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LAS Decries Continued Sweeps of Homeless Encampments

Advocates are condemning the Adams Administration for the use of tactics that are both inhumane and ineffective in providing relief to homeless New Yorkers.

LAS: State Budget Fails to Provide Long-Term Housing Solutions

While housing advocates praised funding for emergency rent relief and public housing, more work is needed to combat New York’s burgeoning homelessness crisis.

LAS Secures Policy Changes to Combat Housing Voucher Discrimination

A settlement with Compass, one of the nation's largest real estate firms, will protect tenants who receive federal housing vouchers, according to The Washington Post.

LAS: Housing Court Must Slow Eviction Cases to Ensure Representation

Due to a high volume of cases, Legal Aid is unable to take additional clients in Queens for the month of April, leaving hundreds of low-income New Yorkers without a lawyer, reports Gothamist.

LAS Calls on Albany to Prioritize Tenants Over Politics in State Budget

Lawmakers have the opportunity to create a housing voucher program, replenish rent relief funding, address capital needs at NYCHA, and end costly and ineffective tax breaks for developers.

New York Congressional Delegation Calls for “Good Cause” Eviction Protection

Representatives Jerrold Nadler and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lead a group of federal lawmakers urging Albany to enact basic eviction protections across the State.

LAS: State Must Provide $1 Billion to Replenish Rent Relief Program

A recent federal allotment falls drastically short of the statewide demand from tenants at risk of eviction.

New York’s Leading Unions Call on Albany to Enact “Good Cause” Legislation

The proposed law would provide basic eviction protections for tenants in non-rent stabilized units across New York State, according to Gothamist.

LAS Lauds Proposed $250 Million Allocation for Housing Access Voucher Program

The new program would provide low-income families, the disabled, and the elderly resources to secure affordable housing, reports City Limits.

LAS: Housing Court Must Slow Cases to Allow for Full Representation

A high volume of eviction proceedings is leaving low-income New Yorkers without access to a lawyer, as reported by Gothamist.