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LAS Slams Ongoing Problems with State’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program

Housing rights advocates fear federal dollars may go unspent due to stringent rules for applicants, reports Gothamist.

LAS Joins Public Advocate’s Call for Racial Impact Study on Rezonings

The City’s rezoning plans have been one of the greatest sources of displacement of low-income tenants of color from neighborhoods for decades, as reported by Black Star News.

LAS Celebrates Big Win for Tenant Protections

The sweeping bill passes, banning most evictions as tenants continue to struggle to pay rent, according to The New York Times.

LAS: Tenants Will Face Tough Year Without Federal Relief

$1.3 billion in aid headed for New York State is crucial to providing relief to struggling tenants, reports the New York Post.

LAS Calls Extension of Cuomo Eviction Moratorium No Reason to Celebrate

Latest in a series of extensions no guarantee against eviction as COVID rages, reports Pix11.

LAS Warns that New York May Face “Massive” Wave of Evictions

The number of tenants who say they are unable to pay rent has grown exponentially, reports The New York Times.

LAS Hits Rent Relief Rules That Leave Struggling Tenants Ineligible

Stringent rules exclude many even as New York reopens the program for new applications, reports THE CITY.

New York Reopens COVID-19 Rent Relief Program

Sulay Grant, a housing attorney with The Legal Aid Society, discussed the eligibility requirements for the recently reopened program on Univision.

LAS Warns of Eviction Wave for Communities of Color

The upcoming expiration of eviction bans will disproportionately impact communities of color and could push millions of struggling tenants into the streets, according to POLITICO.

LAS Calls for Specifics on Cuomo’s Rent Relief Changes

The program must be swiftly recalibrated to ensure $60 million in resources reach New Yorkers facing eviction and homelessness, reports Spectrum News.