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# Mobilization for Justice

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- [People with Disabilities Challenge Unlawful Denials of Vital Community Classes](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/people-with-disabilities-challenge-unlawful-denials-of-vital-community-classes/) - Earlier this month, two people with disabilities filed a class action lawsuit challenging New York State’s unlawful practice of denying them—without due process—the opportunity to take community classes. The plaintiffs are participants in the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities’ Medicaid-funded Self-Direction Program (“Self-Direction Program”). The Self-Direction Program is designed to empower people with developmental
- [March is Women’s History Month](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/march-is-womens-history-month-2/) - March is Women’s History Month. This is a time to celebrate and uplift women’s progress toward equality while also recognizing the rampant misogyny throughout places of all types of employment and everyday life in the United States. The theme for 2026 is “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future,” which recognizes that sustainability reaches
- [Happy Pride Month!](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/happy-pride-month-2/) - June 28, 1969 at the New York City's Stonewall Inn, patrons of the bar were fed up with the consistent raids, harassment, and arrests by police for daring to live out loud in a safe space. At this raid, on that day, the patrons stood up to the police with protests and clashes that lasted
- [MFJ 2026 Gala Celebration](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-2026-gala-celebration/)
- [February is Black History Month](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/february-is-black-history-month-2/) - February 2026 marks 100 years of national observances dedicated to honoring the lives, struggles, and achievements of African Americans, a celebration initiated by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926. Accordingly, the 2026 Black History Month theme is “A Century of Black History Commemorations,” honoring this 100th anniversary of observance. This month-long observance is a recognition of
- [Honoring the Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/honoring-the-memory-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/) - Today, Monday, January 19, we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This day is the only national holiday honoring a Black American. Dr. King's legacy of civil rights and nonviolent resistance serves as a National Day of Service to build community and promote justice: “a day on, not a day
- [November is National Native American Heritage Month](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/november-is-national-native-american-heritage-month/) - November has been designated “National American Indian Heritage Month” since 1990. It is a time to celebrate the diverse traditions and languages of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities, as well as their contributions to the culture and history of the United States, while raising awareness of the genocidal policies they faced in
- [National Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15!](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/national-hispanic-heritage-month-begins-september-15/) - Today, September 15, begins National Hispanic Heritage Month, honoring the cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino/a Americans. The month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. September 15 has been set as the starting date because it is the independence anniversary for many Latin American countries. Hispanic Heritage Month began as a way to
- [It’s Juneteenth!](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/its-juneteenth/) - Today, June 19, 2025, known as “Juneteenth,” is the celebration of the final end of the enslavement of African Americans in the United States. On this date, the true culmination of emancipation came with the arrival of Union General Gordon Granger (a native New Yorker) in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, almost two full
- [Mobilization for Justice Receives Multimillion-Dollar Grant from Patterson Belknap Following Landmark Settlement in Disability Discrimination Lawsuit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/patterson-grant-settlement/) - New York, NY—July 23, 2025 In a significant victory for New York City nursing home residents and their families, Mobilization for Justice (“MFJ”), in partnership with Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, secured a landmark class action settlement for individuals who were denied access to a state program that would have helped them receive essential
- [Happy Pride Month!](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/happy-pride-month/) - June is Pride Month. Since its inception, Pride has always been about love, community, and protest. This year is no different. Pride Month is a time for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies to come together to fight for our rights, push for equality, and demand a brighter, more just future for everyone. It is also a
- [Court Denies NYCDOE’s Motion to Dismiss Class Action Targeting Systemic Failure to Provide Timely Special Education Evaluations](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/court-denies-nycdoes-motion-to-dismiss-class-action-targeting-systemic-failure-to-provide-timely-special-education-evaluations/) - NEW YORK, June 4, 2025 – In a significant victory for a proposed class of New York City students with disabilities and their families, the Hon. Edgardo Ramos of the Southern District of New York, on May 27, 2025, denied the New York City Department of Education’s (“NYCDOE’s”) motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit
- [May is AAPI Month](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/may-is-aapi-month/) - Today, May 1, is the first day of Asian American and Pacific Islander ("AAPI") Heritage Month. The communities celebrated during AAPI Heritage Month have origins in many countries, including the entirety of the Asian continent, as well as the countries and territories that make up the Pacific Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. May is
- [MFJ 2025 Gala and Comedy Revue!](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfj-2025-gala-and-comedy-revue/)
- [<strong>MOBILIZATION FOR JUSTICE IS HERE TO HELP</strong>](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/notices/mfj-temporary-service-changes-due-to-coronavirus-covid-19/) - Mobilization for Justice will help you access important services and benefits that protect you and your family. We can answer your questions and help you understand your rights. If we determine that you need an attorney and that we can take your case, we will provide you with high-quality legal assistance. Click here for our
- [March is Women’s History Month](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/march-is-womens-history-month/) - March is Women's History Month. This is a time to celebrate and uplift women's equality and progress while also recognizing the contributions of women throughout history. The theme for 2025 is “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations,” which celebrates the women who have dedicated their work and lives to education, mentorship, and leadership.
- [February is Black History Month](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/february-is-black-history-month/) - February, Black History Month and celebration, begins today. This month-long observance in the US and Canada is a chance to honor Black achievement and provide a reminder of where and how systemic racism persists, and to give visibility to the people and organizations challenging that racism. Black History Month also provides a dedicated time to
- [Mobilization for Justice statement for Lunar New Year](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-statement-for-lunar-new-year/) - The 2025 Lunar New Year starts today, Wednesday, January 29. Lunar New Year is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar. It is infused with cultural traditions with spiritual meaning, serving as a reminder of the importance of family, the cyclical nature of life,
- [Mobilization for Justice statement on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-statement-on-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day/) - Today, Monday, January 20, we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The irony is not lost on us that today is also the day Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated as United States President for the second time. While we celebrate Dr. King today, it is with great sadness and
- [MFJ 2024 Gala Celebration](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfj-anniversary-celebration/)
- [Mobilization for Justice – A Voice for Justice for all of New York City (Video)](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-a-voice-for-justice-for-all-of-new-york-city/)
- [MFJ, LSSA Agree to New 3-Year Contract, Ending Strike](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfj-bargaining-update/) - Earlier this week, after months of bargaining, both MFJ and LSSA voted to ratify a previously reached Memorandum of Understanding to settle contract negotiations and end a strike, ratifying a new three-year contract. MFJ staff returned to work on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. MFJ and LSSA successfully reached numerous agreements – contract amendments, listed below
- [MFJ Update to staff Union strike](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-response-to-staff-union-strike/) - NEW YORK – Since December 2023, Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) has been consistently engaged in good faith efforts to address the legitimate requests made by LSSA Local 2320, the union representing MFJ’s staff, while also prioritizing MFJ’s ability to continue serving underprivileged New Yorkers in need of free legal representation. MFJ is a nonprofit largely
- [MFJ Director of Litigation for Economic Justice Carolyn Coffey’s op ed in The Daily News about Amending New York’s Notoriously Weak Consumer Protection Law](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/weak-consumer-protection-law/) - Consumer advocates across New York State were thrilled when Gov. Hochul unveiled the first plank of her 2024 State of the State agenda at a press conference in January. She announced her goal of amending New York’s notoriously weak consumer protection law and catching us up to 42 other states with stronger statutes. New York
- [MFJ Statement in Response to Union Statement](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-statement-in-response-to-union-statement/) - The union of Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) staff (members of LSSA 2320) recently issued a public statement regarding events in Israel and Gaza. We want to make clear that the statement was not made by MFJ. MFJ is heartbroken by the many tragedies and injustices throughout the world, including the loss of so many Israeli
- [NYCDOE’s Systemic Failure to Provide Timely Special Education Evaluations Targeted in Newly-Filed Class Action](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/nycdoes-systemic-failure-to-provide-timely-special-education-evaluations-targeted-in-newly-filed-class-action/) - NEW YORK, April 17, 2023 – Today, Mobilization for Justice and Simpson Thacher &Bartlett LLP filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of a group of New York City students with disabilities and their families, aiming to remedy the New York City Department of Education’s (“NYCDOE’s”) systemic failure to provide special education evaluations to students
- [<strong>MFJ Statement on Killing of Jordan Neely</strong>](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfj-statement-on-killing-of-jordan-neely/) - There is no reason to equivocate about it: there is no justification whatsoever for the brutal killing of Jordan Neely. Nearly a decade since the police killing of Eric Garner in a chokehold, and three years since the police murder of George Floyd, Mr. Neely's death at the hands of a white man on a
- [<strong>Statement on shooting of Ralph Yarl</strong>](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/statement-on-shooting-of-ralph-yarl/) - Mobilization for Justice is appalled by the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City who rang the wrong doorbell to pick up his siblings. The white male who answered the door took one look at Yarl and shot him twice in the head and arm. Days after the shooting, the shooter has
- [Mobilization for Justice Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mobilization-for-justice-statement-on-the-murder-of-tyre-nichols/) - Mobilization for Justice mourns the senseless loss of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man murdered by five Memphis Police Department officers earlier this month. We send our sincerest condolences to Nichols' family, friends, and community. The images released are harrowing, agonizing, and defy humanity with 23 minutes passing by before Nichols received medical attention. This
- [Mobilization for Justice Statement Mass Shooting Targeting the Asian-American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mobilization-for-justice-statement-mass-shooting-targeting-the-asian-american-pacific-islander-aapi-community/) - MFJ grieves the attack on all the victims and mourns the loss of Valentino Marcos Alvero, Hongying Jian, Yu Lun Kao, Lilian Li, My Nhan, Ming Wei Ma, Diana Man Ling Tom, Muoi Dai Ung, Chia Ling Yau, Wen Tau Yu, and Xiujuan Yu, who were murdered in a mass shooting in Monterey Park. We
- [<strong>Statement on MLK Day January 16, 2023</strong>](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/statement-on-mlk-day-january-16-2023/) - On Monday, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his profound contributions to justice and equity in the U.S. and around the world. King famously once said that “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” At Mobilization for Justice, we take King’s words and work to heart. When
- [MFJ Statement on Recent Violence](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfj-statement-on-recent-violence/) - It is unfortunate and with despair that we again are compelled to write another statement condemning hate-filled violence in 21st Century America. This past weekend there was an attack on the LGBTQIA+ community in Club Q in Colorado Springs, where five people were murdered by a lone gunman in his early 20s; two men in
- [CLASS ACTION EXPOSES NYC TLC’S ABUSIVE UNDERCOVER STREET HAIL STINGS THAT TARGET PEOPLE OF COLOR AT NYC AIRPORTS](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/class-action-exposes-nyc-tlcs-abusive-undercover-street-hail-stings-that-target-people-of-color-at-nyc-airports/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, January 5, 2023 – Today, four New York City residents filed a federal class action lawsuit exposing the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC)’s practice of targeting thousands of people of color in undercover sting operations to pad its coffers. The lawsuit was filed by Mobilization for Justice,
- [Statement on Roe v. Wade](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/statement-on-roe-v-wade/) - We are appalled by today’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Bodily autonomy and medical privacy are some of the most basic human rights. The right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is an essential means of exercising these rights. The obliteration of legal abortion nationwide will not end abortion nationwide. It will only make
- [Cause for Celebration](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/cause-for-celebration/) - Kentaji Brown Jackson has been sworn in as the first Black woman and public defender to join the U.S. Supreme Court. This is a huge victory for our country, but especially for underrepresented and underserved communities. Of course our nation still has vast progress to make towards equality and justice. The Supreme Court has recently
- [Statement on Recent Gun Violence](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/statement-on-recent-gun-violence/) - The horrors seem endless. Yesterday, a man with a gun entered an elementary school classroom, murdered at least 19 children and two adults, and injured several others. Last weekend, another man with a gun entered a church, murdered one person, and injured five others. We mourn the horrific and tragic loss of lives cut short
- [Mobilization for Justice Live Benefit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mobilization-for-justice-live-benefit-save-the-date/) - Click here to join or donate
- [Racist Massacre in Buffalo](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/racist-massacre-in-buffalo/) - On Saturday, a white man who held white supremacist beliefs fired an assault weapon in a Black neighborhood grocery store in Buffalo, New York, murdering at least 10 people and injuring several others, almost all Black. We mourn the horrific and tragic loss of lives cut short, and send our condolences to the families, friends,
- [Statement on Amir Locke charges](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/statement-on-amir-locke-charges/) - Today, the State of Minnesota refused to file criminal charges against the police officers who killed Amir Locke. Amir was shot and killed when police officers used a no-knock warrant to storm the apartment where he was staying. Amir was not a suspect in the investigation related to the warrant. He had done nothing wrong.
