Housing Brass Tacks: Ins and Outs of Housing Court
Monday, Oct 30, 20177 PM - 8:30 PMEDT
| The Architectural League of New York - 594 Broadway, Suite 607
New York, NY, USRelated
In July, New Yorkers gained a hard-won victory: Legislation passed guaranteeing low-income tenants facing eviction the right to a city-funded lawyer in Housing Court. This made New York the first city to establish a right to counsel. With more than 235,000 eviction petitions filed annually and about 22,000 marshal evictions actually carried out—mostly in the Bronx and Brooklyn—this is a major action to stem homelessness and displacement.
Pro se litigant, HP action, an order to show cause—the language of Housing Court requires a seasoned guide. Since 1981, Housing Court Answers has helped unrepresented tenants facing evictions, tenants seeking repairs or an end to landlord harassment, and small landlords seeking unpaid rent navigate the labyrinthine system. In our 12th Brass Tacks discussion, the organization’s executive director Jenny Laurie will take us through how Housing Court works, the prevalence and process of eviction cases, what the new right to counsel means for New Yorkers, and more.
Ample time for conversation will follow Jenny’s presentation. You bring the questions, we’ll supply the experts and the wine.
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