Housing Links
Online Resources for New York City Tenants and Housing Advocates
“Easily New York's best online resource for New York landlord-tenant
case law, statutes, secondary authority, and a great deal more law . . . .”
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-- Gerald Lebovits, New York Real Property Law Journal
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Met Council Factsheets
NYC Rent Guidelines Board - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Tenant's Rights Guide (New York State Attorney General) (pdf)
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) - Office of Rent Administration Information for rent-regulated tenants.
LawHelp KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - Housing A comprehensive collection of 265 tenants' rights fact sheets and booklets. (Shorter URL: http://tinyurl.com/dvjgj)
Useful Information about Housing Rules and Regulations (NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development) (pdf)
New York City Affordable Housing Resource Center Information
about available affordable housing, public housing, Section 8,
evictions, and repairs, and information and resources for senior
citizens and people with disabilities.
Rent Smart (NYS Consumer Protection Board). Includes model lease (pdf).
Fair Housing Guide (NYS Division of Human Rights) (4.1 MB pdf). Also in Spanish.
New York City and State Housing Standards Tables identifying key statutory provisions; links to additional resources.
Statutory Rights of Residential Tenants in New York Summaries and links to key state laws protecting tenants' rights.
rentovercharge.com Tenant lawyer Steven De Castro's guide to rent overcharges.
Tenant lawyer Steven De Castro's housing fact sheets
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Tenant and Housing Organizations
City-Wide and State-Wide Organizations
Metropolitan Council on Housing NYC's oldest tenant organization.
New York State Tenants & Neighbors Coalition, Inc. Statewide advocacy for tenants and affordable housing.
Tenants PAC Pro-tenant New York political action committee.
Housing Here & Now! Coalition campaigning for affordable housing, code enforcement, and home rule over rent regulations.
Shalom Tenants Alliance Coalition of tenants in over 100 buildings owned or managed by the Shalom/Ohebshalom family.
National Organizations
National Housing Law Project A national housing law and advocacy center focused on affordable and subsidized housing.
National Low Income Housing Coalition "Dedicated solely to to achieving socially just public policy that assures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes."
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Resources for advocates including Clearinghouse Review and the Poverty Law Library.
Bronx
Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corporation Serves Bronx CB 11 (Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Bronxdale, Van Nest, Laconia).
Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition Serves the northwest Bronx.
Brooklyn
Brighton Neighborhood Association Serves Brighton Beach.
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation Serves Cypress Hills.
Fifth Avenue Committee Serves lower Park Slope and South Brooklyn.
Make the Road New York Serves Bushwick.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Serves Sunset Park.
Pratt Area Community Council Serves Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Bedford Stuyvesant.
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp. Serves Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
Manhattan
Cooper Square Committee Serves 14th to Delancey Streets east of Bowery/3rd Ave.
Good Old Lower East Side Serves 14th to Delancey Streets east of Bowery/4th Ave. and public housing residents on East Side below 14th St.
Hudson Guild/Chelsea Housing Group Serves Chelsea.
Housing Conservation Coordinators Serves Hell's Kitchen/Clinton.
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Serves the Upper East Side.
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation Serves Washington Heights and Inwood.
Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council Serves the Upper West Side.
University Settlement Society/Project Home Serves the Lower East Side.
Queens
Make the Road New York Serves western Queens.
Margert Community Corporation Serves Far Rockaway area.
Queens Community House Serves Queens.
Staten Island
Make the Road New York Serves Port Richmond.
Other
Some of the following organizations provide assistance to tenants:
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Individual Building/Owner Research
(Ownership, management, violations, taxes, etc.)
NYC Map Portal Enter address to see building-level map and find online property information and more.
Property Shark One-stop access to public records, maps, etc. Unofficial, not always up-to-date, but very convenient.
HPDOnline NYC Dept. of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) - Building registration and violations.
NYC Dept. of Buildings - Building Information Search Building permits, violations, certificates of occupancy, etc.
NYC City Register (ACRIS) Property transfer records (deeds, mortgages, etc.).
NYC Dept. of Finance - Property Tax Assessment Records: by block and lot number or by street address.
