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NYC Evictions Down Almost 20% Six Months After State Tenant Protections Enacted (NY)

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 01/06/2020
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Many Renters Who Face Eviction Owe Less Than $600

  • By: The New York Times
  • 12/12/2019
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Is Tenants' Right to Counsel On Its Way to Becoming Standard Practice?

Law You Can Use: Ohio's Civil Legal Aid System Offers Hope to Low-Income Ohioans (OH)

  • By: The Highland County Press
  • 11/26/2019
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The Fair Housing Assessment Cites About 40,000 Area Residents Living in Unsafe, Unaffordable Spaces (OH)

  • By: Soapbox Cincinnati
  • 11/19/2019
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'Micro' Houses May Help Ease Orange County's Big Housing Crisis (FL)

City of Richmond Creates Eviction Task Force (VA)

Fort Meade Military Families Sue, Alleging Hazardous Housing Conditions (MD)

NYCHA Postpones Planned Heat Outages for Hundreds (NY)

Tenant Left in Limbo After Man Believed to be His Landlord was Evicted From Rental Home (VA)

Without Legal Aid, Bronx Residents Are Lost at Housing Court (NY)

NYC Tenant Advocates Push for Even Greater Renter Protections with New Campaign (NY)

Two Years After Hurricane Harvey, One Group Says It Has Been Overlooked: Renters (TX)

  • By: The New York Times
  • 10/11/2019
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What To Do If You Are Stuck In A Bad Apartment (IL)

Harvard Law School's 'Outstanding' Housing Rights Advocacy Work Honored by Boston Bar Association (MA)

In a Battle With Your Landlord? Lawyers Designed This Chat Bot to Help Tenants Get Free Legal Aid (IL)

  • By: Block Club Chicago
  • 10/07/2019
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Could Virtual Aid Improve Court Access For The Lawyerless? (MA)

Landlords from Schenectady, Elsewhere in State, Fret Over Strengthened Tenants Rights (NY)

  • By: The Daily Gazette News
  • 10/05/2019
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A Right to Counsel is a Right to a Fighting Chance

  • By: Center for American Progress
  • 10/02/2019
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NYCHA Tenants Brace for Cold Season, Hold Out Scant Hope for Improvements (NY)

Working Homeless Would Be Forced To Save Money Under Controversial NYC Proposal (NY)

Charlestown County Launches New Housing Court Pilot Program (SC)

This Proposed Law Could Help DC Tenants Facing Eviction Fight Back Against Dishonest Landlords (DC)

  • By: Greater Greater Washington
  • 09/18/2019
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Local Organizations Working to Tear Down Barriers to Housing (VA)

  • By: Charlottesville Tomorrow
  • 09/16/2019
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Thousands of NYCHA Residents Face Sudden Water Outages (NY)

  • By: Brooklyn Daily Eagle
  • 09/05/2019
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Report: CHA Doesn't Provide Adequate Language Services For Seniors (IL)

Cleveland Inches Closer to Right to Counsel for Citizens in Need Facing Eviction (OH)

  • By: Crain's Cleveland Business
  • 09/05/2019
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How NYC Landlords May be Skirting the New Rent Laws (NY)

Cleveland Looks to Provide Legal Representation for Impoverished Families Facing Eviction (OH)

This Year, the DHA has Filed 30 Times More Eviction Cases Than Its Raleigh Counterpart. It's Promising Reform. (NC)

There Have Been Tens of Thousands of Evictions in Hamilton County in Recent Years (OH) (Audio)

  • By: Cincinnati Public Radio | News
  • 08/19/2019
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Santa Rosa Punts Ordinance to Prevent Discrimination Against Low-Income Renters (CA)

  • By: The Press Democrat
  • 08/13/2019
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Nearly 90 Percent of NYCHA Apartments Lost Heat, Hot Water During Winter (NY)

District Court Judge Throws Out Hundreds of Annapolis Housing Authority's Failure to Pay Rent Cases (MD)

At a Chinatown Apartment Building, Tenants Get Last-Minute Reprieve From Rent Increases (CA)

Rent Hikes Averted in Chinatown Building (CA)

  • By: Los Angeles Downtown News
  • 08/07/2019
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Suit: Low-Income Housing Not For Low-Income People (MI) (Video)

These Tenants Got Vouchers to Leave Their Harvey-Damaged Apartments. They Still Fear They'll End Up on the Streets. (TX)

City Welcomes Boost in Housing Funds

  • By: Union-Bulletin.com
  • 08/02/2019
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Meet the Eviction Defenders Helping to Keep Tenants at Home (CA)

  • By: The Christian Science Monitor
  • 07/30/2019
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Dentsu Aegis Network and Pro Bono Net Offer Access to Justice for Survivors of Natural Disasters

Legal Aid Group Says Eviction Helpline Slow To Start, But Working To Curb Some Evictions (VA)

  • By: Community Idea Stations
  • 07/29/2019
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Landlords Lose Power in Eviction Battles Under New New York Law (NY)

Natural Disasters and Dealing with the Aftermath (Podcast)

  • By: Legal Talk Network
  • 07/26/2019
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Domestic Violence Victims and Nuisance Laws Are Often in Deadly Conflict: Phillip Morris (OH)

Renter Rights Groups Cry Foul Over Last-Minute Proposed Changes to Tenant Relocation Law (CA)