- [Statement on hate crime charges for the murderers of Ahmaud Arbery](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/statement-on-hate-crime-charges-for-the-murderers-of-ahmaud-arbery/) - A small victory, but an important one. A jury found Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers, Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and William Bryan, guilty of federal hate crimes, meaning that the jury concluded they were motivated by racism. We sincerely hope this verdict offers some semblance of peace to Mr. Arbery’s family, friends, and community. The fact that
- [Statement on the January 6 Anniversary](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/statement-on-the-january-6-anniversary/) - Today, January 6, marks the one-year anniversary of a dark day in American history, one in which thousands of violent insurrectionists—encouraged by the nation’s Commander in Chief—stormed our nation's capital in an unprecedented attempt to stop the essential democratic process of the peaceful transfer of power from one president to another. Their actions and the
- [Statement on Christina Yuna Lee](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/statement-on-christina-yuna-lee/) - We mourn the horrific loss of Christina Yuna Lee, an Asian American woman who was stalked and murdered in her Manhattan apartment on Sunday Feb. 13. We send our condolences to Christina’s family, her friends, the Asian community, and all those who are mourning her. While her death is not currently being investigated as a
- [MFJ Statement on the Murder of Michelle Go](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfj-statement-on-the-murder-of-michelle-go/) - We mourn the tragic loss of Michelle Go, an Asian American woman who was fatally shoved in front of a subway car at the Times Square station Jan. 15. We send our condolences to Michelle’s family, friends, to the Asian community, and all those who are mourning her. While her death is not currently being
- [In honor of Kinship Care Month, Mobilization for Justice is recognizing some of our recent kinship care victories on behalf of kinship caregivers.](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/in-honor-of-kinship-care-month-mobilization-for-justice-is-recognizing-some-of-our-recent-kinship-care-victories-on-behalf-of-kinship-caregivers/) - Last year, Ms. T called the MFJ Kinship Caregiver Law Project hotline seeking help obtaining custody of her 6-year-old grandson, A. In May 2020, A's mother passed away at 23 from brain cancer. A was raised by his mother until she fell ill. This May, Senior Staff Attorney Karla Johnson, submitted a custody petition via an emergency
- [Mobilization for Justice Welcomes Belinda Luu as the Inaugural Alan Mansfield Racial Justice Fellow](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-welcomes-belinda-luu-as-the-inaugural-alan-mansfield-racial-justice-fellow/) - NEW YORK, January 10, 2022 – Today, Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) welcomed Belinda Luu as its first-ever Alan Mansfield Racial Justice Fellow. Ms. Luu will work in MFJ’s Special Litigation Project (SLP) to develop and advance impact and class action litigation across the organization’s program areas with a particular focus on racial justice and equity
- [MFJ Statement on Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-statement-on-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict/) - Words escape us yet again when a 17-year-old can purchase a weapon of war, brandish it aggressively at a legal and peaceful protest, kill two participants, claim self-defense in court, and pay no penalty whatsoever. And all of this is protected by Wisconsin law. The verdict, acquitting him on all counts including first-degree intentional homicide
- [Mobilization for Justice Names Tiffany Liston Executive Director](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mobilization-for-justice-names-tiffany-liston-executive-director/) - NEW YORK, May 11, 2021 – Mobilization for Justice (MFJ), a social justice civil legal services provider prioritizing the needs of New Yorkers who are low-income, disenfranchised, or have disabilities, announced today that Tiffany Austin Liston, who served as MFJ’s Interim Executive Director since September 2020, has been named Executive Director. Ms. Liston succeeds Jeanette
- [Letter to the Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts Against In-Person Foreclosure Hearings](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/letter-to-the-chief-administrative-judge-of-the-courts-against-in-person-foreclosure-hearings/) - A letter from MFJ and other legal services organizations opposing the Kings County Supreme Court’s decision to hold in-person foreclosure hearings in violation of the statewide foreclosure moratorium.
- [Watch the 2021 MFJ Virtual Benefit Here](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/virtual-benefit-save-the-date/)
- [Nursing Homes’ Pandemic Planning Grossly Inadequate Despite Legislation Intended to Prevent Repeat of Disastrous Spring 2020](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/nursing-homes-pandemic-planning-grossly-inadequate-despite-legislation-intended-to-prevent-repeat-of-disastrous-spring-2020/) - A year after legislation required facilities to develop Pandemic Emergency Plans to ensure clear communication, adequate staffing and supplies, as well as effective infection control protocols, a review of dozens of plans reveals deficiencies that could lead to a repeat of last spring’s tragedy. New York, NY (July 29, 2021) - A report reviewing nursing
- [MFJ Virtual Benefit in the News](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-virtual-benefit-in-the-news/) - Our 2021 Virtual Benefit on May 26 made the Eyewitness News report at 11:00, thanks to Master of Ceremonies Bill Ritter and the great team at WABC News and The Walt Disney Company. You can watch the report here: Eyewitness News anchor Bill Ritter hosts Mobilization For Justice Virtual Benefit - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com)
- [MFJ Statement on Derek Chauvin Verdict](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-statement-on-derek-chauvin-verdict/) - Guilty on all three counts. Yesterday, a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. We sincerely hope that this verdict brings a small amount of peace for George Floyd’s family, loved ones, and community. The fact that a white police officer has been convicted of murdering a Black man provides
- [MFJ Daunte Wright Statement](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-daunte-wright-statement/) - We are sickened and appalled by the senseless murder of Daunte Wright at the hands of the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Minnesota. The fact that a police officer has unjustly killed a Black man mere miles from the site of the trial for George Floyd's killer, Derek Chauvin, is as heart-wrenching as it is
- [Special Litigation](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/special-litigation/) - MFJ and Towards Justice filed a class action lawsuit on April 8, 2021 against Uber and Checkr, challenging their failure to comply with the New York City Human Rights Law and federal and state fair credit laws when deactivating and refusing to hire drivers based on their background checks, and contending that this unlawful practice
- [Report Reveals Discharges of Elderly Nursing Home Residents to New York City Homeless Shelters Against Their Will](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/report-reveals-discharges-of-elderly-nursing-home-residents-to-new-york-city-homeless-shelters-against-their-will/) - Often lacking legal representation to defend themselves, elderly residents are being discharged from nursing homes directly into homeless shelters illegally and against their will without adequate due process. For a vulnerable nursing home resident with medical needs, the prospect of an involuntary discharge to a homeless shelter can be terrifying - especially during the devasting
- [Uber Named in First Class Action Lawsuit Challenging Discrimination Against Drivers with Criminal History and Violations of the Fair Chance Act and Fair Credit Laws](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/uber-class-action-lawsuit/) - NEW YORK, April 8, 2021 – Uber has abruptly terminated and failed to hire thousands of workers in New York City due to their criminal history, a practice that violates Fair Chance Act provisions of the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) and disproportionally harms people of color, according to a class action lawsuit
- [MFJ Statement on Anti-Asian Violence](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-statement-on-anti-asian-violence/) - A man walking home from work. A grandmother shopping at a grocery store. A teenager spending time with friends. And now several young women working in massage parlors in the Atlanta area, in a clearly racist assault by a young white man. These are just a few of the circumstances in which Asian Americans have
- [MFJ Statement on the police murder of Daniel Prude](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-statement-on-the-police-murder-of-daniel-prude/) - Daniel Prude deserved to be treated with care during a mental health crisis. Instead, police officers murdered him in the street, and the grand jury has decided that none of them will face charges for his death. The justice system has failed Daniel Prude in life and in death. This horrific incident should never have
- [MFJ Statement on Casey Goodson Jr.'s Murder](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-statement-on-casey-goodson-jr-s-murder/) - We are appalled by the unjust and senseless murder of Casey Goodson Jr. by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio. As a Black man in America, Casey wasn't even safe from police brutality in his own home, and his story is tragically similar to the countless known and unknown stories of Black people who have
- [Mobilization for Justice Statement on George Floyd’s murder](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-statement-on-george-floyds-murder/) - Mobilization for Justice strongly condemns the unjust and senseless murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. We stand with Mr. Floyd’s family, loved ones, the Black community, and all those mourning and protesting this egregious act of police brutality. Instances of police violence against the Black community caught on film have become much
- [MFJ Statement on Justice for Breonna Taylor](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-statement-on-justice-for-breonna-taylor/) - Breonna Taylor has not received justice. The decision to only charge one of the police officers involved with her killing is bad enough. The fact that the charge is for property damage rather than murder is further proof that we cannot rely on a criminal justice system that refuses to hold the police accountable for
- [Mobilization for Justice Statement on the police shooting of Jacob Blake](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-statement-on-jacob-blakes-shooting/) - This brutality must stop! We condemn the racist, brutal attack on Jacob Blake, who was shot in the back at least seven times by police officers - in front of his children - in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Millions of people around the world have taken to the streets to, once again, emphasize that Black Lives Matter!
- [2020 Virtual Benefit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/2020-dinner-theatre-benefit-save-the-date/) - Click here to watch or donate
- [MFJ Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C. T. Vivian](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-statement-on-the-passing-of-rep-john-lewis-and-rev-c-t-vivian/) - The fight for equality and racial justice has lost two great titans, Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian. Both worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 1960s, risking their lives to ensure freedom for millions of Americans. Throughout their lives and careers, Lewis and Vivian continued to serve as activists, advocates, educators and allies for social progress. Lewis’ voice from the podium and Vivian’s from the pulpit always championed equality, justice, and freedom.
- [Mobilization for Justice Statement on Elijah McClain’s murder](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-statement-on-elijah-mcclains-murder/) - Yet another Black life taken without punishment or consequences. In August 2019, police officers in Aurora, Colorado, confronted 23-year-old African American Elijah McClain as he walked home from a convenience store. In the 15 minutes that followed, the officers tackled McClain to the ground, and put him in a “carotid” chokehold, completely cutting off blood
- [Mobilization for Justice Statement on Rayshard Brooks’ murder](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-statement-on-rayshard-brooks-murder/) - When will it stop? Rayshard Brooks, an American 27-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by an Atlanta Police Department officer on the evening of June 12, 2020. Mr. Brooks had fallen asleep in his vehicle at a Wendy’s drive-through. Despite the fact that tens of millions of people around the world have been marching
- [MFJ Executive Director Jeanette Zelhof takes a firm stand against reopening Housing Courts in New York City](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-executive-director-jeanette-zelhof-takes-a-firm-stand-against-reopening-housing-courts-in-new-york-city/) - "This will create a situation where those most at risk of infection must decide between their health or their home,” says Jeanette Zelhof, the executive director of Mobilization for Justice, which backed the letter. “No New Yorker should have to risk their life seeking justice.” Read the full article here: https://ny.curbed.com/2020/6/12/21287712/new-york-city-eviction-housing-court-reopening-coronavirus
- [MFJ Receives Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Grant](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/mfj-receives-mother-cabrini-health-foundation-grant/) - Mobilization for Justice is proud to be among the recipients of the first round of grants made by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to improve health and human services across New York State. The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grant to Mobilization for Justice supports the expansion of our Children’s Medical–Legal Partnership to Lincoln Hospital in
- [MFJ Speaks Out on Fairness to Consumers in Crain's Op Ed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-speaks-out-on-fairness-to-consumers-in-crains-op-ed/) - MFJ Attorney Ariana Lindermayer’s Op Ed in Crain’s New York Business supports strengthening New York State’s General Business Law, which has been singled out by the National Consumer Law Center as “toothless.” MFJ supports a bill introduced in the NYS Assembly by Yuh Line-Niou that prohibits unfair conduct, increases the available damages, and makes payment
- [MFJ Weighs In on NYS Failure to Protect Student Loan Borrowers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-weighs-in-on-nys-failure-to-protect-student-loan-borrowers/) - MFJ Attorney Evan Denerstein weighs in on the New York State legislature’s failure to enact legislation to protect student borrowers from unscrupulous loan servicers in an article in The Intercept. The law included provisions to license all servicers and to grant enforcement power to the state Department of Financial Services, and Governor Cuomo included the
- [MFJ and AARP File Lawsuit against NYS and Adult Homes to Stop Discrimination against People Using Wheelchairs](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-and-aarp-file-lawsuit-against-nys-and-adult-homes-to-stop-discrimination-against-people-using-wheelchairs/) - Mobilization for Justice and the AARP Foundation filed a lawsuit today on behalf of the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and one adult home resident and her representative alleging discrimination against people who use wheelchairs. After receiving complaints from residents, FHJC conducted testing at four adult homes and found that they had blanket policies barring
- [MFJ Testimony: Greater Oversight of Supportive Housing Needed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-testimony-greater-oversight-of-supportive-housing-needed/) - MFJ Attorney Sandra Gresl testified at a hearing of the New York City Council’s Committee on General Welfare in support of Intro. 147, which will enable the city to provide greater oversight of supportive housing providers, particularly in monitoring the reasons for admission denials and evictions of tenants. Greater oversight would also enable the city
- [MFJ Testimony: Immigrant Children Need Equal Access to Benefits](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-testimony-immigrant-children-need-equal-access-to-benefits/) - In testimony before the New York City Council’s Committee on Immigration, MFJ Attorney Ernie Collette discusses the unequal access to benefits for immigrant children with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and new rule changes that may mean immigrants who now legally receive certain non-cash public benefits would be barred from becoming lawful permanent residents.
