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
New York Legal Assistance Group Appoints Anna Luft as Associate Director for Housing Policy and Advocacy
The newly created role will expand the scope of Luft’s policy advocacy and community work to include private housing and intersecting issue areas.
Queens Daily Eagle: Queens Housing Court’s virtual intake spurs delays and confusion, attys claim
Attorneys with NYLAG’s Tenants’ Rights Unit spoke with the Queens Daily Eagle about some of the difficulties that have come with a recent shift to virtual intake for housing court.
Commentary: Housing Security Is Survivor Safety. New York Must Deliver
As the Emergency Housing Voucher Program (EHV) runs out of funding, New York City’s housing agencies must step up to ensure survivors’ safety.