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Housing Court Committee

Overview

The Housing Court Committee focuses on landlord-tenant law, the structure and function of the New York City Housing Court, as well as any issues concerning users - both attorneys and litigants pro-se. The Committee also participates in the Judiciary Committee's evaluation of candidates for the Housing Court.
Chairs
- Sara Nicole Wagner
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Reports
- Report in Support of Creating a Statewide Right to Counsel in Eviction Proceedings (May 25, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel Housing Court Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- 2022 New York State Legislative Agenda (January 11, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Legal Referral Service Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19): City Bar Response and Resources Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Task Force on the Rule of Law Election Law Committee Task Force on Mass Incarceration Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Criminal Courts Committee Housing Court Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Education & the Law Committee Trade Secrets Committee Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee Insurance Law Committee Animal Law Committee Civil Court Committee Consumer Affairs Committee
  
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- Recommendations to Improve the Housing Court’s Enforcement of Housing Maintenance and Standards (December 06, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19): City Bar Response and Resources
  
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- Presentation of Sheila S. Boston and Roger Juan Maldonado Respectfully Submitted to the New York Advisory Committee To the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Regarding Evictions and Racial Discrimination (July 28, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel Housing Court Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19): City Bar Response and Resources
  
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- Letter to the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Regarding their May 19, 2021 Meeting with New York City Family Court Stakeholders (June 15, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Coronavirus (COVID-19): City Bar Response and Resources Council on Judicial Administration Council on Children Family Court & Family Law Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Civil Court Committee Criminal Courts Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Disability Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Housing Court Committee Juvenile Justice Committee Litigation Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Minorities in the Courts Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Policy Recommendations Respectfully Submitted to the Biden-Harris Administration Regarding Civil Legal Services and Access to Justice (March 30, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Housing Court Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel U.S. Presidential Transition
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Eviction Relief in New York State (January 29, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel
  
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- Affirming Principles for Expanding Operations in the New York City Housing Courts During the COVID-19 Crisis (June 19, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel Housing Court Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19): City Bar Response and Resources
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Statement of New York City Bar Association President Roger Juan Maldonado on Measures Taken by the Unified Court System in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 17, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Civil Court Committee Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Courts Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Family Court & Family Law Committee Housing Court Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Coronavirus (COVID-19): City Bar Response and Resources
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Recommendations on Implementation of E-Filing in NYC Civil and Housing Courts (November 27, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Civil Court Committee Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Presumptive ADR in NYC: Housing and Civil Courts (October 08, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Civil Court Committee Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- State of New York City's Housing Court (April 18, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Statement Opposing Proposed Changes to Broaden "Public Charge" Rule (October 24, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Social Welfare Law Committee Immigration & Nationality Law Committee Bioethical Issues Committee Civil Rights Committee Council on Children Domestic Violence Committee Family Court & Family Law Committee Federal Courts Committee Health Law Committee Housing Court Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Labor & Employment Committee Legal Problems of the Aging Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Mental Health Law Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Sex & Law Committee Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee European Affairs Committee Children & the Law Committee International Human Rights Committee United Nations Committee Disability Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Justice Fern Fisher Regarding Civil Court Actions Seeking Rent Arrears after Landlord Tenant Case (May 16, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Civil Court Committee Council on Judicial Administration Housing Court Committee
  
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- Written Testimony of the New York City Bar Association in Support of Int. 214-A, Providing a Right to Counsel in Housing Court (September 26, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report supporting legislation to provide the right to counsel in eviction, foreclosure and/or ejectment cases in New York City which can result in the litigant's loss of shelter (September 22, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Transition letter to Chief Judge Janet DiFiore offering recommendations to improve the state courts and the judicial system during her term (April 10, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Civil Court Committee Criminal Courts Committee Disability Law Committee Housing Court Committee Matrimonial Law Committee Minorities in the Courts Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Trusts, Estates & Surrogate's Courts Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Testimony before the City Council in relation to the Creation of an Office for Civil Justice (April 15, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Housing Court at 40 (March 11, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- A Tenant's Guide to the New York City Housing Court - Spanish (May 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- A Tenant's Guide to the New York City Housing Court - English (May 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
News & Media
- As Eviction Cases Increase, NYC Tenant Advocates Struggle With Loss of Talent (New York Law Journal) (April 06, 2022)
- Housing Part Proceedings and the Reality of Housing Court: HP Proceeding Nuts and Bolts (February 25, 2022)
- Housing Part Proceedings and the Reality of Housing Court: Civil Court Act and the Housing Part (February 22, 2022)
- Virtual Proceedings in the New York State and Federal Courts: Lessons Learned and Next Steps: Roundtable on Best Practices (March 23, 2021)
- Virtual Proceedings in the New York State and Federal Courts: Lessons Learned and Next Steps: Experience in Complex Litigation Courts (March 09, 2021)
- City Bar Urges that Housing Court Judges Be Prioritized to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine (March 08, 2021)
- Virtual Proceedings in the New York State and Federal Courts: Lessons Learned and Next Steps: Experience in the Peoples’ Courts (February 23, 2021)
- 25,000-member NYC Bar calls on state to boost aid for renters (Queens Daily Eagle) (February 03, 2021)
- Tenants and Landlords Need More Relief in New York Amid Pandemic (February 01, 2021)
- Statement of New York City Bar Association President Roger Juan Maldonado on Measures Taken by the Unified Court System in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 17, 2020)
- The Rise of Pro Bono (March 06, 2020)
- Owners, lawmakers lament flaws in rent regulation overhaul (Real Estate Weekly) (November 09, 2019)
- De Blasio administration moves to foreclose on hundreds of homes in black and Hispanic neighborhoods (New York Daily News) (May 19, 2019)
- New York City Bar Association Names Roger Juan Maldonado President (October 19, 2017)
- A Year of Remarkable Engagement - by John S. Kiernan (July 07, 2017)
- Ensuring Language Access: A Strategic Plan for the New York State Courts (April 10, 2017)
- Commentary: Philly tenants should have access to legal aid (March 17, 2017)
- City considers providing free lawyers to tenants facing eviction (September 27, 2016)
- Toward a Right to Counsel for Housing Court Defendants - by John S. Kiernan (September 26, 2016)
- For Tenants Facing Eviction, New York May Guarantee a Lawyer (September 26, 2016)
- Hevesi plan would combat homeless crisis, save taxpayers millions (September 22, 2016)
- Housing Court Committee News 2016 (April 01, 2016)
- Housing Court Committee News 2015 (December 31, 2015)
- Housing Court Committee News 2014 (December 01, 2014)
Events
- (Webcast) Housing Court: The Reality (June 14, 2022)

Housing Court Committee

The Housing Court Committee focuses on landlord-tenant law, the structure and function of the New York City Housing Court, as well as any issues concerning users - both attorneys and litigants pro-se. The Committee also participates in the Judiciary Committee's evaluation of candidates for the Housing Court.

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