NYC Dept. of Finance - Property Tax Payment History
NYC Dept. of Finance - J-51 Benefit History (see also this FAQ on tax abatements/exemptions).
DHCR Rent Regulated Building Search Database of buildings registering with DHCR at least once from 1984-present.
List of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments from 2007 DHCR building registrations.
A old database of buildings with rent-stabilized apartments from 1994 DHCR building registrations is online at http://www.tenant.net/DHCR/dhcraddr/rent.html. WARNING & DISCLAIMER: Other content posted on "www.tenant.net" may be inaccurate and/or outdated.
Mitchell-Lama Housing Companies in NY State Data on all DHCR- and HPD-supervised Mitchell-Lama developments.
HUD Multifamily Housing Data Multiple databases covering buildings with a variety of HUD project-based subsidies.
NYS Dept. of State Corporation and Business Entity Database
NYS Dept. of State Licensee Name Search (Real estate brokers/salespersons, barbers, hearing aid dispensers, etc.)
NYS Dept. of Correctional Services Inmate Lookup
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New York City Government Agencies
NYC.gov - City of New York Home Page
The Green Book The official directory of the City of New York.
NYC Community Boards
NYC Department for the Aging
NYC Department of Buildings
NYC HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA)
NYC Department of Homeless Services
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)
NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA) Public and subsidized housing
NYC Housing Development Corporation
NYC Human Resources Administration (HRA/DSS)
NYC Commission on Human Rights -- Housing
NYC Law Department
NYC Loft Board
NYC Marshals The enforcement officers of the NYC Civil Court.
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities - Housing
NYC Rent Guidelines Board
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New York State Government Agencies
New York State Government Agencies and Offices
New York State Government Telephone Directory
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) - Office of Rent Administration
NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) - Home Page
NYS Department of State - Real Estate Broker-Salesperson Page
NYS Attorney General - Bureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection - Housing Issues
NYS Division of Human Rights
NYS Committee on Open Government - Your Right to Know (FOIL, Open Meetings, Privacy)
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Elected Officials
They Represent You Look up elected representatives for any NYC address (League of Women Voters of the City of New York).
New York City Council
Links to elected officials' websites (League of Women Voters of the City of New York).
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Housing Court (Housing Part, New York City Civil Court)
Housing Part, NYC Civil Court Home Page Site highlights:
New York City Civil Court Act Statute establishing and governing the NYC Civil Court. (Loislaw*) (Free public source: Laws of New York)
New York City Civil Court Act § 110 Statute establishing the Housing Part of the NYC Civil Court.
The Legal Aid Society
Community Website - Housing Answers to frequently asked questions about Housing Court cases.
Housing Court Answers (Formerly the City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court)
Top Ten Mistakes Tenants Make in Housing Court By South Brooklyn Legal Services.
Housing Court Records and Your Credit Report By the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project.
For court decisions, see Free Online Legal Research Resources - Court & Agency Decisions.
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Other New York State Courts
NYS Unified Court System
Courthelp.gov The NYS Unified Court System's website for self-represented litigants.
Small Claims Part, NYC Civil Court
A Guide To Small Claims Court By the NYC Civil Court.
Supreme Court, New York County - Civil Branch
Supreme Court, New York County "SCROLL" (Supreme Court Records On-Line Library): Index number search; multi-field search.
Index
number, index number purchase date, and caption information are
available for all cases for which an index number was purchased since
about 1972. For more recent cases, County Clerk minutes, appearance
information, scanned pleadings, RJIs, notices of motion, stipulations, orders and judgments and decisions are available (see also the WebCivil Supreme
system). Details (pdf).
Appellate Term, First Department
Appellate Term, Second Department
Appellate Division, First Department
Appellate Division, Second Department
New York Court of Appeals
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Lawyers
Free Legal Services Providers
LawHelp.org/NY Use this web site first to find offices serving your area and type of problem!
City Bar Association Legal Clinic and Hotline Serves all of NYC.
Legal Aid Society of New York - Civil Practice Programs and offices city-wide.
Legal Services NYC Programs and offices city-wide.
CAMBA Legal Services Serves Brooklyn.
The Door Legal Services Center Serves people between the ages of 12 and 21 city-wide.
