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What 83 Million Eviction Records Tell Us About Housing in America<\/a><\/h3>\n

WNYC, April 19, 2018<\/p>\n

City’s Free Lawyer Program Ramps Up for Tenants<\/a><\/h3>\n

WNYC, November 9, 2017<\/p>\n

These Cities Are About to Make It Harder for Landlords to Evict People<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Nation, August 28, 2017<\/p>\n

Cities Are Guaranteeing Tenants Access To A Lawyer To Help Them Fight Eviction<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fast City, August 24, 2017<\/p>\n

Hate Your Shady Landlord? Here’s Something to Celebrate<\/a><\/h3>\n

Vice, August 23, 2017<\/p>\n

New York Becomes First City to Guarantee Lawyers to Tenants Facing Eviction<\/a><\/h3>\n

Mother Jones, August 11, 2017<\/p>\n

It\u2019s official: NYC mayor signs law promising lawyers to low-income tenants facing eviction<\/a><\/h3>\n

Housing Wire, August 11, 2017<\/p>\n

Bill Granting Low-Income Tenants Lawyers During Evictions, Signed into Law<\/a><\/h3>\n

DNA Info, August 11, 2017<\/p>\n

Mayor signs bill to get low-income tenants legal help (VIDEO)<\/a><\/h3>\n

News 12, August 11, 2017<\/p>\n

City Council votes in favor of tenants\u2019 legal representation<\/a><\/h3>\n

The New York Amsterdam News, July 27, 2017<\/p>\n

New York Goes to the Mattresses Against the Eviction Machine<\/a><\/h3>\n

Slate, July 21, 2017<\/p>\n

NY1 Online: A right to counsel<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York 1, July 20, 2017<\/p>\n

Rep. Levine And Others Leaders Celebrate Passage Of Landmark Tenants\u2019 Rights Bill<\/a><\/h3>\n

Harlem World, July 20, 2017<\/p>\n

Housing Court Just Got Easier for NYC Renters<\/a><\/h3>\n

Next City, February 16, 2017<\/p>\n

A Housing Solution: Lawyers for Tenants<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY Times Editorial Board, February 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Balance these scales, too by getting lawyers for tenants in Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY Daily News, February 14, 2017<\/p>\n

Low-Income Housing Court Tenants to Get Free Lawyers<\/a><\/h3>\n

DNA Info, February 13, 2017<\/p>\n

Reaction to City Announcing Right to Counsel in Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

CityLimits, February 13, 2017<\/p>\n

Some New Yorkers facing eviction may get free lawyers<\/a><\/h3>\n

Fox 5, February 13, 2017<\/p>\n

Low-income tenants to get lawyer provided by NYC in housing court disputes<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY Daily News, February 12, 2017<\/p>\n

City will guarantee legal aid to low-income New Yorkers facing eviction<\/a><\/h3>\n

Metro NY, February 12, 2017<\/p>\n

De Blasio, Mark-Viverito announce right to counsel initiative<\/a><\/h3>\n

Politico, February 12, 2017<\/p>\n

De Blasio offers free legal help for NYC tenants facing eviction<\/a><\/h3>\n

Newsday, February 12, 2017<\/p>\n

City Will Guarantee Legal Counsel To Low-Income Tenants In Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

Gothamist, February 12, 2017<\/p>\n

Support swells for \u2018right to counsel\u2019 for low-income New Yorkers facing eviction<\/a><\/h3>\n

Metro NY, December 14, 2016<\/p>\n

Demandan que Concejo Municipal apruebe ley 214-A<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY1 Noticias, December 13, 2016<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s Supporting a Right to Counsel in Housing Court?<\/a><\/h3>\n

CityLimits, December 8, 2016<\/p>\n

URBAN AGENDA: Eviction prevention is good housing policy<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY Amsterdam News, October 6, 2016<\/p>\n

The Approval Matrix: Week of October 3, 2016<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY Mag, October 2, 2016<\/p>\n

NYC Council Kicks Off Hearings On Free Counsel For Poor Tenants<\/a><\/h3>\n

Gothamist, September 27, 2016<\/p>\n

In Support of Intro 214-A<\/a><\/h3>\n

Huffington Post, September 27, 2016<\/p>\n

NYC considers providing free lawyers to tenants facing eviction<\/a><\/h3>\n

Metro, September 27, 2016<\/p>\n

The Right To An Attorney\u2026 In Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

Above the Law, September 27, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants Push for Right to Counsel in Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

WNYC, September 26, 2016<\/p>\n

For Tenants Facing Eviction, New York May Guarantee a Lawyer<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York Times, September 26, 2016<\/p>\n

Low-Income Tenants May Soon Have the Right to an Attorney in Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

Village Voice, September 26, 2016<\/p>\n

Low-Income Tenants\u2019 Right to Counsel Closer to Realization<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York Law Journal, September 26, 2016<\/p>\n

A Right to a Lawyer to Save Your Home<\/a><\/h3>\n

The New York Times Editorial Board Endorses Right to Counsel!
\nNew York Times, September 23, 2016<\/p>\n

More New Yorkers Facing Eviction Are Getting Lawyers<\/a><\/h3>\n

Next City, September 13, 2016<\/p>\n

Inquilinos esperan ley que dar\u00e1 abogados de vivienda gratis<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, August 21, 2016<\/p>\n

Protejamos a los inquilinos de la ciudad<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, August 8, 2016<\/p>\n