- [MFJ Lawsuit: Sec. 8 Tenants Forced to Pay 80% of Income for Rent](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-lawsuit-sec-8-tenants-forced-to-pay-80-of-income-for-rent/) - In this article in AM-NY, MFJ Supervising Attorney Justin LaMort explains why MFJ and other legal services providers are suing the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) for problems in the way rent is calculated for tenants receiving enhanced Section 8
- [Ditch the Wheelchair, or Find a New Place](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/ditch-the-wheelchair-or-find-a-new-place/) - In an article in today's New York Times, Paula Span describes how people who use wheelchairs are being denied admission to certain adult care facilities, and the lawsuit filed on behalf of the Fair Housing Justice Center by MFJ and the AARP Foundation. The lawsuit names several adult care facilities along with the NYS Department
- [When Three-Quarter Houses Close, Tenants Have Nowhere Else to Turn](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/when-three-quarter-houses-close-tenants-have-nowhere-else-to-turn/) - WNYC/Gothamist explores what happens when the "necessary evil" preventing homelessness falls apart. Reporter Lylla Younes describes in detail the closing of three-quarter houses operated by Interline, after operators were indicted for Medicaid fraud. MFJ Attorney Matthew Main commented that "While the exploitative practices of some three-quarter house operators are shamefully unjust, tenants have always emphasized
- [Partnership for Children's Rights Merges into MFJ to Help Families Secure Special Education Services](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/partnership-for-childrens-rights-merges-into-mfj-to-help-families-secure-special-education-services/) - On June 11, 2018, Partnership for Children’s Rights (PFCR), a not-for-profit law firm founded in 1999 to protect the rights of New York City’s disadvantaged and disabled children, will be merging into Mobilization for Justice (MFJ), a 55-year-old prominent anti-poverty organization formerly known as MFY Legal Services. The merger will dramatically expand MFJ’s ability to
- [MFJ’s Leah Goodridge Fights for Rent Freeze at Rent Guidelines Board](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfjs-leah-goodridge-fights-for-rent-freeze-at-rent-guidelines-board/) - Mobilization for Justice Supervising Attorney Leah Goodridge, one of two tenant representatives on New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), led an effort to convince the Board to adopt a rent freeze. Despite compelling testimony on the impact of another rent hike on low-income tenants, and expert commentary on how earlier large rent increases were
- [MFJ's Leah Goodridge Defends Call for Rent Freeze in City Limits Op Ed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfjs-leah-goodridge-defends-call-for-rent-freeze-in-city-limits-op-ed/) - In an Op Ed in City Limits on June 28, 2018, Mobilization for Justice Supervising Attorney Leah Goodridge, one of two tenant representatives on New York City's Rent Guidelines Board, defended her call for a rent freeze and her vote against new rent increases. She showed that while New York rent regulated tenants enjoyed two
- [MFJ Comments on Debate on How People with Mental Illness are Screened for Supportive Housing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-comments-on-debate-on-how-people-with-mental-illness-are-screened-for-supportive-housing/) - MFJ Attorney Sandra Gresl comments in an investigative report in City Limits that explores whether supportive housing providers in New York City use screening methods that rebuff some who need help. Supportive housing is a critical resource for people who are homeless and suffering from mental illness. There are insufficient units for all those needing
- [Advocates Call on NYS to End Bail Bond Industry after NYC Adopts Consumer Protections](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/advocates-call-on-nys-to-end-bail-bond-industry-after-nyc-adopts-consumer-protections/) - People impacted by predatory commercial bail practices, community groups & elected officials support City Council consumer protection bills and call on New York State to eliminate the industry The NYC Council passed two bills on July 18, 2018 that will provide consumer protections to vulnerable New Yorkers trying to pay money to get their
- [NYCHA Policies Place Tenants' Health at Risk](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/nycha-policies-place-tenants-health-at-risk/) - MFJ Supervising Attorney Justin LaMort exposes how public housing tenants' health is put at risk by government policies and practices and how public housing tenants receive unequal treatment compared to private housing tenants in this article in ABA Journal of Affordable Housing. He reviews the origins of public housing in New York City and the
- [MFJ Joins Advocates in Demanding Increased Funding for School Accessibility](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-joins-advocates-in-demanding-increased-funding-for-school-accessibility/) - Mobilization for Justice, as part of the ARISE Coalition, joined advocates throughout New York City to ask that the Mayor and City Council increase funding for school accessibility by including a major investment in the FY 2020-24 School Construction Authority Five-Year Capital Plan to make at least one-third of schools accessible to students, parents, and
- [Foreclosure Crisis Is Not Over](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/foreclosure-crisis-is-not-over/) - On the tenth anniversary of the financial crisis, Bloomberg News opinion writer Joe Nocera tours the Queens neighborhoods still devastated by the foreclosure crisis with MFJ's Supervising Attorney Elizabeth Lynch. He finds that while some homeowners have saved their homes with legal help, others face continual roadblocks from lenders who improperly deny them loan modifications
- [Mobilization for Justice Takes Over BOOM!Health Legal Arm and Launches New Bronx Office](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mobilization-for-justice-takes-over-boomhealth-legal-arm-and-launches-new-bronx-office/) - For the first time in its 50-year history, the pioneering anti-poverty organization Mobilization for Justice (formerly MFY Legal Services) will launch an office in the Bronx to serve Bronx tenants facing eviction in Housing Court. When Argus Community, Inc. took over BOOM!Health in late June, it decided to downsize and give up a $3.4 million
- [MFJ Speaks Out on NYCHA Development & Privatization](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-speaks-out-on-nycha-development-privatization/) - In testimony before the New York City Council’s Committee on Public Housing, Mobilization for Justice Supervising Attorney Justin LaMort urges lawmakers to look carefully at the impact of the Rental Assistance Demonstration program on tenants, which provides federal funding to convert public housing properties into Section 8 project-based housing. While data is sketchy, preliminary research
- [MFJ Urges Albany to Rein In Abusive Student Loan Servicers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-urges-albany-to-rein-in-abusive-student-loan-servicers/) - In testimony before the New York State Assembly committees on banking and consumer affairs and in an article in the Times Union, MFJ Staff Attorney Evan Denerstein makes the case for greater regulation of student loan servicers. The testimony discusses studies that show that loan servicers fail to tell borrowers about their options for relief,
- [MFJ Helps Tenants in Neglected Bushwick Building Sue Landlord After Years of Neglect](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-helps-tenants-in-neglected-bushwick-building-sue-landlord-after-years-of-neglect/) - Tenants of 299 Troutman Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn are suing their landlord after many years of enduring severe neglect in their building, including extensive fire damage and dozens of uncorrected housing violations. The tenants are asking the Housing Court to appoint a 7-A administrator to manage their building, recognize their rent stabilized rights, and make
- [2019 Dinner & Theatre Benefit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/2019-dinner-theatre-benefit/) - Over 350 people joined Mobilization for Justice at the Edison Ballroom on June 19th to support MFJ’s critical legal services to poor and low income New Yorkers.
- [Mobilization for Justice Supports DACA](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/mobilization-for-justice-supports-daca/) - Mobilization for Justice strongly opposes any actions to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. As part of our immigration practice, we will continue to provide services to DACA recipients and their families and will redouble our efforts to demand immigration reform that provides a path toward citizenship for the millions of people
- [Working Under “OATH” to Help Taxi Drivers in Need](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/working-under-oath-to-help-taxi-drivers-in-need/) - Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) provides free legal advice and representation to low-income taxi drivers facing civil penalties that threaten their livelihood. We are the only legal services organization doing this work for a distressed, predominantly immigrant population in need of support. Representation by trained advocates significantly improves these drivers’ chances of avoiding or lessening a
- [MFJ Urges Congress to Preserve Consumer Protections](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/mfj-urges-congress-to-preserve-consumer-protections/) - In an Op-Ed in The Hill, MFJ Supervising Attorney Carolyn Coffey and co-author Claudia Wilner of the National Center for Law & Economic Justice urge lawmakers to keep provisions of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) that make attorneys equally accountable with their clients for abusive and predatory debt collection practices. The House is
- [MFJ Forum Tackles Racial Justice Issues in Legal Practice](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/mfj-forum-tackles-racial-justice-issues-in-legal-practice/) - Dozens of Mobilization for Justice attorneys and paralegals came together on January 10, 2018 for a forum on “Race and Your Practice: A Conversation with Two Advocates.” Runa Rajagopal, Managing Director of the Civil Action Practice Group at the Bronx Defenders, and Samuel Spital, Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund
- [MFJ's Benefit Honors Warren Sinsheimer and Celebrates Merger](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/mfjs-benefit-honors-warren-sinsheimer-and-celebrates-merger/) - More than 400 attorneys attended Mobilization for Justice’s (MFJ) annual benefit, which honored Warren J. Sinsheimer, founder of Partnership for Children’s Rights (PFCR) and celebrated the recent merger of PFCR with MFJ. Pictured above: Jeanette Zelhof, Executive Director, MFJ; Maeve O’Connor, partner, Debevoise & Plimpton and MFJ Board Chair; Warren J. Sinsheimer, PFCR Founder and
- [The Impact of the New Administration](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/the-impact-of-the-presidential-election/) - Jeanette Zelhof, Executive Director; Orier Okumakpeyi, Senior Staff Attorney; Montel Cherry, Supervising Attorney; and Kevin Cremin, Director of Litigation, discuss Mobilization for Justice's deep concerns about the impact the new administration will have on our clients who are a diverse group of people who struggle every day to maintain housing, income and the precious few
- [NY Consumers Are Susceptible to Unfair & Deceptive Business Practices](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/ny-consumers-are-susceptible-to-unfair-deceptive-business-practices/) - A new report from the National Consumer Law Center finds that New York State statutes are relatively weak when it comes to protecting consumers against deceptive practices. A bill recently introduced by State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, which MFJ supports, would strengthen consumer protections by clearly defining what constitutes unfair, unlawful or deceptive acts, eliminating the
- [Airbnb and Rental Gentrification in Harlem](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/airbnb-and-rental-gentrification-in-harlem/) - Uptown 1Radio talks to MFJ Attorney Justin LaMort about new report on Airbnb’s practices, which are shown to be contributing to racial gentrification in Harlem and other areas of NYC. LaMort notes that 1.2% of the available housing stock in NYC is off the rental market because the apartments are used exclusively for Airbnb rentals.