Eviction Intervention Services Serves 42nd - 72nd Streets from 5th Ave. to East River, Roosevelt Island.
Housing Conservation Coordinators Serves 34th - 72nd Streets west of 8th Ave.
Lenox Hill Neighborhood House Serves 59th to 96th Streets from 5th Ave. to East River, Roosevelt Island.
MFY Legal Services Area served varies by program.
Northern Manhattan Improvement Corp. Legal Services Serves Washington Heights and Inwood.
West Side SRO Law Project Serves SRO tenants on West Side north of 14th St.
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(These firms are recommended by Met Council; listings are not attorney advertisements.)
Collins, Dobkin, & Miller LLP
Fishman & Neil, LLP
John Gorman (212) 509-8664
Grad & Weinraub (212) 732-0400
Hartman, Ule, Rose & Ratner (co-ops, condos, Mitchell-Lama)
Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph
Steve Palitz (212) 232-2055
Sokolski & Zekaria, P.C.
New York State Attorney Directory
Includes all attorneys admitted in
New York State, with business address, telephone number, year of
admission to the New York bar, judicial department of admission, law
school attended, and registration status.
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Public and Charitable Assistance Resources
Housing Court Answers Hotline Coordinates referrals for rent arrears assistance through the Emergency Rent Coalition.
Community Service Society Public bnefits counseling and eviction prevention services.
Emergency Assistance (One-Shot Deal) information By EarnBenefits Online
Managing Household Expenses and Finding Housing Assistance By EarnBenefits Online
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Legal Research Resources
General Legal Research and Citation Guides
Zimmerman's Research Guide "An Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers," courtesy of LexisNexis.
New York State Law Reporting Bureau Legal Research Portal
Glossary of Legal Terms
English-Spanish Glossary of Legal Terms / Glosario de Terminología Jurídica Corriente (Inglés - Español)
New York Law Reports Style Manual The official legal citation and style authority for NY state courts.
Free Online Legal Research Resources - Court & Agency Decisions
New York State Law Reporting Bureau
The Law Reporting Bureau, the official reporter and publisher of New York state court decisions, maintains two free online decision archives, plus other useful resources:
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Official Case Name and Citation Locator Find the Official Reports "cite-as" case name for New York state court decisions by entering the citation, or find the Official Reports citation for New York state court decisions by party name(s).
Google Scholar Search officially reported and recent unreported decisions of all New York State courts, Federal courts, and other state courts.
Loislaw (* see access note): Search officially reported or abstracted decisions of all New York State courts combined or search by court:
New York Court of Appeals decisions from 1992-present are also available from the Legal Information Institute and on Findlaw.
New York State Unified Court System:
LexisOne Free case law search/retrieval from last 10 years of NY Court of Appeals, NY Appellate Division, and US Courts of Appeals, plus US Supreme Court cases from 1790.
Appellate Briefs -- Appellate Division, Second Department
An old collection of DHCR PAR decisions (1990-1994 only) is online at
http://tenant.net/DHCR/pars/index.html. WARNING & DISCLAIMER: Other content posted on "www.tenant.net" may be inaccurate and/or outdated.
CITYADMIN - Search New York City Agency Decisions (Loft Board, OATH, ECB, Buildings, BSA, Planning, etc.)
See also New York Law Journal, Landlord-Tenant Law Treatises and Public Law Libraries and Collections.
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Free Online Legal Research - Laws and Regulations
The most current source for official statutory text.
Includes New York State Constitution, Consolidated Laws, Unconsolidated Laws, and Court Acts.
New York State Consolidated Laws (Loislaw*) Search
New York State Freedom of Information Law
New York State Regulations
New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations (NYCRR) (Loislaw*) Search
New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations (NYCRR) Free version from the NYS Department of State.
Useful field abbreviations:
CI CITATION Unique references for citing to a specific document.
PR PRELIM Superior headings including name of publication, title, subtitle, chapter, subchapter, article, subarticle, part and subparts.
TE TEXT Text of the section.
CR CREDIT Statutory authority and historical notes, if available.
SD SUBSTANTIVE-DOC Citation, prelim, caption, text and credits fields.
