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The mission of South Brooklyn Legal Services is to seek equal justice for low-income people in Brooklyn by providing a broad range of legal advocacy and information, helping empower poor people to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty in their communities. SBLS is a program of Legal Services NYC. |
SBLS Helps Restore Mother to Her Apartment After Eviction
Thanks to the efforts of the SBLS Housing Unit, a 38-year-old mother of four with a fifth baby on the way was able to return to her apartment after being evicted. The mother contacted SBLS attorneys Michael Weisberg and Rachel Hannaford in May, after she had been evicted for being one year overdue in rent. However, the mother thought that a city program had been paying her rent…
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* (Housing) 1 July 2009 More Housing spotlights >
Fighting Foreclosure, Client Aoah Middleton Calls SBLS The 'Hero of the Hudson'
An South Brooklyn Legal Services client who is fighting foreclosure talked about her experience with SBLS at a recent press conference focusing on organizations in the Center for NYC Neighborhoods network. At the conference held by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is encouraging volunteer work around the city through his Services NYC program, SBLS client Aoah Middleton praised SBLS, which Middleton called “the hero on the Hudson”...
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* (Foreclosure Prevention) 12 June 2009 More Foreclosure Prevention spotlights >
SBLS's Johnson Tyler Testifies Against Debt Settlement Companies, As State AG Files Lawsuit
SBLS’s Johnson Tyler recently testified in favor of an assembly bill that could curb illicit behavior by debt settlement companies, just as the New York attorney general is filing lawsuits for those same illegal practices. The Uniform Debt Management Services Act assembly bill was discussed at a hearing for Consumer Protection in the Debt Collection and Debt Management Industries…
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* (Consumer) 27 May 2009 More Consumer spotlights >
SBLS Attorney Rachel Hannaford Wins Cases Against Landlord Improperly Suing For Air Conditioning Fees
A recent victory for SBLS came in Housing Court against a landlord who improperly sued a Section 8 tenant living in rent-stabilized housing. SBLS attorney Rachel Hannaford’s client was being sued for eviction because of unpaid air conditioning fees. Michelle O’Neil lives near East Flatbush and supports her two kids, Miara and Maliyah…
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* (Housing) 20 May 2009 More Housing spotlights >
SBLS Protects Sunset Park Tenants From Landlord Demanding Legal Fees For Old Claims
A landlord who owns about 10 buildings in Sunset Park recently filed small claims against 15 tenants for housing court cases they had litigated in the past with the landlord. The tenants were low-income members of a Latino community who were asked to pay about $1,000 to $3,000 each in legal fees for these old housing court cases…
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* (Housing) 13 May 2009 More Housing spotlights >