- [OASAS Leaves Three-Quarter House Residents in Limbo](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/oasas-leaves-three-quarter-house-residents-in-limbo/) - In this op-ed in City Limits, three-quarter house resident Jasmine Monk describes how tenants in seven houses operated by Interline were left to fend for themselves after Interline operators were indicted for Medicaid fraud. Already poor conditions deteriorated rapidly, with no heat and hot water, and broken locks on doors. While the city stepped in
- [Chelsea Tenants, Displaced by Fire, Fight Back with MFJ’s Help](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/chelsea-tenants-displaced-by-fire-fight-back-with-mfjs-help/) - After a Christmas Day fire ripped through their Chelsea walk-up forcing tenants who had lived in the building for decades to move to temporary shelter, the landlord sent termination notices ending their leases on account of the fire. NBC New York covered the story, and State Senator Brad Hoylman reached out to MFJ for help.
- [MFJ Comments on New Airbnb Report](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-comments-on-new-airbnb-report/) - In an article in Bedford + Bowery, MFJ Supervising Attorney Justin LaMort comments on the recently published report from McGill University showing that Airbnb increases rent, quickens gentrification and earns most of its revenue in New York City from illegal rentals. “That there is no difference between the number of illegal listings in 2014 and
- [Airbnb Rentals Continue to Depress Affordable Housing Stock in NYC](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/airbnb-rentals-continue-to-depress-affordable-housing-stock-in-nyc/) - A new report analyzing Airbnb activity in New York City in the last three years by the School of Urban Planning at McGill University shows that short-term rentals continue to have a negative impact on affordable housing in the City. It found that two-thirds of Airbnb revenue comes from illegal listings--$435 million and 45% of
- [MFJ Helps Older Adults Hit Hardest by Student Loan Debt](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/mfj-helps-older-adults-hit-hardest-by-student-loan-debt/) - The Fall issue of MFJ-FYI explores the growing problem of student debt carried by adults aged 60 and older. Over the past decade the number of older student loan borrowers has quadrupled and the amount of debt per older borrower has roughly doubled. In addition to paying off their own student loans, some older adults
- [MFJ Joins Advocates in Asking Chief Judge to Ban ICE from Courthouses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-joins-advocates-in-asking-chief-judge-to-ban-ice-from-courthouses/) - Mobilization for Justice joined scores of legal services providers, labor leaders, public officials and advocates in asking NYS Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to ban ICE Agents from New York State courts. Since the beginning of 2017, there have been 78 courthouse arrests by ICE officers in New York City. The letter states: “Right now, any
- [MFJ Supports NYC Council Action to Reduce Indoor Asthma Triggers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-supports-nyc-council-action-to-reduce-indoor-asthma-triggers/) - In testimony before the New York City Council in support of Intro 385, MFJ paralegal Jeff Bohn described how low-income tenants are virtually held hostage in mold-ridden apartments that exacerbate children’s asthma because landlords are not fixing the problem and tenants have nowhere else to go. The bill calls for reclassifying mold to a higher
- [MFJ Urges NYS Legislature to Improve Care and Patient Safety in Nursing Homes](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-urges-nys-legislature-to-improve-care-and-patient-safety-in-nursing-homes/) - In testimony before the NYS Assembly Committee on Health, MFJ Attorney Daniel A. Ross offered a blueprint for improving the quality of care and patient safety in nursing homes and drew attention to the state Department of Health’s (DOH) lax enforcement of regulations protecting residents. Ross urged legislators to enact a staffing ratio bill to
- [MFJ Supports Crown Heights Tenants on Rent Strike](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-supports-crown-heights-tenants-on-rent-strike/) - Mobilization for Justice is representing a group of Crown Heights tenants who are waging a rent strike after three winters with no heat. As this report from News 12 Brooklyn shows, the landlord has engaged in serious harassment in an effort to force out rent-stabilized tenants. MFJ Attorney Brian Sullivan said, “They’ve illegally removed five
- [WNYC Report: Giving Tenants Their Day in Court](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/wnyc-report-giving-tenants-their-day-in-court/) - WNYC reporter Beth Fertig spent time in Bronx Housing Court with Mobilization for Justice attorneys examining how the city's right to counsel in housing court program is working. MFJ attorneys are in the court every Friday offering free legal assistance to low-income tenants who qualify. Over the past three years, representation for tenants has increased
- [MFJ: U.S. Senate Vote is a Major Blow to Consumer Rights](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-u-s-senate-vote-is-a-major-blow-to-consumer-rights/) - Mobilization for Justice has actively opposed efforts to repeal a rule on predisupte binding mandatory (forced) arbitration issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The rule, issued in July 2017, had restored consumers' right to band together in class actions to pursue claims of wrongdoing against financial institutions. Mobilization for Justice is a member of
- [MFJ Led Push for Preferred Language Option on Mortgage Applications](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-led-push-for-preferred-language-option-on-mortgage-applications/) - On Friday, October 20, 2017, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the body that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that it will amend its Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) to add a preferred language question so that limited English proficient (LEP) borrowers can inform the lender at the outset the language in which
- [MFJ Report: Nursing Home Residents Are Often Illegally Confined](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-report-nursing-home-residents-are-often-illegally-confined/) - A report released today by Mobilization for Justice details how nursing homes’ restrictive day pass policies violate residents’ rights to community integration. It describes the barriers nursing home residents face when they attempt to leave the home to visit family or friends, go to religious services, shop, or simply sit outside in the fresh air.
- [MFJ to NYS Legislature: Tie Adult Home Subsidies to Quality Improvements](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-to-nys-legislature-tie-adult-home-subsidies-to-quality-improvements/) - Legislation introduced in the New York State Legislature would increase subsidies for adult homes that care for people with disabilities and the elderly. At a recent hearing in Albany, advocates urged lawmakers to tie any increase in subsidies to improvements in the quality of care as well as an increase in residents’ personal needs allowances.
- [MFJ Urges City Council to Adopt Law Clearly Defining Tenant Harassment](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-urges-city-council-to-adopt-law-clearly-defining-tenant-harassment/) - Mobilization for Justice Staff Attorney Shi Shi Wang testified before the New York City Council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings today, supporting Intro. 1721-2017, which will amend the current definition of tenant harassment by landlords to include misrepresenting the condition of a dwelling unit; knowingly misrepresenting work to be performed in a permit application that
- [Mobilization for Justice Supports Right to Know Act](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-supports-right-to-know-act/) - Mobilization for Justice has endorsed the Right to Know Act, a legislative package before the New York City Council to protect the civil and human rights of New Yorkers in everyday encounters with the New York City Police Department (NYPD) by improving transparency and accountability. More than 200 organizations have endorsed two bills (Int. 182B
- [MFJ Urges Congress to Protect Consumers in Wake of Equifax Data Breach](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfj-urges-congress-to-protect-consumers-in-wake-of-equifax-data-breach/) - Mobilization for Justice joined consumer advocates across the country in urging Congress to take immediate action to repair the Equifax breach of personal data of 143 million consumers. Advocates demand that Congress ban forced arbitration clauses that prevent consumers from bringing class action lawsuits, enact credit freeze legislation to protect consumers from identity theft, reform
- [Mobilization for Justice Speaks Out on Tenant Harassment](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mobilization-for-justice-speaks-out-on-tenant-harassment/) - MFY Supervising Attorney Justin LaMort speaks out on the growing problem of landlord harassment of tenants by construction in this article in Fox Business. Advocacy by tenant groups and legal services providers spurred the City Council to pass new laws protecting tenants from harassment and strengthening enforcement, and New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
- [MFJ Blasts Forced Arbitration Clauses in Daily News Op-Ed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-blasts-forced-arbitration-clauses-in-daily-news-op-ed/) - MFY Staff Attorney Ali Naini’s Op-Ed in today’s New York Daily News exposes the dangers consumers face when credit services, banks and other financial institutions include in their products forced arbitration clauses that prohibit consumers from participating in class action lawsuits to address egregious behavior, such as the recent hacking of Equifax’s database of consumers’
- [MFY on the Importance of Protections for Three-Quarter House Tenants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-on-the-importance-of-protections-for-three-quarter-house-tenants/) - MFY Staff Attorney Matthew Main writes about the importance of recent City Council legislation that increased protections for three-quarter residents.
- [Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth: Excluded from Food Security](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/unaccompanied-immigrant-youth-excluded-from-food-security/) - MFJ Staff Attorney Ernie Collette exposes the challenges faced by unaccompanied immigrant youth in securing government assistance for food benefits in this article in the Georgetown Immigration Law Journal. While many of the thousands of young people arriving in the New York area seek and qualify for immigration relief through asylum, protection as a victim
- [MFY Releases Guide for Parents Preparing for Potential Deportation](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-releases-guide-for-parents-preparing-for-potential-deportation/) - MFY Legal Services disseminated a new guide for parents who may be facing potential deportation. The guide instructs parents on how to get documents confirming a child’s status and how to plan for a child’s care by filling out a Parental Designation Form. It also outlines the legal options for adults who are caring for
- [MFY Urges City to Adopt Standards for Collecting Immigration Status](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/mfy-urges-city-to-adopt-standards-for-collecting-immigration-status/) - In testimony before the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs and other agencies, MFY Supervising Attorney Maia Goodell urged that the city adopt clear standards for all agencies, including law enforcement, to ensure that immigration status is not collected unless essential, that personal information is safeguarded to the maximum extent possible, and that all
- [Former Narco Freedom Residents Still Wait for Housing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/former-narco-freedom-residents-still-wait-for-housing/) - The Daily News reported on July 31, 2017 that many former residents of three-quarter houses operated by the Narco Freedom organization are still waiting for housing. Some 370 out of 1,200 former residents have successfully moved to permanent housing since 2015. Narco Freedom’s operators, Jason and Alan Brand, were arrested on Medicaid fraud and other
- [Abandoned Tenants Rally to Demand Housing Help](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/abandoned-tenants-rally-to-demand-housing-help/) - The Queens Times Ledger reported on a rally on Aug. 31 by three-quarter house tenants to fight the threat of homelessness after the NYS Attorney General charged directors of Interline with stealing over $2.3 million in a Medicaid kickback scheme. Tenants, whose housing is now in limbo, rallied to ask the City to provide Special
- [African-American Woman Wins Fair Housing Case Settlement on Race and Source of Income Discrimination](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/african-american-woman-wins-fair-housing-case-settlement-on-race-and-source-of-income-discrimination/) - When Sandra, who was living in a shelter, received a voucher from New York City’s Living in Communities (LINC) rental assistance program, she looked forward to having a real home again. But like many other homeless families, she found landlords were not willing to accept her LINC voucher. The Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) conducted
- [City & State Investments in Predatory Mortgage Servicer Exposed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/city-state-investments-in-predatory-mortgage-servicer-exposed/) - NBC News interviewed MFJ Attorney Christopher Fasano as part of its report on how Lone Star, a hedge fund, has been buying FHA mortgages and then giving African-American homeowners in NYC predatory loan modifications that will likely result in homeowners losing their homes within five years. Fasano also encouraged NBC News to investigate city and
- [Mobilization for Justice Saves a Senior’s Home](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/success/mfy-saves-a-seniors-home/) - Like many seniors throughout Manhattan, Patricia, age 88, was harassed by her landlord, who was determined to force her out of her rent-regulated apartment by making a series of unfounded allegations in an eviction proceeding. Our staff negotiated with the landlord who eventually signed a stipulation that abandoned all of the claims it made in
- [Government Report: HUD Improperly Sold Distressed Mortgages](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/government-report-hud-improperly-sold-distressed-mortgages/) - On July 25, 2017 the New York Times reported that an Inspector General’s report shows that the Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) sold thousands of distressed mortgages to private equity firms and hedge funds without following proper rules for setting up the program. The report buttresses arguments put forth by Mobilization for Justice
- [Advocates Urge Governor to Declare State of Emergency for Access-A-Ride on Anniversary of ADA](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/advocates-urge-governor-to-declare-state-of-emergency-for-access-a-ride-on-anniversary-of-ada/) - Mobilization for Justice, which has been actively involved in challenging the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s failure to provide reliable and safe paratransit services for people with disabilities, joined the Access-A-Ride Reform Group (AARRG!) on July 26, 2017 in calling on New York Governor Cuomo to declare a state of emergency for Access-A-Ride. AARRG! Members read from
- [MFY Legal Services Becomes Mobilization for Justice](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-legal-services-becomes-mobilization-for-justice/) - It's official! MFY Legal Services (MFY), which began in 1963 as the legal arm of Mobilization for Youth, a large anti-poverty program on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, has changed its name to Mobilization for Justice. Our new name honors our past as part of Mobilization for Youth and reflects our expanded focus. Read
- [Mobilization for Justice Triples Anti-Eviction Services for Bronx Tenants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/announcements/mfy-and-nylpi-join-forces-for-better-bronx-housing/) - Over the past year, Mobilization for Justice has tripled the number of Bronx tenants whose affordable housing it helps preserve. In 2016, Mobilization for Justice's housing attorneys handled some 1,500 cases in Bronx Housing Court, and the numbers show no sign of abating. A March 2017 report by the Regional Plan Association found that 71%
- [MFY Sues State Health Dept. for Information on Recent Nursing Home Closures](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfy-sues-state-health-dept-for-information-on-recent-nursing-home-closures/) - Alarmed that the New York State Department of Health (DOH) failed to protect residents of two nursing homes that were purchased, closed and then sold to luxury housing developers, MFY Legal Services, Inc. (MFY) filed suit in Supreme Court of New York County today challenging the DOH’s refusal to release documents related to its interactions
- [City Council Passes Bills to Protect Three-Quarter House Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/city-council-passes-bills-to-protect-three-quarter-house-residents/) - After years of organizing and advocacy by the Three-Quarter House Tenant Organizing Project (TOP), MFY Legal Services, Neighbors Together, VOCAL-NY and other advocates in the Three-Quarter House Reform Coalition, the New York City Council passed a package of five bills to protect tenants’ rights and rein in abusive three-quarter house operators. The bills prohibit landlords
- [Judge Blasts NYS for Undermining Adult Home Class Action Settlement](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/judge-blasts-nys-for-undermining-adult-home-class-action-settlement/) - Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis criticized New York State representatives for using the courts to undermine a class action settlement.
