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What You Need to Know About Illegal Lockouts

It is illegal and a crime for someone to lock you out of your residence, shut off your utilities, or remove your belongings, if you have lived somewhere 30 days or more or if you...

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What You Need to Know About New York’s Good Cause Eviction Law

On April 20, 2024, a new law went into effect that protects some tenants from huge rent increases and requires a landlord to have a good reason for evicting a tenant.

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What You Need to Know About Right to Shelter As a Single Adult or Adult Family New Arrival

If you are a single adult New Arrival or part of an adult family of New Arrivals, you have a right to shelter in New York City if you have no other safe place to...

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What You Need to Know About Medicaid Overpayment Investigations in NYC

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, anyone who got Medicaid benefits in New York City could be investigated for their past or present eligibility for Medicaid. These investigations usually started with a letter from the NYC Human...

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What You Need to Know About 60-Day Shelter Notices If You Are a Family with Children

New York City is issuing 60-day notices to all families with children living in shelter who arrived in the United States after March 15, 2022 and are afraid to return to their home country. These...

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What You Need to Know About Your Rights As a New Immigrant Student

In New York City, school-age children are afforded certain rights under The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

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What You Need to Know About The Corporate Transparency Act

Beginning on January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act will require most entities formed or registered in the United States to report detailed information about their beneficial owners, i.e. the individuals who own or control...

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What You Need to Know About Shelter if You’re a New Arrival to New York City

If you are in New York City and have nowhere safe to sleep, you have a right to a shelter bed. If you recently came to New York City from a different country, and you...

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What You Need to Know About Inheriting a Home With a Mortgage

If you inherit a home with a mortgage, you have the right to “stay and pay.” However, rightful heirs often encounter difficulty when dealing with the mortgage servicer to obtain information about the mortgage loan...

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What You Need to Know About Sealing/Expunging Juvenile Records

Set The Records Straight is a project designed to ensure that juvenile delinquency arrest-related records are treated confidentially and that youth arrested for juvenile delinquencies do not face unlawful discrimination by employers, schools, and law...