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News Archive for "Housing"

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Op-Ed: We Must Keep New York’s Right to Shelter

Housing advocates are warning the City is seeking to put the constitutionally required protections, that have long served as a baseline of humanity and decency, at serious risk.

100+ Organizations Demand Governor Take Action on New Arrivals

A broad coalition of advocates is seeking a comprehensive statewide plan for asylum seekers and other new arrivals coming to New York.

LAS Demands “Good Cause” Protections As Evictions Continue to Soar

New York City Marshals have executed over 5K evictions in the first seven months of 2023, a 259 percent increase year over year.

LAS Wins Restraining Order Against Predatory Bronx Landlord

Ved Parkash and his associates are using a subleasing scheme to evade Rent Stabilization Laws and are collecting unlawful rents from low-income tenants.

LAS Condemns City Over Migrants Forced to Sleep on Local Streets

The Legal Aid Society is calling on all levels of government to take meaningful action to ensure shelter for all New Yorkers.

LAS: Governor’s Executive Order on Housing Fails Tenants

Governor Hochul's order allows certain developers to enjoy tax benefits, similar to those afforded by 421a, while excluding any protections for tenants.

LAS Lauds City Council Override on Housing Voucher Reforms

The New York City Council has voted to override Mayor Adams' veto on critical reforms to the CityFHEPS voucher program.

LAS Warns NYCHA’s Demolition Plan Will Lead to Permanent Displacement

The Legal Aid Society is demanding guarantees that no residents will be permanently displaced ahead of a proposed rebuild in Chelsea.

Op-Ed: Setting the Record Straight on the Rent Guidelines Board Vote

Adán Soltren, an attorney with the Legal Aid Society and member of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board, has penned a new op-ed decrying a recent vote by the board to increase rents on vulnerable New Yorkers.

LAS Condemns Vote to Increase Rent for Vulnerable New Yorkers

The NYC Rent Guidelines Board once again raised rents for tenants in stabilized apartments, ignoring the City's worst housing affordability crisis in two decades.