- [AG Withdraws Representation after NYS Jeopardizes the Rights of Adult Home Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/ag-withdraws-representation-after-nys-jeopardizes-the-rights-of-adult-home-residents/) - After New York State took actions that appeared to be calculated to scuttle a settlement that gives over 5,000 people with mental illness the opportunity to leave institutions and live in the community, the NYS Attorney General requested court permission to withdraw as attorney representing the Governor, New York State, and several state officials in
- [Report: Airbnb as a Racial Gentrification Tool in NYC](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/report-airbnb-as-a-racial-gentrification-tool-in-nyc/) - A new report, The Face of Airbnb, New York City, by Inside Airbnb, a member of the Coalition against Illegal Hotels, documents the role that Airbnb plays in the gentrification of historically black and brown neighborhoods and the disproportionate benefit obtained by white hosts. An earlier report by MFY and Housing Conservation Coordinators showed how
- [MFY Joins Univision Panel on Immigrants' Rights](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-joins-univision-panel-on-immigrants-rights/) - MFY Attorney Ernie Collette shared his knowledge of immigration law with a panel of experts at a forum organized by Univision on February 16, 2017. Immigrants from around the New York metropolitan area called in their questions and the panel provided timely and accurate information to New Yorkers who voiced concerns and anxieties resulting from
- [MFY Joins Amicus Brief to SCOTUS on Criminal Conviction Expungement](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-joins-amicus-brief-to-scotus-on-criminal-conviction-expungement/) - MFY Legal Services joined 23 other non-profit organizations in an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court on February 10, 2017, concerning expungement of federal criminal convictions, and whether and in what circumstances a judge has the power to grant a petition to expunge. Doe v. USA challenges a decision by the 2nd Circuit
- [MFY Urges City Council to Pressure HUD on Discriminatory Mortgage Sales](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-city-council-to-pressure-hud-on-discriminatory-mortgage-sales/) - In testimony before the New York City Council, MFY attorney Christopher Fasano praised the city’s efforts to protect homeowners with distressed mortgages through its Community Restoration Program and urged the city to pressure HUD to not sell mortgages in cases where homes can be saved through loan modifications and to increase nonprofit sales. MFY also
- [MFY Calls on Senators to Ensure Consumer Protections](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-calls-on-senators-to-ensure-consumer-protections/) - MFY joined scores of consumer, small business, labor, good government, financial protection, community, health environmental, civil rights and public interest groups in signing a letter on Monday, January 30, 2017 to senators urging them to oppose the use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal public protections that are critical to ensuring consumer protections and
- [MFY Applauds MTA Decision to Not Raise Fares](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-applauds-mta-decision-to-not-raise-fares/) - MFY Legal Services joined disability advocates across the city in applauding the Metropolitan Transit Authority's decision to keep the base fare on subways and buses at $2.75. MFY and other advocates had urged Governor Cuomo, who controls the MTA, to reject the fare hike, showing how the increase to $3 would have had a big
- [MFY Launches New Program for Worker Safety and Health](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-launches-new-program-for-worker-safety-and-health/) - Responding to the lack of legal assistance for low-income and immigrant workers injured on the job, MFY Legal Services is launching a new project on Workplace Safety and Health as part of its Workplace Justice Project. The project will provide advice, counsel and representation to workers who are injured on the job or who face
- [Consumer Coalition to Trump: No Backsliding on Consumer Protections](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/consumer-coalition-to-trump-no-backsliding-on-consumer-protections/) - New Yorkers for Responsible Lending, a 180-member coalition in which MFY plays a leading role, reaffirmed its commitment to the goal of financial justice for all New Yorkers and pledged to be a "firewall" against any federal backsliding on consumer financial protection, fair lending and marketplace oversight under the Trump administration.
- [New Report: NY Courts Do Not Accommodate People with Disabilities](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/new-report-ny-courts-do-not-accommodate-people-with-disabilities/) - A report released today by MFY Legal Services shows that New York’s Unified Court System is not effectively administering a program that would enable people with disabilities to access the court system and exercise their right to fully participate in court proceedings to which they are a party. The report details the specific problems of
- [Advocates Denounce Airbnb’s Proposed Home Sharing Rules for NY](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/advocates-denounce-airbnbs-proposed-home-sharing-rules-for-ny/) - Housing advocates in New York City denounced Airbnb’s proposed Home Sharing Rules for New York in a statement released October 21, 2016, arguing that the rules are unenforceable and will legitimize Airbnb’s illegal business practices, which contribute to the loss of affordable housing, create unlivable conditions for tenants in residential buildings, and make unsuspecting tenants
- [MFY Adds Its Voice to Call for Supportive Housing for Those Re-entering Society](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-adds-its-voice-to-call-for-supportive-housing-for-those-re-entering-society/) - MFY Legal Services has worked with a coalition of 17 organizations led by CSH to develop recommendations that help to improve access to supportive, affordable, public, and market rate housing for individuals leaving incarceration. If adopted, these policy reforms would end reliance on unstable and unsafe housing; improve access to supportive and other affordable housing
- [Three-Quarter House Residents Demand Basic Right to Choose their Own Health Care](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/three-quarter-house-residents-demand-basic-right-to-choose-their-own-health-care/) - Tenants of three-quarter houses, along with MFY Legal Services, Neighbors Together, VOCAL-NY and other organizations supporting tenants' rights rallied at City Hall today to support five bills to improve the lives of these tenants. Holding signs reading "Dear Landlord: My Health Is None of Your Business!," tenants urged passage of Intro. 1168, which would make
- [VOCAL-NY Joins MFY in Three-Quarter House Campaign](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/vocal-ny-joins-mfy-in-three-quarter-house-campaign/) - Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY), a statewide grassroots membership organization dedicated to empowering low-income people, has joined MFY and Neighbors Together in our campaign to organize three-quarter house tenants and advocate for greater protections for these residents. On Thursday, October 6, we will rally at City Hall at 12:30 pm to support five
- [MFY Comments on New Housing Lottery Guidelines](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-comments-on-new-housing-lottery-guidelines/) - MFY Supervising Attorney Justin LaMort commented in an AM-NY article on New York City's new guidelines for affordable housing lotteries, noting that many changes are long overdue. The new process eliminates home visits and decisions based on credit scores, and recognizes that the tenant blacklist is a problem by providing that a previous housing court
- [Harassed by Landlord, Chinatown Tenants Fight Back](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/harassed-by-landlord-chinatown-tenants-fight-back/) - MFY filed suit on behalf of elderly Chinatown tenants who are seeking an injunction and damages after their landlord repeatedly brought eviction cases against them for rent they did not owe. Read complaint here. The case was resolved on 12/31/14 to the satisfaction of all parties.
- [New Reports Call for Changes in Access-A-Ride](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/new-reports-call-for-changes-in-access-a-ride/) - MFY Staff Attorney Nahid Sarooshyari commented in an article in AM New York on recommendations in changes to Access-A-Ride to make service easier and more efficient. MFY recently settled a class action lawsuit with New York City Transit requiring the agency to provide the reasons for denying services and to continue services during the appeals
- [MFY Aids Tenants Suing Slumlord for Creating Illegal SRO](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-aids-tenants-suing-slumlord-for-creating-illegal-sro/) - MFY is representing a group of tenants at 80 New York Avenue in Brooklyn who are suing their landlord for renting out individual rooms in apartments, alleging illegal deregulation and rent overcharges. In a scheme proliferating in many gentrifying neighborhoods, landlords convince single adults desperate for an affordable place to live to co-sign a lease.
