Reform Advocacy

The Task Force has continued to work toward justice in the court and to make efforts to reestablish the focus on the Housing Court's statutory mandate - the enforcement of housing and safety codes. We continue to support:

The right to counsel for all indigent litigants in Housing Court

The use of plain-language forms and multi-language court information and legal forms

A prerequisite that owners correct housing and safety code violations prior to filing non-payment claims

Reform of statutory and administrative barriers to equal protection and due process in housing matters

Maintenance and development of affordable and habitable housing, and

Improvements in the Housing Court's handling of unrepresented litigants.

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Information contained on this web site was prepared by the City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court, Inc., a not-for-profit coalition of community housing organizations.

This information was prepared not by attorneys, but by experienced housing advocates and should not be thought of as legal advice.

This web site contains legal information, but it should not be considered legal advice and can not be considered as a substitute legal advice and representation by a qualified attorney.