Tenant's Rights
If you are looking for an overview of tenant's rights in NYC, check out the Office
of the Attorney General Tenant's Rights guide, a well organized
site explaining the rights and responsibilities of tenants.
In addition, the New
York City Rent Guidelines Board Tenant's Rights Guide offers similarly decent information, but was compiled back in 1999.
For tenant information related directly to DHCR (like rent increases), check out the NYC
RGB factsheet.
The Tenants and Neighbors
Resource Guide has useful information and resources on everything from rent control & rent stabilization to Project-Based Section 8 (HUD) buildings to starting a tenant association.
Housing Court/Eviction Information and Assistance
Lawhelp.org
on Housing is a large, comprehensive legal site with listings of
legal services, factsheets on housing issues, help on court processes,
and links to other resources. En
Español.
Housing
for people living with HIV/AIDS is a list of resources for those
living with HIV-AIDS, particularly focusing on legal and eviction
prevention services.
If you are facing eviction, you can also check out the City-Wide Task Force
on House Court General Factsheets on the housing court processes.
Bronx Specific
Folks interested in organzing a tenant associaiton in their building or changing city and state-wide housing policy in the Bronx should contact the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition at 718-584-0515. You can check out their website at www.northwestbronx.org.
West Bronx Housing (718-798-0929) offers counseling for individual tenants in need, eviction prevention trainings, an immigration counselor, and emergency preparedness training.
The NEDAP
Homeowner's guide includes helpful information
on housing for seniors, predatory lending, and deed theft.
HUD's
guide to legal aid for housing issues includes resources on predatory
lending and foreclosue.
Lawhelp.org
on Housing offers information on groups offering legal assistance to homeowners in foreclosure.