- [HUD's Discriminatory Mortgage Sales Are Topic on BRIC-TV](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/huds-discriminatory-mortgage-sales-are-topic-on-bric-tv/) - In this video from BRIC-TV, Elizabeth Lynch, Supervising Attorney at MFY Legal Services, and David Quart, Deputy Commission of Strategy, Research and Communications at NYC's Depaertment of Housing Preservation & Development speak on how homeowners with mortgages in private hands are more likely to be foreclosed, and why the homeowners most affected by HUD's mortgage
- [Judge Approves Final Settlement to Change Unfair Access-A-Ride Policies](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/judge-approves-final-settlement-to-change-unfair-access-a-ride-policies/) - A federal judge approved the settlement of a class action lawsuit filed by five New Yorkers with disabilities against New York City Transit (NYCT) yesterday. The suit challenged NYCT’s unconstitutional policies of Access-A-Ride, the City’s paratransit service for people with disabilities. Plaintiffs were represented by MFY Legal Services and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Under
- [Elected Officials, MFY, and Homeowners Call on HUD to Suspend September 14 Sale of Mortgages](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/elected-officials-mfy-and-homeowners-call-on-hud-to-suspend-september-14-sale-of-mortgages/) - Elected officials representing the neighborhoods hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis were joined by MFY and homeowners today at a City Hall press conference to demand that the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) suspend its sale of mortgages to private equity investors and hedge funds. The discriminatory impact of HUD’s Note Sale
- [African-American Homeowners Charge HUD with Discrimination](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/african-american-homeowners-charge-hud-with-discrimination/) - African-American homeowners whose government-guaranteed mortgages were auctioned by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to the highest bidder filed a class action lawsuit on Friday in federal court, exposing the discriminatory impact of HUD’s Note Sale Program, compelling HUD to review the disparate racial impact of the Program and demanding that HUD
- [The Theft of Affordable Housing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/the-theft-of-affordable-housing/) - MFY Supervising Attorney Justin La Mort explores how rent-stabilized apartments are disappearing as a result of fraudulent individual apartment improvements in the current issue of the NYU Review of Law & Social Change. The article shows how these phony improvements are are exacerbating the city's affordable housing crisis and recommends several legal and policy changes
- [MFY Attorneys Selected for Groundbreaking Race-Equity Training](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-attorneys-selected-for-grandbreaking-race-equity-training/) - MFY Supervising Attorney Maia Goodell and Staff Attorney Karla Johnson are among 41 Fellows who have been selected to participate in the 2016 Racial Justice Training Institute, a national training program or the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law that builds the capacity of low-income people's advocates to deploy up-to-date racial justice advocacy skills
- [New Report Shows Illegal Airbnb Rentals Overtaking NYC Housing Market](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/new-report-shows-illegal-airbnb-rentals-overtaking-nyc-housing-market/) - A report by MFY Legal Services an Housing Conservation Coordinators shows that Airbnb rentals are having a disastrous impact on NYC’s housing market and significantly contributing to the decrease in affordable units, especially in Manhattan and Brooklyn. More than half of Airbnb’s lists are illegal under city housing law, and 30% of listings are controlled
- [SRO Hotel Fined for Illegal Rentals](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/sro-hotel-fined-for-illegal-rentals/) - An upper West Side Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel was fined $65,000 for continuing to offer short-term stays to tourists in violation of a March court ruling that forbade it. Under the law, SROs cannot rent rooms for less than 30 days. MFY Legal Services has taken a leading role in the fight against illegal
- [Harassment by Construction: Crown Heights Tenants Fight Back](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/harassment-by-construction-crown-heights-tenants-fight-back/) - Represented by MFY Legal Services, tenants in a Crown Heights building filed suit against their landlord on June 7, 2016, demanding an end to almost two years of unbearable living conditions. Tenants say the landlord began a gut renovation in February 2015 without proper building permits. Tenants have lived through periods with no heat or
- [Elderly Residents at Prospect Park Residence Win Settlement after Two-Year Battle](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/elderly-residents-at-prospect-park-residence-win-settlement-after-two-year-battle/) - Patience and tenacity paid off for the five residents of the Prospect Park Residence in Brooklyn who refused to leave when the new owner abruptly announced the facility’s closing in 2014. Represented by MFY Legal Services, The Legal Aid Society, and Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, the residents sued and reached a settlement today that
- [Advocates Demand Fair Treatment of Homeowners with Limited English Proficiency](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/advocates-demand-fair-treatment-of-homeowners-with-limited-english-proficiency/) - MFY Legal Services joined with consumer advocates across the country to ask the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other regulators to take action to ensure fair treatment of Limited English Proficient (LEP) homeowners. A report issued by Americans for Financial Reform details how language access remains a significant hurdle for many communities seeking access to
- [Class Action Compels NYC Transit to Change Unfair Access-A-Ride Policies](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/class-action-compels-nyc-transit-to-change-unfair-access-a-ride-policies/) - A class action lawsuit challenging unconstitutional practices of Access-A-Ride, New York City's paratransit service for people with disabilities, received preliminary approval on May 19, 2016. Five plaintiffs with disabilities were represented by MFY Legal Services and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Once the settlement is finally approved, NYC Transit must provide specific information on why
- [Lawsuit Charges Housing Discrimination against African-Americans and People with Rental Subsidies](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/lawsuit-charges-housing-discrimination-against-african-americans-and-people-with-rental-subsidies/) - MFY Legal Services is representing one of five plaintiffs in a federal fair housing lawsuit filed May 12, 2016 charging discrimination against African Americans and people with rental subsidies. The suit details testing done over six months by the Fair Housing Justice Center and three African American testers that show a pattern of discrimination by
- [MFY Works with City Council to Rein In Abusive Three-Quarter Houses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-works-with-city-council-to-rein-in-abusive-three-quarter-houses/) - MFY Legal Services joined three-quarter house residents and City Council members on the steps of City Hall on April 20, 2016 to draw attention to a package of bills that will require more public information on the three-quarter houses, prevent landlords from requiring tenants to attend specific substance-abuse programs or get physicals from certain doctors,
- [MFY Supports Council Bills to Prevent Tenant Displacement & Harassment](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-council-bills-to-prevent-tenant-displacement-harassment/) - MFY Legal Services attorney Tangier Harper testified today at a NYC Council hearing in support of four bills that will help to prevent tenant displacement and harassment. Ms. Harper cited the case of Bronx tenants who were compelled to vacate their building after a fire. The landlord made no repairs until forced to do so
- [Three-Quarter House Operator Arrested for Medicaid Fraud](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/three-quarter-house-operator-arrested-for-medicaid-fraud/) - The New York Times reported that Yury Baumblit, a three-quarter house operator who was the defendant in a class action lawsuit brought by MFY Legal Services in 2010, was arrested yesterday with his wife and charged with Medicaid fraud for allegedly accepting kickbacks from substance abuse treatment providers. Baumblit generally compelled residents to attend specific
- [Zip Code Matters for Homeowners Trying to Fight Foreclosures](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/zip-code-matters-for-homeowners-trying-to-fight-foreclosures/) - MFY Legal Services attorney Linda Jun is one of four primary authors of a report released today by New Yorkers for Responsible Lending that lays bare the consequences for homeowners of inconsistent court procedures on foreclosure in New York State. Divergent Paths: The Need for More Uniform Standards and Practices in New York State's Residential
- [Victory for SRO Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/victory-for-sro-residents/) - MFY joined with other advocates in submitting an amicus brief supporting the city's position that Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels must rent rooms for a minimum of one month. On March 17, 2016 the appeals court ruled in the city's favor in a case involving the 227-room Imperial Court Hotel in Manhattan, which had been
- [MFY Files Amicus Brief on Retaliation against Workers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-amicus-brief-on-retaliation-against-workers/) - MFY Legal Services and other advocates filed an amicus curiae brief in NY Supreme Court, Appeallate Division, 2nd Department, urging the court to adopt the standard on employer retaliation against workers set by the US Supreme Court, which recognizes that employers violate federal law when they take any action that could dissuade a worker from
- [MFY Helps Bronx Teens Debate NYCHA Rules](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-helps-bronx-teens-debate-nycha-rules/) - MFY Supervising Attorney Leah Goodridge joined forces with City Council Member Vanessa Gibson to conduct a "Youth Court" for 50 Bronx teens who debated NYCHA's policy of evicting entire families if one household member is arrested for a drug-related offense. See NY1's coverage of the event.
- [City Limits Highlights MFY's Battle with Bushwick Landlord](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/city-limits-highlights-mfys-battle-with-bushwick-landlord/) - MFY's lawsuit on behalf of tenants at 159 Suydam Street in Brooklyn was highlighted in an article in City Limits, which laid bare the problems faced by tenants in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods and the difficulties in getting aggressive enforcement of city regulations in small buildings where tenants are faced with unlivable conditions. MFY will be
- [MFY Attorney Honored for Consumer Rights Work](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-attorney-honored-for-consumer-rights-work/) - The Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO) honored MFY Senior Staff Attorney Ariana Lindermayer for her expertise and assistance to low-income New Yorkers with consumer debt problems at CLARO clinics throughout the city. MFY participates regularly in advising people with consumer debt at CLARO's court-based clinics as part of our Consumer Rights Project.
- [City Council Honors MFY Paralegal](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/city-council-honors-mfy-paralegal/) - City Council Member Margaret Chin presented a proclamation from the City Council to MFY Paralegal Fanny Chan in recognition of her tireless work over the past decade to help low-income residents of Chinatown with housing and public benefit issues. The presentation took place at a Lunar New Year celebration on February 29, 2016.
- [MFY Rallies with Bushwick Tenants to End Harassment and Neglect](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-rallies-with-bushwick-tenants-to-end-harassment-and-neglect/) - Scores of tenants at 159 Suydam St. in Brooklyn held a press conference today to publicize their lawsuit against their landlord and their demand that the city appoint a 7-A Administrator to manage their building. For many months the tenants have endured severe harassment and neglect, including illegal evictions and hundreds of uncorrected housing violations.
- [Hundreds of Affordable Apartments in Manhattan Are Used as Hotel Rooms](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/hundreds-of-affordable-apartments-in-manhattan-are-used-as-hotel-rooms/) - MFY Legal Services’ SRO Law Project is one of the many organizations working to preserve SRO housing and fighting against illegal hotel rooms in SROs, which are a critical part of NYC's housing stock. The practice of short-term rentals in residential SROs is widespread on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, significantly contributing to the lack of
- [Advocates Troubled over Consolidation of Brooklyn Foreclosure Cases](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/advocates-troubled-over-consolidation-of-brooklyn-foreclosure-cases/) - Advocates voiced concerns over the decision to concentrate foreclosure cases with three judges in Brooklyn Supreme Court, instead of spreading them out among 27 judges as has been the practice. With close to 12,000 cases pending, advocates worry that judges will not be able to spend the time needed to properly analyze and adjudicate the
- [MFY Supports Tightening NYC Rules to Protect Tenants during Building Renovations](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-tightening-nyc-rules-to-protect-tenants-during-building-renovations/) - MFY testified today in support of NY City Council legislation to require landlords to reduce the number of hazardous violations in their buildings before receiving permits for renovation and construction, and to obtain a certificate of no harassment before receiving building permits. These bills merely require what should not be controversial: that landlords ensure the
- [Judge Orders Three-Quarter House to Stop Harassing Tenants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/judge-orders-three-quarter-house-to-stop-harassing-tenants/) - A Manhattan judge granted a preliminary injunction barring a three-quarter house landlord from harassing tenants. After three tenants represented by MFY Legal Services won eviction cases in Housing Court, the three-quarter house operator cut off heat, discarded tenants’ food, and required them to move to different rooms every 28 days in an attempt to evade
- [MFY Urges NYS to Ban Mandatory Arbitration](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-nys-to-ban-mandatory-arbitration/) - In testimony before NYS Assembly committees investigating mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts, MFY Staff Attorney Nicole Arrindell showed how this system is biased and rigged against low-income consumers and low-wage workers, and urged the Assembly to ban it.
- [Three-Quarter House Tenants Win Injunction Prohibiting Evictions](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/three-quarter-house-tenants-win-injunction-prohibiting-evictions/) - Three-quarter house residents represented by MFY won a preliminary injunction prohibiting NRI Group, a large operator, from evicting tenants without court process, mistreating tenants so as to pressure them to move out, and retaliating against tenants who have resisted eviction. Although the tenants had won illegal eviction cases against NRI in housing court, the operator
- [MFY Joins Civil Rights Complaint against Success Academy Charter Schools](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-joins-civil-rights-complaint-against-success-academy-charter-schools/) - MFY joined with other advocates and New York City elected officials in a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights asserting that Success Academy has violated the rights of students with disabilities by failing to identify them or provide reasonable accommodations, by coercing them to leave Success Academy when they require
- [Victims of Debt Collection Scheme Win $59 Million Settlement](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/victims-of-debt-collection-scheme-win-59-million-settlement/) - MFY Legal Services, the New Economy Project and Emery Celli Brinkerhoff & Abady settled a class action lawsuit yesterday on behalf of more than 300,000 victims of abusive debt collection practices in New York State for $59 million. In addition to the fund, some 190,000 judgments are to be vacated.
