MFY Foreclosure Attorney Adam Cohen joined scores of advocates at a hearing today to demand continued funding for foreclosure defense and housing counseling for tens of thousands of homeowners who are in foreclosure or are delinquent on their loans. Cohen warned that “Within the next few months, thousands of cases that have been sitting in …
Represented by MFY, a 51-year-old disabled resident of the Elm York Home for Adults in Queens asked a federal court to declare that the NYS Dept. of Health’s administrative rules violate the due process protections of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Adult Home Resident Sues State Dept. …
The New York State Court of Appeals upheld the right of MFY Legal Services and other advocates to meet freely with adult home residents and found that “guidelines” issued by adult home operators cannot override state regulations. The decision will allow isolated and vulnerable residents to continue to seek assistance from advocates without fear of …
MFY Legal Services filed a special proceeding charging that the NYS Department of Health failed to comply with its obligation to enforce laws and regulations protecting adult home residents from psychological abuse and financial exploitation. MFY Sues NYS Department of Health to Ensure Protection of Disabled Adult Home Residents
MFY Legal Services and Harwood Feffer LLP filed suit against Steven J. BAum PC, a law firm that files 40% of the foreclosure actions in New York State, charging unfair debt collection and deceptive practices in filing thousands of foreclosure lawsuits. Law Firm Sued for Undermining New York State’s Protections for Homeowners in …
The New York State Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the New York City Department of Education (DOE) acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in denying employment clearance to a clerical aide because of a 13-year-old criminal record.
A Queens Supreme Court judge granted MFY’s motion to dismiss a foreclosure action against a Queens homeowner by showing that HSBC, as trustee for a residential mortgage-backed security trust, did not own the note or the mortgage and therefore had no legal standing to foreclose. Queens-Homeowner-Beats-Back-HSBC’s-Attempt-to-Foreclose
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.
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).
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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