Leveling the Playing Field for Tenants Facing Eviction<\/a><\/h3>\n

Rooflines: The Shelterforce Blog, April, 22, 2016<\/p>\n

Right to Counsel in Housing Court: The Bottom Line<\/a><\/h3>\n

Huffington Post, April, 18, 2016<\/p>\n

Advocates Link, and Critique, de Blasio\u2019s Homeless Plan<\/a><\/h3>\n

CityLimits, April 13, 2016<\/p>\n

Savings Seen From Right to Counsel in Eviction Cases<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York Law Journal, April 11, 2016<\/p>\n

How to Solve the Housing Crisis: More Lawyers<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bloomberg, April 8, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants in Housing Court: Letter to the Editor<\/a><\/h3>\n

A lawyer from Housing Works writes to the editor in support of the Right to Counsel.
\nThe New York Times, November 3,2015<\/p>\n

How to Fight Homelessness<\/a><\/h3>\n

Intro 214 (Right to Counsel) bill co-sponsor and coalition member Councilman Mark Levine along with the CEO of Coalition for the Homeless talk about Right to Counsel as a key addressing and preventing the NYC homelessness crisis.
\nThe New York Times, October 19, 2015<\/p>\n

De Blasio Says Right To Counsel \u201cOn the Horizon\u201d\u2013But Only if Feds Pay<\/a><\/h3>\n

Observer, September 29, 2015<\/p>\n

Homelessness in New York, Ways to Help\u2013Pass RTC!<\/a><\/h3>\n

The New York Times, September 11, 2015<\/p>\n

Comptroller Calls for More Interpreters and Better Signs in Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Observer, February 23, 2015<\/p>\n

Push to Expand Your Right to an Attorney Gains Momentum<\/a><\/h3>\n

Gotham Gazette, February 12, 2015<\/p>\n

NY1 Online: Panel Weighs In on Whether NYers Should Have Right to Lawyer in Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

CASA Director joins Andy Scherer of NY Law School and Council Members Vanessa Gibson and Mark Levine on Inside City Hall to talk about why we need Right to Counsel for Tenants in Housing Court!
\nFebruary 6, 2015<\/p>\n

Poor tenants need representation, says comptroller<\/a><\/h3>\n

CASA Leader, Mildred James is featured in this important article!
\nMott Haven Herald, February 6, 2015<\/p>\n

Comptroller Stringer, Outside the Bronx Housing Court, Backs Right to Counsel<\/a><\/h3>\n

Norwood News, February 4, 2015<\/p>\n

Justice Gets Evicted: Bronx Housing Court Meets a City\u2019s Crisis<\/a><\/h3>\n

City Limits does an expansive piece on the Bronx Housing Court, largely featuring our work to reform the court system and highlighting CASA Leader, Fitzroy Christian.
\nFebruary 4, 2015<\/p>\n

Retired Supreme Court Justice, Emily Jane Goodman on Right to Counsel\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York Law Journal, January 6, 2015<\/p>\n

Activists Mobilizate for Right to Counsel<\/a><\/h3>\n

Truth Out, January 5, 2015<\/p>\n

Push to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court Gains Momentum\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

The New York Times covers our work to pass Right to Counsel!
\nNew York Times, December 16, 2014<\/p>\n

Housing as the Other Civil Rights Issue\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

A great article in Newsweek about RTC as a civil rights and racial justice issue.
\nNewsweek, December 11, 2014<\/p>\n

A Powerful Video about the Need for Right to Counsel for Tenants in Housing Court\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

Thanks to members of Make the Road NY, Pratt Area Community Council, Flatbush Tenants Coalition and especially to CASA members for spending weeks writing the script and putting the entire plan together. And a shout out to our filmmakers, CASA Leader Emmanuel Yusuf and CASA interns and students Cesar Mesias and Gerard Giraldo.<\/p>\n

Justice Denied: A Call For Action in Our City\u2019s Housing Courts<\/a><\/h3>\n

Op-ed by Council Member Mark Levine on the need for tenants to have legal representation at housing court.
\nGotham Gazette\u00a0 June 10, 2014<\/p>\n

Bronx Housing Advocates and Residents Courting Changes\u00a0for Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx residents are pushing the City Council to pass legislation that would provide free legal representation for those facing eviction.
\nBronx News 12\u00a0 June 4, 2014<\/p>\n

Law Would Give Tenants Free Attorneys in Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

A staggering nearly 30,000 families were evicted from their homes in 2013 \u2013 The Bronx had the most evictions out of any borough!<\/em>\u00a0This news piece features\u00a0moving testimony from CASA Leaders Randy Dillard and Fitzroy Christian.
\nPix 11 News \u00a0June 1, 2014<\/p>\n

Bronx Housing Court Reform<\/a><\/h3>\n

CASA Leader Fitzroy Christian and UJC attorney Stephanie Rudolph went on Bronx Talk to talk about the need for reform in the Bronx Housing Court.
\nBronx Talk\u00a0 April 7, 2014<\/p>\n

The Tale of Two Housing Courts<\/a><\/h3>\n

WNYC Radio segment on the absolute need for legal representation.
\nWNYC \u00a0March 28, 2014<\/p>\n

The Daily News on our Report on the Bronx Housing Court<\/a><\/h3>\n

Daily News, March 18, 2013<\/p>\n

The New York Times Covers the Release of Our Report on the Bronx Housing Court\u00a0<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York Times, March 14, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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