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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 obtains victory against City's Adult Protective Services on behalf of disabled tenant
Brent Meltzer of SBLS successfully challenges Adult Protective Services’ denial of assistance to his disabled client who was at risk of eviction.
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* (Housing) 27 January 2012 More Housing spotlights >
SBLS saves 30-year rent stabilized tenancy after trial
After trial, Rachel Hannaford of SBLS saved the home of a 30-year rent stabilized tenant in Sunset Park.
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* (Housing) 27 January 2012 More Housing spotlights >
Elderly and Disabled Tenants Win Suit Compelling Bank To Pay For Repairs
South Brooklyn Legal Services (SBLS) and the Fifth Avenue Committee, Inc., recently announced a precedent-setting State Supreme Court decision holding that a mortgage holder can be held liable for maintaining building conditions once a foreclosure is initiated and a receiver is in place.
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* (Housing) 23 January 2012 More Housing spotlights >
With SBLS Support, "Tenant Housing Coalition" Launches Housing Court Reform Campaign
Tenants, community-based organizations, legal service providers (including Legal Services NYC) and elected officials from across Brooklyn came together Dec. 14 to denounce the appalling lack of justice for tenants at Brooklyn Housing Court and to call upon the Office of Court Administration to improve the court’s physical facility, access to information and services, and treatment of tenants at Brooklyn Housing Court. They also gathered to announce the formation of a new coalition, Brooklyn Tenants United, which has come together to address tenant concerns about Brooklyn Housing Court.
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* (Housing) 15 December 2011 More Housing spotlights >
Victory for SBLS After Department of Education Agrees to Revise Student Loan Forgiveness Form
South Brooklyn Legal Services attorney LaTanya White recently urged the U.S. Department of Education to modify language in the student loan disability discharge process. Now, the recommended change has officially been made.
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* (Consumer) 1 December 2011 More Consumer spotlights >
