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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
- Recommendations on Implementation of E-Filing in NYC Civil and Housing Courts (November 27, 2019)
  
  Author(s): Judicial Administration, Council on Civil Court Committee Housing Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s): Civil Court Housing Court
- 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
- 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 (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
- 3, 2, 1 Housing Court: Three Years With the Right to Counsel, Two Years of Special Commission Recommendations, and One Year of the HSTPA (June 15, 2020)

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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