MFY Featured on Brian Lehrer Show at WNYC
Tanya Kessler, attorney for MFY, and WNYC reporter, Cindy Rodriguez, discuss MYF’s programs to help those in three quarters houses.
News & Press
Class Action Lawsuit Exposes Housing Scam that Exploits Homeless
MFY charges that three companies that rent housing units to people leaving the shelter system, substance abuse programs and prisons engaged in widespread deceptive practices, pressured tenants into signing away their rights, violated the rent stabilization code and laws, and unlawfully evicted tenants onto the street when they became unprofitable.
New York Times Takes Aim at Bank of America
Bank of America illegally auctioned an elderly Queens resident’s home after they accepted tens of thousands of dollars of mortgage payments.
Staten Island Homeowner Challenges Bank of America
Bank of America illegally auctioned an elderly Queens resident’s home after they accepted tens of thousands of dollars of mortgage payments.
MFY Sues Bank of America on Foreclosures
A class action lawsuit charges that Bank of America broke the law by failing to carry through on contractual promises to permanently modify mortgage payments for New York homeowners who successfully completed the trial modification period under the federal government’s Make Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).
Harassing Tenants
The Daily News reports on a tenant rally to draw attention to abuses by three-quarter house operators.
Class Action Lawsuit Charges Home Care Agency Exploits Workers
The suit charges that McMillan’s Home Care Agency consistently exploited workers, underpaying them, and never paying overtime, even though most employees worked over 60 hours each week.
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