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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 Attorney Supports New GPS Bill for Process Servers In Testimony At City Council, Decrying the High Cost of “Sewer Service"
Johnson Tyler, director of the SSI/Consumer Rights Unit, testified on March 2 before the City Council in support of a bill to protect New Yorkers from “sewer service” – referring to the illegitimate practice of process servers who state in an affidavit that they served defendants with legal documents when they did not. Victims of this practice, including some SBLS clients, often then lose the case on default judgement, never having seen the documents.
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* (SSI/Disability Rights) 4 March 2010 More SSI/Disability Rights spotlights >
Cut of Section 8 Vouchers Cruel and Costly, Legal Services Attorneys Tell City Council
South Brooklyn Legal Services attorneys Jennifer Levy and Emilie Eagan were joined by Legal Services colleagues from other offices and boroughs in giving important testimony before the City Council on Feb. 9 about the dramatic impact that the cuts of roughly 2,000 Section 8 vouchers will have on the city’s low-income residents…
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* (Housing) 10 February 2010 More Housing spotlights >
Free Legal Trainings for HIV Advocates - 2010
Free HIV Advocacy 2010 Training Series Continues! These trainings are designed for case managers, social workers, legal advocates, and other social services providers working with low income, HIV-infected clients will be held throughout the months of January and February, 2010. Click below for the updated schedule of classes.
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* (HIV) 8 February 2010 More HIV spotlights >
"Poor Tax" Struck Down In Wake Of Lawsuit Filed by SBLS Housing Attorneys
A lawsuit filed by attorneys from South Brooklyn Legal Services’ Housing Unit has led to a major victory for rent-stabilized tenants, with a judge’s decision striking down a 2008 supplemental adjustment imposed by the Rent Guidelines Board. The so-called “poor tax” applied to low-income tenants who have lived in an apartment for more than six years and pay less than $1,000 a month in rent…
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* (Housing) 3 February 2010 More Housing spotlights >
In Reentry Effort, SBLS Increase Chances For Former Convict To Find Employment
SBLS is proud to announce that client Mr. R, who served eight years in prison with an exemplary record, just received a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities (CRD) from the Division of Parole. Having now obtained a CRD, his ability to find employment will be greatly enhanced. Mr. R was sent to prison for eight years and is currently on parole after pleading guilty to robbery, a Class B felony…
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* (Employment) 3 February 2010 More Employment spotlights >
