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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
- Presumptive ADR in NYC: Housing and Civil Courts (October 08, 2019)
  
  Author(s): Civil Court Committee Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Alternative Dispute Resolution
- State of New York City's Housing Court (April 18, 2019)
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Housing Court
- Statement Opposing Proposed Changes to Broaden "Public Charge" Rule (October 24, 2018)
  
  Author(s): Social Welfare Law Committee Immigration & Nationality Law Committee Bioethical Issues Committee Civil Rights Committee Children, Council on 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): Welfare Immigration Reform
- Letter to Justice Fern Fisher Regarding Civil Court Actions Seeking Rent Arrears after Landlord Tenant Case (May 16, 2017)
  
  Author(s): Civil Court Committee Judicial Administration, Council on Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Landlord-Tenant Housing Court
- 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)
  
  Author(s): Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Housing Court; Right to Counsel Right to Counsel
- 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)
  
  Author(s): Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Housing Court; Right to Counsel
- Transition letter to Chief Judge Janet DiFiore offering recommendations to improve the state courts and the judicial system during her term (April 10, 2016)
  
  Author(s): Judicial Administration, Council on 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): NYS Judiciary Judicial Administration
- Testimony before the City Council in relation to the Creation of an Office for Civil Justice (April 15, 2015)
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Housing Court; Right to Counsel
- Housing Court at 40 (March 11, 2013)
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Housing Court Housing
- A Tenant's Guide to the New York City Housing Court - Spanish (May 01, 2006)
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Housing Court
- A Tenant's Guide to the New York City Housing Court - English (May 01, 2006)
  
  Author(s): Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Housing Court
News & Media
- 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 (New York Law Journal) (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 (Philadelphia Inquirer) (March 17, 2017)
- City considers providing free lawyers to tenants facing eviction (Metro) (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 (The New York Times) (September 26, 2016)
- Hevesi plan would combat homeless crisis, save taxpayers millions (TimesLedger) (September 22, 2016)
- Housing Court Committee News: January 2016 - Present (April 01, 2016)
- Housing Court Committee News: January - December 2015 (December 31, 2015)
- Housing Court Committee News: December 2014 (December 01, 2014)
Events
- Due Diligence in the Purchase of Rent Regulated Apartment Buildings (October 22, 2019)
- Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (“HSTPA”) — What Owners and Tenants (And Their Counsel) Need to Know (October 31, 2019)

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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