- [MFY and Elected Officials Demand Justice for Security Guard with Disabilities](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-and-elected-officials-demand-justice-for-security-guard-with-disabilities/) - New York City Council Member Annabel Palma, Assembly Member Luis Sepulveda and MFY Legal Services joined forces to advocate for a security guard who was discriminated against and fired after he requested a reasonable accommodation from his employer for his Tourette’s and epilepsy conditions. A complaint of discrimination is pending with the federal Equal Employment
- [MFY Comments on Problems with Debt Cases in the Courts](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfy-comments-on-problems-with-debt-cases-in-the-courts/) - An article in the ABA Journal, Debt-buying industry and lax court review are burying defendants in defaults, provides an overview of the problem of default judgments in debt cases and highlights new practices in several states. MFY Supervising Attorney Carolyn Coffey comments on New York's backlog in filing documents required by debt buyers seeking default
- [MFY Supports Stronger Rules Against Illegal Hotels](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/testimony/mfy-supports-stronger-rules-against-illegal-hotels/) - In testimony submitted for a hearing before the New York City Council, MFY Supervising Attorney Marti Weithman supported three initiatives to strengthen enforcement of regulations against illegal hotels, noting that "Illegal hotels threaten the safety and security of all occupants -- residents and tourists alike -- disrupt the quality of life of permanent residents, and
- [MFY Publishes New Guide for Caregivers Going to Family Court](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-publishes-new-guide-for-caregivers-going-to-family-court/) - Appearing in Family Court is a difficult experience for many caregivers. MFY's new guide, Family Court 101: What Caregivers Should Know before Going to Family Court, provides practical advice on how to prepare for the appearance, navigate the court system, and understand the language of the law. It is especially useful for kinship caregivers seeking
- [MFY: Seniors Need Greater Protections when Assisted Living Facilities Close](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-seniors-need-greater-protections-when-assisted-living-facilities-close/) - Kevin Cremin, MFY's Director of Litigation for Aging & Disability Rights, comments that New York State's Department of Health rules on closures of assisted living facilities fail to protect seniors, even those who have lived in these residences for many years. An article in The Atlantic Citylab explores what happens when seniors can't count on
- [MFY Supports City Legislation to Reform Buildings Department](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-city-legislation-to-reform-buildings-department/) - As part of the citywide Stand for Tenant Safety Coalition, MFY stood with 200 representatives of housing and community organizations on the steps of City Hall to support a package of 12 bills being introduced in the City Council to address negligent response time from the Department of Buildings (DOB), insufficient services from DOB, safety
- [MFY: Nursing Homes are Failing NYS Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-nursing-homes-are-failing-nys-residents/) - In an article in City and State New York, MFY attorney Nahid Sorooshyari explains how the state's failure to properly administer the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion waiver program traps hundreds of seniors and people with disabilities in nursing homes who are capable of living independently in the community with appropriate supports.
- [Narco Freedom Residents to Get New Providers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/narco-freedom-residents-to-get-new-providers/) - MFY organizer Paulette Soltani's comments on a judge's decision to transition Narco Freedom residents to two new providers were featured in a recent CBS News report on the massive fraud case that landed Narco Freedom's operators in jail and left hundreds of residents in housing limbo. Soltani commented that the decision is "a promising plan
- [Trapped in Nursing Homes, People with Disabilities File Class Action Lawsuit Charging Violation of Constitutional Rights](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/trapped-in-nursing-homes-people-with-disabilities-file-lawsuit-charging-violation-of-constitutional-rights/) - Four people with disabilities filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against the New York State Department of Health (DOH), DOH Commissioner Howard Zucker, and Visiting Nurse Association Health Care, Inc. to challenge the illegal administration of a program that was designed, but failed, to facilitate the plaintiffs' transition from nursing homes to their
- [Three-Quarter House Operator Faces Criminal Charges](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/three-quarter-house-operator-faces-criminal-charges/) - The New York Times reports that Yury Baumblit is facing criminal charges for illegally evicting tenants from three-quarter houses he operates. MFY has assisted scores of Baumblit’s tenants and has filed a class action lawsuit against Baumblit and others for widespread deceptive practices, harassment of tenants, violation of the rent stabilization code and laws, and
- [Three-Quarter House Operator Sued for Wage Theft](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/three-quarter-house-operator-sued-for-wage-theft/) - After receiving no wages after 16 months of work, Bernardo Moreno, a former employee of a three-quarter house operator, filed suit on August 6, 2015 in federal court charging violations of minimum wage and overtime laws. He typically worked 12 or more hours per day as a "house manager." MFY is representing Mr. Moreno in
- [MFY Urges NYS Department of Labor to Take Strong Action against Payroll Card Abuse](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-nys-department-of-labor-to-take-strong-action-against-payroll-card-abuse/) - In written testimony to the NYS Department of Labor, MFY supports rule changes that would create strong worker protections and rein in abusive practices that are rampant in the payroll card industry. MFY supports provisions prohibiting employers from forcing workers to accept payroll cards, and banning high and hidden fees to access wages, and proposes
- [800 Three-Quarter House Residents May Need a New Home](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/800-three-quarter-house-residents-may-need-a-new-home/) - The Daily News reported on July 27, 2015 that 11 of 18 three-quarter houses operated by Narco Freedom may close after its CEO and son were indicted for an illegal Medicaid kickback scheme and other charges and it was found that the organization is operating at a severe loss. MFY Attorney Matthew Main commented that
- [NYS Court of Appeals Upholds NYC Regulations to Curb Abusive Debt Collectors](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/nys-court-of-appeals-upholds-nyc-regulations-to-curb-abusive-debt-collectors/) - In 2013 MFY submitted an amicus brief on behalf of 17 consumer advocates and organizations arguing that the city’s law requiring debt collectors to be licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs should apply to attorneys as well as non-attorneys. The Court agreed finding that there was no conflict between the City’s law and the
- [Tenant Restored to Now Occupied Apartment after Six-Year Battle](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/tenant-restored-to-now-occupied-apartment-after-six-year-battle/) - MFY Attorney Tanya Kessler won the restoration of a west side tenant to his now occupied apartment six years after his landlord evicted him on a bogus subletting charge. Although he tried to appear to defend himself despite being incarcerated, the Housing Court judge defaulted him. After he filed an order to show cause upon
- [Long-Term Solutions to Three-Quarter Houses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/long-term-solutions-to-three-quarter-houses/) - MFY Attorney Tanya Kessler is quoted extensively in an article in City & State focusing on the long-term solutions to the problems of three-quarter houses, highlighting the need to increase the city's shelter allowance for single adults, combat Medicaid fraud, end the exclusion of people with criminal records from public housing, and explore new models
- [MFY Defends Tenants Harassed by Morningside Heights Landlord	](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-defends-tenants-harassed-by-morningside-heights-landlord/) - MFY has defended tenants in buildings owned by The Orbach Group, the subject of a recent New York Times article describing the landlord's attempts to force out rent-regulated tenants through harassment, baseless eviction proceedings, and heavy-handed buyout offers. Read the article here.
- [New York Times Report Draws Attention to Abusive Three-Quarter House Industry](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/new-york-times-report-draws-attention-to-abusive-three-quarter-house-industry/) - MFY’s work to defend residents of three-quarter houses and end abusive practices was recognized in a major exposé in the New York Times on May 31, 2015. Staff from MFY’s Three-Quarter House Project worked with the Times reporter over a period of many months and facilitated interviews with members of the Three-Quarter House Tenant Organizing
- [People with Disabilities Fight Back Against Unfair Access-A-Ride Policies](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/people-with-disabilities-fight-back-against-unfair-access-a-ride-police/) - Five people with disabilities filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against New York City Transit (NYCT) for the unconstitutional policies of Access-A-Ride, the City’s paratransit service for people with disabilities. MFY Legal Services, Inc. and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, who are representing the plaintiffs, found that NYCT fails to tell applicants and
- [Elizabeth Lynch Named 2015 Rising Star](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/elizabeth-lynch-named-2015-rising-star/) - Elizabeth Lynch, MFY Legal Services’ supervising attorney for the Foreclosure Prevention Project, was among 50 young lawyers chosen as 2015 Rising Stars by the New York Law Journal’s panel of 24 esteemed judges. In addition to her zealous advocacy for individual clients and leadership of seven foreclosure attorneys, Ms. Lynch has co-authored three reports that
- [Manhattan Senior Gets Apartment Back after 20-Month Battle](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/manhattan-senior-gets-apartment-back-after-20-month-battle/) - On April 9, 2015 AM-New York reported on the 20-month saga of an 80-year-old Manhattan woman represented by MFY Legal Services who was illegally evicted from her home of 36 years while hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by a bicycle. While she was recovering in a nursing home, the landlord gutted the apartment
- [MFY Urges Passage of Consumer Credit Fairness Act](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-passage-of-consumer-credit-fairness-act/) - MFY supports swift passage of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (CCFA) (A. 4438), which would strengthen the pleading requirements in debt collection cases, enhance notice requirements, and require greater information when applying for a default judgment, thereby leveling the playing field for pro se litigants. CCFA will codify many of the provisions found in the
- [Home Care Workers Win Class Certification in Wage Theft Suit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/home-care-workers-win-class-certification-in-wage-theft-suit/) - A home health care worker formerly employed by First Care of New York, Inc. won class certification allowing his lawsuit against the agency on behalf of hundreds of home health care workers to proceed. The worker, represented by MFY Legal Services and Abbey Spanier LLP, charges that the agency failed to pay him the required
- [Second Circuit Approves Class Status of Massive Debt Collection Case Filed by MFY and Partners](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/second-circuit-approves-class-status-of-massive-debt-collection-case-filed-by-mfy-and-partners/) - Tens of thousands of New Yorkers who were never served legal papers in debt collection cases and had default judgments based on robosigned affidavits entered against them between 2006 and 2009 will have their day in court. In a suit brought on behalf of consumers by MFY Legal Services, the New Economy Project, and Emery
- [MFY-ACLU Report: Lender Abuses and Feeble Enforcement Cause Minority Homeowners to Lose Homes](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-aclu-report-lender-abuses-and-feeble-enforcement-cause-minority-homeowners-to-lose-homes/) - In a new report, Here We Go Again: Communities of Color, the Foreclosure Crisis, and Loan Servicing Failures, MFY Legal Services (MFY) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) show that New York State communities of color are unnecessarily bearing the brunt of loan servicers’ modification failure, with no effective regulatory response from the government.
- [MFY Scores Victory against Adoption Subsidy Fraud](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-scores-victory-against-adoption-subsidy-fraud/) - After three children ran away from their adoptive parent, their older brother took them in and secured legal guardianship. But the city kept paying a subsidy to the adoptive parent. The Bronx Family Court ordered the adoptive parent the pay back and ongoing support to the older brother, who was struggling to provide for his
- [Homeowners Can Now Challenge Bank’s Failure to Negotiate in Good Faith ](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/homeowners-can-now-challenge-banks-failure-to-negotiate-in-good-faith/) - MFY attorney Chantal Hernandez won an important victory for homeowners in foreclosure with a decision by the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department that holds that a bank’s failure to follow federal government regulations constitutes a failure to negotiate in good faith. The court also agreed that tolling of interest on the mortgage while the bank
- [Court Rules Rent-Stabilized Leases Exempt from a Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/court-rules-rent-stabilized-leases-exempt-from-a-debtors-bankruptcy-estate/) - In August 2014, MFY and Legal Services-NYC submitted an amicus brief to the New York Court of Appeals in the case of Santiago-Monteverde v. Pereira, arguing that a rent-stabilized lease should be exempt from a debtor’s bankruptcy estate as a “local public assistance benefit.” The New York Court of Appeals agreed today, helping to end
- [Judge's Ruling Means a Second Chance for MFY Client](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/judges-ruling-means-a-second-chance-for-mfy-client/) - A Manhattan Supreme Court Judge ruled that the NYC Department of Education's (DOE) denial of re-employment to a paraprofessional with a past drunk driving conviction despite a record of rehabilitation and successful employment was arbitrary and capricious and ordered the DOE to expedite the employment application. Read the NY Law Journal's coverage here.
- [MFY Speaks Out on Lack of Court Interpreters](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-speaks-out-on-lack-of-court-interpreters/) - MFY Supervising Attorneys Michael Grinthal and Barbara Graves-Poller spoke out on the difficulties clients face in state courts when interpreters are not available in an October 28, 2014 article in the New York Law Journal.
- [Tenants Protest Illegal Lockouts in Three-Quarter Houses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/tenants-protest-illegal-lockets-in-three-quarter-houses/) - Vowing to continue their campaign to end illegal lockouts and evictions, three-quarter house tenants were joined by City Council Members Jumaane Williams and Steven Levin in demanding an end to abusive practices at a City Hall press conference on Oct. 14, 2014.
