In The News
What NYC renters need to know about getting landlords to turn the heat back on
New York City designates the eight months between October 1 and May 31 as a time when heat legally must be provided to renters. NYLAG ...
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Housing Insecurity
NYCHA’s Section 8 logjam continues on for too many
An error in NYCHA’s case management system that wrongfully terminated tenants’ Section 8 vouchers continues to leave tens of thousands in jeopardy. In this follow ...
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Housing Insecurity
Voucher Holders Navigate Through Red Tape
A failure in NYCHA's case management system caused thousands of tenants with Section 8 vouchers to be mislabeled as delinquent on their annual recertifications. NYLAG ...
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Housing Insecurity
New York City Rent Increase: What You Need to Know
NYLAG's Sophie Cohen contributed to this New York Times article on the impacts of recent rent increases in New York City. "When a rent-stabilized apartment ...
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Tenants
NYLAG Advocates for Tenants’ Rights After Rent Subsidies Wrongfully Terminated
In March 2022, NYLAG learned that the New York City Housing Authority (“NYCHA”) had begun to send out notices about Section 8 voucher terminations to ...
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Statements
Expand and Extend NY’s Eviction Moratorium. Thousands of Lives Are at Stake.
New York’s residential eviction moratorium, which protects thousands of individuals and families, will expire in just seven days. NYLAG calls on NY legislatures to extend ...
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Community Education
Your Rights as a Tenant During COVID-19— Protections Against Eviction
On February 16th, 2021, NYLAG held a live Q&A that discussed the process to submit a hardship application for tenants seeking additional protection against evictions ...
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Community Education
Filling Out This Form Can Extend Your Eviction Protections
Any New Yorker behind on their rent, because of financial or medical hardship due to COVID-19, should submit a Hardship Declaration Form to avoid facing ...
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Community Education
President Biden’s First Day: New Policies That May Affect You.
With Joe Biden now the 47th President of the U.S., NYLAG urges the Biden Administration to reverse policies that harm the communities we serve.
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Advocacy
NYLAG Testifies for Universal Access to Legal Services for Tenant’s Facing Eviction to be Expanded.
Communities of color are disproportionately impacted by the health and economic devastation caused by COVID-19 and could face homelessness if we do not have proper ...
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