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LAS Files Lawsuit Against “Scam Artist” Landlord for Illegal Gas Hook-Up
The suit against notorious landlord Yaniv "Ben" Erez on behalf of a group of tenants in Brooklyn seeks to remedy hazardous living conditions, according to
Gothamist
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LAS in the News 1.24.20
We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.
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Watch: LAS Client with Alzheimer’s Facing Eviction From NYCHA Apartment
Doret Preston's mother died suddenly before she could add her daughter's name to the lease. Now, The Legal Aid Society is fighting on her behalf to ensure she can remain in her home, reports
PIX 11
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LAS Calls on NYS Lawmakers to Hold Firm on Bail Reform
The Legal Aid Society also warned of legislating a “dangerousness” provision, a tool that some states employ which requires judges to engage in the wholly unreliable guesswork of predicting future crimes, reports
Gothamist
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NYS Appeals Court Reverses City’s Motion to Dismiss NYCHA Rent Abatement Case
The Appellate justices held that a class action is the most efficient method to adjudicate the claims of individual class members who may lack the resources to bring individual actions, according to the
New York Law Journal
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LAS Analysis Debunks Landlords’ Claims Violations Would Skyrocket After Housing Reform
Following the implementation of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, housing maintenance code violations actually decreased compared to the same period in 2018, reports
Gothamist
.
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LAS in the News 1.17.20
We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.
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LAS Celebrates Peace Week with Community Partners
Victor Dempsey, an organizer in our Community Justice Unit, hosted an event featuring speakers who shared their experiences with gun violence in their communities.
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LAS Condemns NYCHA Over Widespread Heat, Hot Water Outages
Residents have already submitted 130,000 individual complaints for outages this season, reports
Bklyner
.
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LTE: Let’s Build Upon the Success of Pretrial Reforms
Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of the Decarceration Project at The Legal Aid Society, penned a letter to the editor in response to a recent
New York Daily News
editorial on bail reform.
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