Right to Counsel NYC Coalition #EvictionFreeNY

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The coalition is made up of tenants, organizers, lawyers, and more! We led the fight to make it a right to have a lawyer if you face an eviction in NYC!

New York, NY
Joined November 2014

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    We need permanent solutions to protect our homes and our rights! Join us, , and NEXT THURSDAY at 6:30pm for a Town Hall. Come learn about our Right to Counsel legislation and why tenants need it statewide. RSVP here:

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  2. Our Town Hall is TWO DAYS away. Join us on Thursday at 6:30pm to learn how passing for ALL can help us and to urge your state legislators to cosponsor and pass this crucial legislation. RSVP:

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  3. Jan 24

    Virtual event happening this Thurs., Jan. 27 at 6:30 p.m. w/ . RSVP here:

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  4. ! The eviction protections have expired and 1,000s of NYers are at risk of eviction. We can help stop these evictions by enacting for ALL. Join our Town Hall THIS THURSDAY at 6:30pm to learn more! RSVP:

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  5. Jan 22

    & held a digital press conference calling for to ensure all tenants have a when facing an Watch on Sunday, at 11:30 AM on BX OMNI CH 67 Optimum/2133 FiOS &

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  6. Jan 21

    Join CASA, our Assembly Champion , & next Thurs 1/27 @ 6:30pm for a Statewide RTC for all Townhall. We can stop evictions! RSVP here:

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  7. Jan 21

    Rally to demand safe housing for Fidele - Monday Jan 24, 11am - 4605 Church Ave (East Flatbush) Our comrade Fidele's slumlord, Carl Bullen, has cut off the electricity, locked her out of her kitchen, harassed, and threatened her. Join us to demand an end to this harassment!

    black text on white background, illustration of person holding protest sign, and city skyline. Join our rally! We demand safe housing! Rally to demand that Carl Bullen stops harassing our neighbor Fidele! We demand repairs - with permits & qualified workers! Provide electricity and a safe apartment. Monday Jan 24, 11am, 4605 Church Ave. logos for organizations: brooklyn eviction defense, crown heights tenants union, flatbush tenant coalition. Carl Bullen has put our neighbor Fidele through hell! shuts off power to her lights, stove, and electricity and harasses and threatens her! we, the community, demand an end to this abuse! and we demand HPD & DOB do their job: ensure safe housing!
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  8. Jan 20

    Powerful op-ed on . Eviction cases in housing court should only move forward when legal services providers, like MFJ, have sufficient capacity to take on these cases. Op-Ed: . And here is a legal memo in support of this:

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  9. Jan 21

    With the end of the eviction moratorium, we need statewide Right to Counsel more than ever.

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  10. Hey New York! Please join us Next Thursday at 6:30pm for this important Town Hall on . We want ALL tenants in NY State to have the Right to Counsel. Let's make it happen!

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  11. Jan 20

    NEW: Housing Courts Must Change: Every Tenant Should Have Right to Counsel as Eviction Moratorium Lifts (opinion)

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  12. Jan 19

    Join CASA along with the Right to Counsel NYC Coalition next Thursday January 27th on ZOOM from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Our Assembly member Latoya Joyner is the lead sponsor of this bill and will be at the town hall.

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  15. Jan 19

    If you are concerned about being taken to court, please apply for ERAP (even if there isn't money) and call 212-962-4795 to be connected to an attorney!

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  16. Jan 19

    “The courts bear responsibility. We cannot be talking about rights on a piece of paper; we have to be talking about what they mean in reality, on the ground. We need to make sure that every single tenant has access to a lawyer in proceedings.” . .

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  17. Jan 18

    Housing cases must be put on hold unless tenant has an attorney representing them. We need a system that works for all, and that protects our families. Proud to join colleagues including , and look forward to making this initiative a reality in NYC.

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  18. "Put all eviction cases on hold until all tenants have the right to an attorney," -. YES. Thank you for recognizing the importance of and for fighting to so that it extends to all NYC tenants.

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  19. Thank you for pledging to fight to to all NYC tenants! No eviction case should move forward without an attorney.

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  20. Thank you to leader Fidele Albert for calling it like it is. . We need to , Pass + Expand the Eviction Protections until 6/22.

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