Tenants’ Rights
Defending tenants facing eviction, displacement, and homelessness.
Safe, affordable housing is disappearing throughout the city. The housing crisis brought on by rising rents is hitting communities of color, single parent households, people with disabilities, and veterans particularly hard. Eviction uproots families, jeopardizing employment and education, and often leads to homelessness.
At NYLAG, we fight to preserve housing, prevent homelessness, ensure economic security for families, and promote stability in our communities.
9,000
tenants represented in the face of eviction, displacement, or homelessness
Services
Our lawyers fight for safe and affordable housing. We offer the following legal services:
- Representing individuals and families in Housing Court eviction cases
- Advocating before administrative agencies, including NYCHA and Section 8
- Obtaining and preserving rent subsidies
- Preserving safe and affordable housing
- For more about our Public Housing Justice Project, click here
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The Latest on Tenant’s Rights
NYLAG and Boston Tremont HDFC Announce Commitments to Section 8 Tenants at Lambert Houses in the Bronx
NYLAG and Boston Tremont announce a statement of principles and services that will help tenants at Lambert Houses in the Bronx successfully recertify their Section 8 housing subsidies.
Gothamist/WNYC: NYCHA tenants sue city, saying agency does not disclose rats, lead, other hazards
NYLAG is representing tenants in a lawsuit against HPD for failing to publicize building violations in public housing, as required by law.
Documented: Evictions, Apartment Repairs, Rental Application: How to Deal with NYC Landlords
Jonathan Fox, Tenants Right Unit Director at NYLAG shared answers to common questions about tenants’ rights in an interview with Documented.
