In October 2013, MFY submitted comments regarding debt collection rules proposed by the NYS Department of Financial Services. Overall, MFY supports the implementation of rules and believes they will help alleviate some of the debt collection problems faced by our clients, but raises concerns about the length and content of the rules and offers suggestions …
MFY Attorneys Matthew Main and Tanya Kessler spoke at length to NBC investigative reporter Chris Glorioso about the situation faced by three-quarter house tenants, who are generally forced to attend a treatment program chosen by their landlord, even if it is not appropriate to their needs. NBC’s report questions the links between landlords and treatment …
After a hearing in Manhattan Housing Court conducted by MFY attorney Jason Blumberg on behalf of an elderly tenant with disabilities, a Judge held that “Not every annoyance is a nuisance…” and denied the landlord’s petition to evict the tenant. The tenant, who has lived in the apartment for 43 years, was accused of talking …
An exposé by Jake Bernstein of Pro Publica and a WNYC interview with the author reveal the financial ties between three-quarter house operators and drug treatment providers that leave vulnerable tenants with poor treatment and insecure housing.
MFY Legal Services supports the statewide Campaign for a Real Minimum Wage Increase. On Labor Day, the Campaign called on Governor Cuomo to strengthen New York’s minimum wage law and its enforcement.
MFY Legal Services, Inc. wishes to notify former residents of a three-quarter house located at 24 Suydam Street in Brooklyn that they may be entitled to funds as part of the partial settlement of a class action lawsuit. In order to be eligible for a payment from the settlement fund, former residents must submit a …
Tenants of the Greenpoint Hotel in Brooklyn, a large single room occupancy (SRO) hotel, demonstrated outside housing court, demanding that the building’s landlord be fined and arrested. MFY was inside, filing the tenants’ motion for contempt for ignoring a court order to make repairs. More here.
MFY’s vigorous advocacy to end the foreclosure “shadow docket” led to a new law signed today by Governor Cuomo to end this abusive practice. MFY’s 2011 report, Justice Deceived, showed how homeowners were prevented from getting loan modifications because lenders’ attorneys failed to file documents to move their cases to the settlement part. Read more.
Adult home residents, together with the U.S. Department of Justice, reached a settlement that will enable residents of 23 large adult homes to live in supported housing in the community. The settlement comes after decades of advocacy by MFY Legal Services and litigation in which the residents were represented by MFY, Disability Rights New York, the …
The New York Times’ article on federal efforts to crack down on abusive debt collection practices by banks and retailers features comments by an MFY client who was the victim of such practices and by Carolyn Coffey, supervising attorney of MFY’s Consumer Rights Project. MFY has taken a leadership role in advocating for stronger policies …
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