To retrieve a specific section use the following search syntax: CI("18 NYCRR 352.3")
The PR field can be used to retrieve multiple sections under the same heading, e.g., PR("RENT STABILIZATION CODE")
New York State Register Weekly publication containing state agency rulemaking notices.
New York City Laws and Regulations
Laws of New York (New York State Legislature)
Most current source for official text of New York City Charter and Administrative Code.
Unofficial versions of the New York City Charter and Administrative Code of the City of New York:
New York City Local Laws, Resolutions, and Introductions 1990-present (NYC Council)
Rules of the City of New York
General Obligations Law, Article 7, Title 1 (Security Deposits) (Loislaw*) (Free source: Laws of New York.)
DHCR Rent Stabilization Guidance Documents and Forms:
New York City Rent Guidelines Board Orders for Apartments and Lofts and for Hotels.
Tables identifying key statutory provisions; links to additional resources.
Multiple Dwelling Law (Loislaw*) (Free source: Laws of New York.)
New York City Housing Maintenance Code
Title 28 of the Rules of the City of New York: Department of Housing Preservation and Development
NYC Building Code
NYC Window Guard Regulations New York City Health Code (24 RCNY) § 12-01 et seq.
Procedures governing the execution of warrants of eviction.
NYPD Patrol Guide Procedures 214-12 and 214-13 (pdf)
NYPD directives on illegal and court-ordered evictions.
The statute governing civil procedure in the New York state courts. (Free source: Laws of New York.)
Statutory provisions governing summary eviction proceedings.
New York City Civil Court Act (Loislaw*) (Free source: Laws of New York.)
The statute establishing and governing the NYC Civil Court.
Uniform Rules of the New York State Unified Court System
New York City Civil Court Directives & Advisory Notices Also available as a single pdf file
Housing Court Judge Profiles & Part Rules
Title 24, Code of Federal Regulations -- Housing and Urban Development (current)
Fair Credit Reporting Act (Federal Trade Commission)
Federal law governing consumer reporting agencies, including providers of tenant screening information.
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Federal Trade Commission)
Federal law governing debt collectors, including attorneys demanding rent.
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Landlord-Tenant Law Treatises
Finkelstein and Ferrara, Landlord and Tenant Practice in New York
Scherer, Residential Landlord-Tenant Law in New York
Dolan, Rasch's New York Landlord and Tenant, Including Summary Proceedings
Lebovits, et al., New York Residential Landlord-Tenant Law and Procedure
Gallet, (Gould's) New York Landlord and Tenant Handbook
HUD Housing Programs: Tenants' Rights, 3rd ed., published by the National Housing Law Project
Public Law Libraries and Collections
New York State Public Access Law Libraries
Law libraries with public access in the greater New York area
New York County Public Access Law Library
Kings County (Brooklyn) Supreme Court Law Library
Law Library of Queens County
CUNY School of Law Library
City Hall Library (for New York City reports and publications)
Other public law collections in Manhattan
All of New York City's law school libraries and most of its university libraries are Federal Depository Libraries and several are designated by the New York State Document Depository Program as New York State Documents Reference Centers. These libraries must make deposited federal and state materials freely available to the public pursuant to the Federal Depository Libraries public access statute and the New York State Document Depository Manual. Library patrons using government document collections might have access to other research material and databases, depending on library policies. Complete list of Federal Depository Libraries in New York.
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Periodicals and Publications
Tenant/Inquilino Monthly, bilingual newspaper for tenants from Met Council on Housing.
City Limits "New York's Urban Affairs News Magazine"
Clearinghouse Review Bimonthly publication of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.
Gotham Gazette: Housing Daily news website covering New York City issues.
Housing Court Reporter Unofficial source for New York landlord-tenant decisions. Annual volumes issued 1983-current. Available at:
HCR to the Minute Citations and digest notes for recent landlord-tenant decisions.
Housing Law Bulletin Monthly publication of the National Housing Law Project.
Landlord-Tenant Monthly Print only.
Landlord-tenant law articles written or co-authored by Gerald Lebovits, Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court.
Memo to Members Weekly bulletin of the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Articles and " Decisions of Interest," from April 1990 through one day before current date, available via Westlaw at:
Microfilmed back issues available at:
Shelterforce "The Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Building," published bimonthly by the National Housing Institute.