  • By: Long Beach Post News
  • 07/22/2019
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New York State Expands Online Tool Connecting Crime Victims With Legal Services (NY)

Walsh Lobbies Lawmakers on Housing Protections for Seniors (MA)

'The Roaches Are Crawling into My Refrigerator’: Bronx Tenants Sue over House of Horrors (NY)

Mobile Home Residents Hit with Soaring Rent After Hurricanes (NC)

Nonprofit Wins Grant to Support Hartford Residents Leaving Failed Subsidized Housing Projects (CT)

A Housing Lifeline for Low-Income Residents (OH)

  • By: Crain's Cleveland Business
  • 07/07/2019
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State Restoring Aid for Civil Legal Cases (LA) (Op-Ed)

Justice: Lack of Legal Representation Can Lead to Dire Consequences (NM)

  • By: Albuquerque Journal
  • 06/25/2019
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The Big Problem with Affordable Housing (CA)

Rent Guidelines Board Hikes Rent on Stabilized Apartments for Third Straight Year at Raucous Meeting (NY)

  • By: New York Daily News
  • 06/25/2019
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Tenants Who Fought Minneapolis Landlord for Years Get a Windfall (MN)

From Behind Bars to … the Streets? Bay Area Residents with Records Struggle to Find Housing (CA)

How New Rent Laws in N.Y. Help All Tenants (NY)

  • By: The New York Times
  • 06/21/2019
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Activists Push to End Housing Discrimination Against Ex-Cons

Legal Aid Foundation Offers Mobile Law Sessions at Community Center (FL)

  • By: Tallahassee Democrat
  • 06/18/2019
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Louisiana Approves Money for Civil Legal Aid, Joining Most Other U.S. States (LA)

I-Team: Michigan's Justice Gap Exists but a New Task Force is Seeking Ways to Close It (MI)

LA Renters Fight Rent Hikes in Court to Avoid Life on the Streets (CA)

  • By: Courthouse News Service
  • 06/17/2019
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New York State Passes Historic Pro-Tenant Rent Reforms (NY)

New York State Office of Victim Services Partnered with Nonprofits to Create New York Crime Victims Legal Help, Now Available in 26 Counties (NY)

  • By: Office of Victim Services
  • 06/13/2019
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Avoiding Foreclosure on Your Reverse Mortgage: Florida Residents Can Get Help (FL)

New York Legislature Strengthens Tenant Protections in the State (NY)

What Are Your Rights as a Renter If Your Home Gets Flooded? (VA) (Video)

Renters Getting Evicted from Their Apartments in N.J. City Will Now Get Free Lawyers (NJ)

How Would the Wide-Reaching Good Cause Eviction Bill Transform Queens Housing Court? (NY)

Minnesota Lawyers' Dedication to Pro Bono Work Has Made the State a National Leader (MN)

Advocates Argue Delaware Court Processes to Blame for State's High Eviction Rates (DE)

  • By: Delaware Public Media
  • 05/31/2019
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The Urgent Need for Rent Regulations (NY)

Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley to Pursue Plan to Provide Lawyers for Impoverished Tenants Fighting Eviction (OH)

New $65M Legal Center Hopes to be Game Changer for Philly’s Poor (PA)

Getting Legal Help Can be a Barrier for Low-Income Colorado Families Who Need Safe, Clean Housing (CO)

Successful Renters Program Introduces Rights, Responsibilities of Renting (WV)

Planned NYCHA HQ Move Leaves Some Tenants in Dark (NY)

  • By: Brooklyn Daily Eagle
  • 05/17/2019
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Housing in Brief: Will Philly be the Second Big City to Pass Right-to-Counsel? (PA)

Efforts Underway to Craft a Housing Strategy for Cincinnati (OH)

Bridging The Divide: Upstate and Downstate Renters Join Forces (NY)

Closing Housing Justice Gap Needs More Than Lawyers

How Tenants in a Foreclosed Home Become Homeowners: A Guide (NY)

  • By: Rockland/Westchester Journal News
  • 04/09/2019
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Upcoming City Law to Give Low-Income San Diegans More Housing Opportunities (CA)

Eviction? Foreclosure? Akronites Seek Legal Help at Free Clinic (OH)

Legal Aid Update: Two Years...Three Kids...One Mission (OH)

Abandoned Hospital Renovated to Apartments for the Homeless (WI)

How Americans Navigate a Civil Justice System Made 'By Lawyers, For Lawyers'

Tenant Access to Eviction Counsel Gains Steam in Philly (PA)

Foreclosure Activity Ticks Upward in Capital Region in 2018 (NY)

Civil Legal Aid is Crucial for Many in Our District (Op-ed) (WA)

Getting Homeless Seniors Back on Their Feet (OK)

She escaped an abusive marriage. Now she faces eviction from her home.

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 03/13/2019
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Bill Would Protect Tenants Facing Unhealthy Living Conditions (GA)

  • By: The Newnan Times-Herald
  • 03/12/2019
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Hispanic Federation Launches Million-Dollar Initiative to Promote Community Development (Puerto Rico)

In Justice Crisis, Access to Commissions' Spread Sparks Change

Massachusetts Right to Counsel Legislation Gains Urgency Amid Rising Number of Evictions

Legal Groups Propose Help for Detroit Tenants Facing Eviction (MI)

Legal Services Attorney's Life Comes Full Circle as She Assists Those in Need (NY)

NYC Evictions Down Thanks to Legal Aid Program for Tenants (NY)