping for safety—and a chance to live freely. Thankfully, S. found LSNYC…
LSNYC Reverses Eviction After City Fails To Cover Promised Rent
In the middle of winter, Legal Services NYC helped client Mr. Prince return to the Brooklyn apartment he had called home for nearly a decade after being evicted over rent the city was obligated to pay. Mr. Prince, who is immunocompromised,…
LSNYC Wins Back Housing for Elderly Tenant Evicted From Her Home
In the middle of a brutally cold winter, Legal Services NYC helped Ms. T, an elderly tenant in poor health, regain her housing after being evicted. Ms. T’s rent is largely covered by a city-funded housing subsidy voucher. Yet despite the voucher’s…
LSNYC Restores Mother and Five Children to Their Home Days Before Christmas
Just days before Christmas, Legal Services NYC helped restore a mother and her five young children to their home after a sudden and devastating eviction. Client TK—whose youngest children are just 3 months and 14 months old—lost her job due to…
A Tenant’s Courage Helps Keep a Building Rent Stabilized
After nearly a decade of pressure and displacement tactics, tenant Ms. James—backed by LSNYC’s Brooklyn Tenant Rights Coalition (TRC)—won a decisive victory protecting her home and preserving rent stabilization at 230 Schenectady Avenue. The New York State Division of Housing and…
LSNYC’s Brooklyn TRC Team Helps Tenants Keep Building Rent Stabilized
With help from Legal Services NYC’s Brooklyn Tenant Rights Coalition, the tenants of 11-15 Montrose Ave in Brooklyn won a hard-fought victory in New York Supreme Court after a judge ruled that their 35-unit building was in fact rent stabilized, despite their…
LSNYC Wins $300,000 in Educational Supports for Autistic Student
After years of denials and delays by the NYC Department of Education (DOE), LSNYC won a major settlement for a 13-year-old autistic student. Despite clear evidence of his significant communication and learning needs, the DOE repeatedly refused to cover the student’s…
LSNYC Helps Harlem Tenant Preserve Rent-Stabilized Home
Legal Services NYC helped a longtime Harlem tenant stop his landlord’s attempt to evict him and successfully argued that his apartment had been illegally deregulated—protecting his housing and preserving affordability. The landlord argued the apartment was not covered by rent stabilization and…
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