Vendome Group Landlord-oriented newsletters and digests published in print and online:
See also Landlord-Tenant Law Treatises below
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Special Housing Types
Mitchell-Lama and Limited Dividend Housing
Mitchell-Lama Housing Companies in NY State Annual report with details on DHCR- and HPD-supervised M-L developments
NYS Department of Housing and Community Renewal - Housing Operations
Private Housing Finance Law, Article 2 (Limited-Profit Housing Companies Law) (Loislaw*) The "Mitchell-Lama Law." (Free source: Laws of New York.)
Private Housing Finance Law, Article 4 (Limited-Dividend Housing Companies) (Loislaw*) (Free source: Laws of New York.)
Occupancy regulations for DHCR-supervised Mitchell-Lama and limited dividend housing (9 NYCRR part 1727); also on Loislaw [see access note *] and New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations)
Complete regulations governing DHCR-supervised Mitchell-Lama and limited dividend housing companies (Loislaw*) (Free source: New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations)
NYC Dept of Housing Preservation and Development's Mitchell-Lama Housing page
HPD regulations for city-supervised Mitchell-Lama housing (pdf)
Save Mitchell-Lama
Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition Mitchell-Lama Residents Coalition Newsletter archives
Independence Plaza North Tenant Association
Affordable No More: New York City's Looming Crisis in Mitchell-Lama and Limited Dividend Housing 2004 report by NYC Comptroller (pdf)
State Comptroller's 2005 audit of DHCR supervision of Mitchell-Lama buyouts (pdf); Press release announcing audit report.
HUD-Subsidized Multifamily Housing (Project-based Section 8, Section 236, etc.)
HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1, CHG-3 (rev. June 2009): Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs.
HUD Office of Multifamily Housing Programs
National Housing Law Project Resource Center - HUD Multifamily Housing Preservation
National Alliance of HUD Tenants "A multi-cultural, tenant-controlled alliance of tenant organizations in privately-owned, multifamily HUD-assisted housing."
New York State Tenants & Neighbors Information and advocacy for tenants of project-based subsidized housing.
Community Service Society Center for Benefits and Services
CSS offers a telephone help line and individual representation for federally subsidized housing residents and applicants, and provides training & technical assistance for community-based organizations.
Assisted Housing Management Insider
NYCHA Public Housing
NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA)
NYCHA Resident Handbook, "A Home to be Proud Of" (pdf).
Community Service Society Tenant Advocacy Project
TAP offers a telephone help line and individual representation for federally subsidized housing residents and applicants, and provides training & technical assistance for community-based organizations.
What Do I Need to Do If Someone Comes to Live in My NYCHA Apartment? (pdf)
A fact sheet by MFY Legal Services. Also available in Spanish.
A fact sheet by MFY Legal Services. Also available in Spanish.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Public and Indian Housing
National Housing Law Project Resource Center - Public Housing
ENPHRONT (Everyhwere and Now Public Housing Residents Organizing Nationally Together)
Section 8 Leased Housing
NYCHA Leased Housing Department
probono.net-ny Housing Library - NYCHA (signup required)
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) - Section 8 Program information for tenants and landlords.
HPD 2008 Section 8 Administrative Plan
probono.net-ny Housing Library - HPD Section 8 (signup required)
DHCR 2006 Section 8 Administrative Plan
US Department of Housing and Urban Development - Housing Choice Vouchers
National Housing Law Project - Section 8 Certificate and Voucher Program
Community Service Society Tenant Advocacy Project
TAP offers a telephone help line and individual representation for federally subsidized housing residents and applicants, and provides training & technical assistance for community-based organizations.
Other City- and State-Subsidized Affordable Housing
Advantage NY "Work Advantage," "Children Advantage" and "Fixed-Income Advantage" rent subsidy programs administered by the New York City Department of Homeless Services.
Housing Stability Plus (HSP) Rent subsidy for homeless individuals, families with children, and adult families leaving shelter for permanent housing, administered by the New York City Department of Homeless Services.
