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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.

Report: Black New Yorkers Continue to Face Housing Inequities

The report offers solutions to these disparities in the form of "Good Cause" eviction protections and the Housing Access Voucher Program.

Over 100 Bronx Residents Face Unwarranted Eviction by Private Equity Firm

Housing advocates are calling on lawmakers in Albany to pass "Good Cause" eviction legislation that would provide basic protections to tenants in unregulated buildings statewide.