Sentences with phrase «housing court»

According to the report, only about one percent of tenants in housing court facing eviction had lawyers in 2013.

In the context of housing court for a pro se defendant, the desired outcome is to get through the process with as little cost and as good an outcome as possible.

Since that initiative went into effect, the number of people represented by a lawyer at housing court jumped from just 1 percent to 27 percent.

And I want to talk to you a little bit about the shape of finances and talk a little bit about recycling and housing courts if time permits.

This all stems from an affordable housing court order that was agreed upon back in 2009.

The change of mind marks the latest 2017 pivot for the mayor, who recently announced his support for publicly - funded counsel for all tenants in housing court after opposing it for years.

The funding will also be reinforced with legislation to guarantee tenants a right to counsel in housing court.

In the complex world of housing court and eviction laws there are 12 basic rules that govern the vast majority of all landlord initiated eviction cases.

The plan is an expansion of a $ 62 million 2014 plan to increase the number of tenants with a lawyer at housing court.

As far back as 1983, a New York City housing court judge ruled that Mr. Trump filed a «spurious» lawsuit to harass a tenant into vacating a Trump building.

Before taking his current position at the EJC, he created and operated the BBA Lawyer for a Day Program at the Boston Housing Court for over ten years.

A New York City Housing Court judge dismissed a lawsuit against Sharif El - Gamal, the head of Soho Properties and developer of the controversial Park 51 mosque, after his former landlord claimed he failed to pay back rent at a former office.

He discussed recent decisions by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and the Massachusetts Appeals Court on Housing Court jurisdiction over foreclosure challenges, the authority of the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) to assign mortgages, and so - called «robo - signing» and its impact on Massachusetts lenders and real estate practitioners.

Last year, six of the top 12 buildings with Housing Court eviction proceedings were owned by Castellan.

The union's endorsement came at a rally and press conference held this afternoon outside Bronx Housing Court on Grand Concourse.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle article on BP Adams honoring members of the Kings County Housing Court Bar Association.

In 2016, 27 % of tenants in Housing Court for eviction proceedings had lawyers, up from 1 % in 2013, city officials said.

The city, court, and Erie County Clerk all maintain records necessary to track the imposition and payment of Housing Court fines, but Investigative Post found last year that the records are not coordinated.

The public advocate also called on the Council to pass the «right - to - counsel» bill that would guarantee an attorney to every one in housing court proceedings.

If you have been referred by a Amelia Court House court or any other Virginia state court to take a driver improvement course, simply give them the certificate that was sent to you.

They called for making the city's housing more livable, reforming housing court and addressing the serious health problems that result from lead paint, dust and cockroaches.

Another law will allow Housing Court judges to award damages to tenants who win harassment cases against their landlord.

«This is Gideon's army and Gideon's army is marching straight into housing court.

The deal struck with Vantage forces the controversial landlord to adhere to a three - year oversight program that will force the company to stop serving what Cuomo described as baseless legal notices and frivolous Housing Court actions, he said in the statement.

Clement: Our `'» aha»» moment came when we were sitting in the back of a courtroom in Brooklyn housing court.

She sold hundreds of thousands of copies of Fifty Shades of Grey before a major publishing house courted her.

The start of the new contracts will not be 1 April 2018, as previously announced; but 1 September 2018 (but see more information on Housing Court Possession Duty Scheme (HPCDS) contracts below).

Seasoned veteran of the Kings County Housing Court system.

However, the process to seek resolution is complicated and imbalanced — 90 percent of tenants in housing court don't have legal representation, while 90 percent of landlords do.

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9 JD Housing Court Judge Susan Avery & Court Attorney James Clynes are running.

We were in housing court earlier this morning, following developments in the legal fight between the owner and tenants of 289 Grand Street.

Meanwhile, community members said Housing Court Judge Patrick Carney voiced support for the project at a community meeting this summer even though Greenleaf had pending cases before the court.

City Hall's belated effort to collect $ 22 million in unpaid Housing Court fines is coming up empty.

The Manhattan Housing Court's advisory council, which reviews its judges after each four - year term, recently ruled that jurist Susan Avery should get the boot — as it catalogued years of complaints against her, sources said.

The Bronx Housing Court sees a spike in cases, approximately 2,300 more since 2007, as recently unemployed middle - class white - collar renters are unable to afford their apartments.

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer stands with members of Community Action for Safe Apartments outside of Bronx County Housing Court today to announce his support for City legislation to provide attorneys for New Yorkers facing eviction or foreclosures.

Evelyn is an active member of the 21st Ward Association, Black Rock Historical Society, Spotlight Tonawanda Street and serves with her husband Jim as the City of Buffalo North District Housing Court Liaison.

As reported by The Real Deal last month, the city's Housing Court rarely rules in favor or tenants, having only done so in 2 percent of cases brought by tenants between 2014 and 2016.

The representative noted that between 2014 to 2016, New York City Housing Court only ruled that harassment occurred in 2 percent (or less) of cases brought by tenants.

At 12:30 p.m., NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio hosts a press conference to make an announcement about legal representation for tenants in housing court following a roundtable discussion on the topic, High Bridge Library, 78 West 168th St., the Bronx.

This afternoon, they filed a lawsuit in New York City's housing court disputing the landlord's decision to tear the building down.

The two federal lawsuits, filed in Manhattan and Brooklyn, claimed that NYCHA's new computer and phone systems cost Section 8 tenants their housing vouchers, causing them to pay additional rent and endure lengthy housing court proceedings.

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