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LAS Sues on Behalf of Tenants in Collapsed Bronx Building

Tenants are suffering from landlord harassment on top of dangerous conditions, including gas outages, exposure to construction dust, and vermin infestations.

LAS Demands “Good Cause” Protections as Evictions More Than Double in 2023

“Good Cause” would require landlords to demonstrate a justification for evicting tenants and protect against extortionate rent increases.

New Yorkers Rally Against Eviction of Asylum Seekers

Legal Aid joined elected officials and a range of homelessness and immigration advocates a day before the City is expected to begin evicting families with children from shelter.

LAS Lauds Voting Results As Nostrand Houses Residents Join Preservation Trust

The historic vote to join the Trust will allow for additional funding opportunities to address a backlog of repairs and other needs at the public housing development.

Advocates Rally in Support of Right to Shelter

A broad coalition gathered today, in both New York City and Albany, in opposition to efforts from Albany and City Hall to dismantle the critical protections.

Lucy Newman to Lead Dedicated Public Housing Unit at LAS

The newly created unit will focus on advancing Legal Aid's public housing work through litigation and advocacy.

LAS: Housing Families with Children at Floyd Bennett Field is Unacceptable

A tour of the facility revealed that it falls woefully short of providing the accommodations that this vulnerable population needs and deserves.

LAS: City Must Not House New Arrivals in Tents

Passing out tents as winter approaches is a mockery of the City’s legal and moral obligation to provide safe shelter to people without homes.

LAS Decries Hospital’s Attempt to Evict Longtime Residents

Maimonides Medical Center has filed 37 eviction cases across seven buildings so far.

LAS Condemns City’s Plan to House Families with Children in Cubicles

Private rooms, not open cubicles, are needed to ensure the safety of families with children and to reduce the transmission of infectious disease.