NYC Housing Development Corporation NYC HDC finances and administers the following programs:
Low-Income Affordable Marketplace Program (LAMP)
Mixed-Income Program ("50/30/20")
80/20 Rental Housing Tax-Exempt Finance Program
New Housing Opportunities Program (New HOP) (middle-income)
Mitchell-Lama Preservation Program
Coop Conversion Program
202 Preservation Program
Affordable Cooperative Housing Program
Liberty Bond Program
New York State Housing Finance Agency HFA finances and administers 80/20, All Affordable, and other affordable housing programs, and allocates federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
Lofts
Multiple Dwelling Law Article 7-C (Legalization of Interim Multiple Dwellings) (Loislaw*) (Free source: Laws of New York.)
Lower Manhattan Loft Tenants
NYC Loft Board
Searchable Archive of Loft Board Decisions
Loft Board Rules (Title 29 of the Rules of the City of New York) (see also recent amendments)
Recent and proposed amendments to Loft Board rules
SRO Hotels
LawHelp.org -- Know Your Rights - SRO Housing
Notice of Rights and Duties of Hotel Owners and Tenants (DHCR Advisory Opinion 87-2)
West Side SRO Law Project Serves SRO tenants on West Side north of 14th St.
East Side SRO Law Project Serves SRO tenants citywide except West Side north of 14th St.
Manhattan Legal Services - SRO Project Serves SRO tenants who reside on the East Side or anywhere below 14th Street.
Co-ops, Condos, and Conversion Issues
The following materials are available from the Office of the New York State Attorney General, Real Estate Finance Bureau:
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Special Populations
Senior Citizens
Housing Guide for Senior Citizens From the NYS Attorney General
Housing Resources for Seniors Fact sheet by Met Council
NYC Department for the Aging
NYC Department of Finance -- Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program Rent increase exemption for tenants in rent controlled or rent stabilized housing.
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development -- Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) Program Rent/carrying charge increase exemption for tenants in Mitchell-Lama, Limited Dividend, Redevelopment, Housing
Development Fund and Section 213 cooperative housing companies.
Clutter and Hoarding Resources for addressing clutter and hoarding problems, from Cornell University Weill Medical College & the NYC Hoarding Task Force
Young People
The Door Legal Services Center Counsel and advocacy services in civil matters to people between the ages of 12 and 21.
People With Disabilities
Disability Rent Increase Exemption (DRIE) Program
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
NYC Commission on Human Rights
New York State Division of Human Rights Publications:
Center for Independence of the Disabled - NY
NY State Accessible Housing Registry Information about accessible apartments located throughout New York State.
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law -- Fair Housing
People With HIV/AIDS
New York City AIDS Housing Network
Gay Men's Health Crisis - Legal Services and Client Advocacy Serves New York City residents living with HIV/AIDS
HIV Law Project Serves HIV-positive residents of Manhattan and the Bronx
Bronx AIDS Services Legal Advocacy Program Serves Bronx residents living with HIV/AIDS
NYC HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA)
How to Get to a Place Called Home: A Handbook to Help People Living with HIV AIDS Find Housing in New York City (NYS Department of Health)
HIV/AIDS Discrimination (NYS Division of Human Rights)
Domestic Violence Victims
HousingLink Online Resources for domestic violence survivors seeking safe, affordable housing in New York City.
Domestic Violence and Housing (South Brooklyn Legal Services)
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Other Links Pages
Housing Rights Clinic Research Guide (Hofstra University School of Law)
Links to Other Resources (National Low Income Housing Coalition)
ANHD Links (Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development)
Zimmerman's Research Guide "An Online Encyclopedia for Legal Researchers."
New York City Documents A comprehensive resource guide by the Columbia University Libraries.
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* Loislaw links are accessible to attorneys admitted in New York State who register for a free New York State Library Borrower's Card. Registration provides free off-site access to the State Library's wide range of subscription databases.
This page is maintained by Stuart W. Lawrence. The information presented on this page is not provided as a substitute for legal advice by a licensed attorney. The inclusion of external hyperlinks does not constitute assurance of the accuracy or reliability of the information, products or services contained on the linked sites, and the author does not exercise editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Noncommercial reproduction or redistribution of the contents of this page is encouraged.
Last update: January 10, 2010
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