- [MFY Files Amicus Brief to Protect Rent Stabilized Tenants in Bankruptcy](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-amicus-brief-to-protect-rent-stabilized-tenants-in-bankruptcy/) - MFY Legal Services and Legal Services-NYC submitted an amicus brief to the NY Court of Appeals urging the court to find that rent-stabilized leases are not assets subject to liquidation in a bankruptcy proceeding.
- [MFY Supports CFPB Policy Giving Consumers the Right to Be Heard](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-cfpb-policy-giving-consumers-the-right-to-be-heard/) - MFY submitted comments in support of CFPB’s policy proposal that consumers be allowed to release their complaint narratives to the public through a complaint database. Current complaint categories provide little understanding of the consumer’s experience. Releasing the narratives will reveal potential predatory lending in the communities MFY serves.
- [Home Care Workers Win Class Certification in Wage Theft Suit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/home-care-workers-win-class-certification/) - Home health care workers formerly employed by BNV Home Care Agency won class certification allowing their lawsuit against the agency to proceed. The workers, represented by MFY Legal Services and Abbey Spanier LLP, charges that the agency failed to pay workers the required wages for their long hours of work, which regularly entailed 70-80 hours
- [Origins & Dimensions of the SRO Crisis in NYC](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/origins-dimensions-of-the-sro-crisis-in-nyc/) - In Single Room Occupancy Housing in NYC: The Origins and Dimensions of a Crisis (CUNY Law Review), MFY attorneys argue that new city policies are needed to preserve SROs and promote new ones to reduce homelessness and increase affordable housing for low-income singles.
- [MFY Spurs State Investigation of a Predatory Landlord](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-spurs-state-investigation-of-a-predatory-landlord/) - As a result of MFY Legal Services’ work in documenting tenant harassment by Marolda Properties and bringing together community groups to challenge these abuses, New York State’s Tenant Protection Unit (TPU) has subpoenaed the company. The TPU will investigate allegations of bogus housing court cases that largely targeted elderly and Chinese-speaking tenants, as well as
- [Judge Rules Three-Quarter Houses Must Follow Eviction Rules](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/judge-rules-three-quarter-houses-must-follow-eviction-rules/) - A Brooklyn Housing Court Judge ruled that Back on Track Group, a three-quarter house that evicted MFY Legal Services’ client in July, was not exempt from New York administrative rules preventing unlawful evictions and ordered the resident reinstated. The Judge’s decision said that the license agreement tenants are required to sign does not invalidate their
- [Holdover Suit Dismissed After Landlord Fails to Explain Respondent’s Status](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/holdover-suit-dismissed-after-landlord-fails-to-explain-why-it-did-not-know-respondents-status/) - After a NYC landlord sought to evict a tenant, MFY attorney Brian Sullivan convinced the court to dismiss the case based on the landlord’s failure to explain why it did not know the legal status of the persons occupying the apartment. The landlord claimed in its Notice of Termination that the respondents were “trespassers/squatters and/or
- [Food Cart Workers Awarded $60,000 in Unpaid Wages](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/food-cart-workers-awarded-60000-in-unpaid-wages/) - On July 14, 2014, a Manhattan judge awarded two street food cart vendors over $60,000 in unpaid wages, overtime, and penalties. The decision found that the vendors, represented by MFY Legal Services, had worked 12 hours per day, six days per week in all types of weather, including severe snow conditions. The vendors often received
- [How to Keep Your Rent-Stabilized Apartment](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/how-to-keep-your-rent-stabilized-apartment/) - In a July 22 article on DNAinfo New York, MFY supervising attorney Chris Schwartz sheds light on the illegal tactics that NYC landlords use to evict tenants from rent-stabilized apartments.
- [Dishing Out Consumer Advice](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/dishing-out-consumer-advice/) - Real NY features an interview with MFY attorney Evan Denerstein on consumer law in New York, in which he provides guidance and information about how to handle debt collection matters and where consumers can go to get help.
- [MFY Trains Seniors on Rent Increase Exemption](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-trains-seniors-on-rent-increase-exemption/) - Thousands of seniors in rent-regulated apartments in New York City are unaware of the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE). MFY is conducting trainings for seniors at community organizations in lower Manhattan in June and July. Click here for the schedule.
- [MFY Urges FCC to Adopt New Rules on Inmate Calls to Protect Parental Rights](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-fcc-to-adopt-new-rules-on-inmate-calls-to-protect-parental-rights/) - MFY Legal Services urged the Federal Communications Commission to set reasonable limits on the high costs of telephone calls from inmates to their families, showing how high costs often prevent an inmate from having contact with children, potentially jeopardizing the inmate's parental rights and harming children.
- [MFY-Bellevue Medical-Legal Partnership Featured on NBC News](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-bellevue-medical-legal-partnership-featured-on-nbc-news/) - On June 24, 2014, NBC News at 7 highlighted the new medical-legal partnership between MFY and Bellevue Hospital Center's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department designed to help families resolve health-harming legal problems and aid the recovery of children and youth with mental illness.
- [MFY & Bellevue Launch New Medical-Legal Partnership for Children with Mental Illness](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-bellevue-launch-new-medical-legal-partnership-for-children-with-mental-illness/) - Children and adolescents receiving treatment at Bellevue Hospital’s Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry will receive free legal assistance to resolve public benefits and education problems through a new medical-legal partnership between Bellevue and MFY Legal Services.
- [MFY Report: Door to College Closed to Students Raised by Kin](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-report-door-to-college-closed-to-students-raised-by-kin/) - A new MFY report shows how young people raised by relatives are virtually shut out of higher education because financial aid forms require information they cannot provide. Long-Term Consequences of Kinship Care: Overcoming Obstacles to Higher Education Funding examines the root of the problem and offers recommendations to end the inequity.
- [Advocating Emotional Support Animals in No-Pets Housing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/advocating-emotional-support-animals-in-no-pets-housing/) - MFY Attorney Dinah Luck shows the importance of emotional support animals in promoting the wellbeing of people with mental illness and outlines how advocates can successfully advocate for clients who live in no-pets housing in an article in the May-June issue of Clearinghouse Review.
- [MFY Urges State to Extend Mandatory Foreclosure Settlement Conferences](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-state-to-extend-mandatory-foreclosure-settlement-conferences/) - MFY Legal Services is urging the NYS Legislature to extend a bill due to expire in 2015 that mandates settlement conferences in foreclosure cases, given the steady rise in foreclosure filings over the past two years.
- [MFY Clients Help Expose Heavy-Handed Medicaid Sales Tactics](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-clients-help-expose-heavy-handed-medicaid-sales-tactics/) - After interviewing many MFY clients displaced by Hurricane Sandy and working with MFY Attorney Jota Borgmann and others, the New York Times published a scathing exposé on the heavy handed sales tactics used to entice vulnerable New Yorkers to accept Medicaid managed care plans. Read MFY's letter to the Governor and others, and a case
- [After a Decade of Litigation, Relief for NYC Adult Home Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/after-a-decade-of-litigation-relief-for-nyc-adult-home-residents/) - The spring 2014 issue of the New York State Bar Association's Elder and Special Needs Law Journal features an article by MFY attorney Jota Borgmann detailing the decade-long litigation that led to a settlement allowing thousands of adult home residents in 23 large adult homes to move into supported housing in the community.
- [Taking Aim at Debt Vultures](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/taking-aim-at-debt-vultures/) - An op-ed in the Daily News on May 7, 2014 highlights MFY’s defense of a victim of unscrupulous debt collectors and applauds Chief Judge Lippman’s efforts to rein in abusive debt collectors.
- [MFY Urges Support for Consumer Credit Fairness Act](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-support-for-consumer-credit-fairness-act/) - MFY Legal Services is urging state legislators to support the Consumer Credit Fairness Act, which will help protect consumers against abusive debt collection practices. Listen to Supervising Attorney Carolyn Coffey's speak about the bill on WCNY.
- [Lawsuit Filed to Save the Homes of 120 Brooklyn Seniors](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/lawsuit-filed-to-save-the-homes-of-120-brooklyn-seniors/) - MFY Legal Services, The Legal Aid Society, and the law firm of Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto represent seven elderly residents of the Prospect Park Residence who filed a lawsuit today seeking a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to prevent the closure of this assisted living residence.Lawsuit Filed to Save the Homes of 120
- [Bullied by Barclays, Staten Island Homeowner Fights Back](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/bullied-by-barclays-staten-island-homeowner-fights-back/) - A Staten Island homeowner, represented by MFY Legal Services, filed a federal lawsuit against Barclays Bank PLC, alleging it operated a predatory lending scheme that overwhelmingly targeted New York City's minority homeowners. Read the complaint.
- [Stalled Settlement Conferences: New Report Shows How Banks Flout the Law](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/stalled-settlement-conferences-new-report-shows-how-banks-flout-the-law/) - A new report by MFY Legal Services, Legal Services NYC, and JASA/Legal Services for the Elderly in Queens documents how banks harm homeowners by routinely failing to appear at settlement conferences prepared to negotiate a settlement and calls on courts to rigorously enforce the settlement conference law.
- [MFY Files Class Action Suit on Behalf of Cable Installers ](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-class-action-suit-on-behalf-of-cable-installers/) - On March 14, 2014, MFY Legal Services and co-counsel Levy Davis & Maher LLP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of former employees of C & I Associates, Inc., a cable installation services company, alleging that it systematically failed to pay its employees for waiting time and overtime.
- [Court Approves Landmark Settlement in Adult Home Case](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/court-approves-landmark-settlement-in-adult-home-case/) - In a memorandum and order issued today, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis approved a settlement between New York State, the U.S. Department of Justice, and a class of approximately 4,000 adult home residents. The settlement ensures that thousands of adult home residents in New York City will have the opportunity to move out of
- [MFY Urges Strong Federal Rules to Protect Consumers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-strong-federal-rules-to-protect-consumers/) - In comments today to proposed rules on debt collection, MFY urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to adopt strong rules and robust enforcement mechanisms to protect consumers from abusive debt collection practices.
- [Parking Lot Attendant Sues for Unpaid Wages](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/parking-lot-attendant-sues-for-unpaid-wages/) - A worker represented by MFY Legal Services filed suit in New York Supreme Court alleging that the operators of the Queens parking lot where he frequently worked over 80 hours per week failed to pay him the minimum wage and did not pay any overtime. Read the complaint here.
- [Eviction Dismissed After Landlord Misstates Regulatory Status](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/eviction-dismissed-after-landlord-misstates-regulatory-status/) - MFY attorney Dinah Luck convinced the court to dismiss a summary holdover after showing that the owner deliberately misstated the apartment’s rent-regulated status in court filings. The judge clarified that the requirement to correctly categorize a tenant’s status is “no mere technicality” but instead a necessary piece of information to notify tenants and courts alike
- [“Laches “ Defense Reduces Rent Arrears](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/laches-defense-reduces-rent-arrears/) - Arguing that a landlord should not be allowed to evict a tenant after waiting four years to bring a non-payment of rent claim, MFY attorneys Sandra Gresl and Scott Stamper used the legal concept known as “laches” to win a significant reduction in rent arrears and prevent the tenant’s eviction. Click here to read the
- [Settlement Requires NYCHA to Accommodate Tenants with Visual Impairments](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/settlement-requires-nycha-to-accommodate-tenants-with-visual-impairments/) - A settlement was approved on January 13, 2014 in a case challenging the New York City Housing Authority’s termination of the Section 8 rental subsidy of a Staten Island tenant who is blind after the agency failed to provide notice to the tenant in an accessible format. NYCHA agreed to adopt new policies and procedures
- [MFY Objects to Proposed Work Search Regulations](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-objects-to-proposed-work-search-regulations/) - MFY submitted comments regarding work search regulations proposed by the New York State Department of Labor that would render ineligible otherwise eligible low-wage workers because they are unable to comply with bureaucratic requirements. We oppose these punitive regulations and propose that the focus be on assisting people with their job searches and the barriers they
- [MFY Files Suit Against Bronx Restaurant Owner](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-suit-against-bronx-restaurant-owner/) - MFY filed suit in Bronx Supreme Court on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, on behalf of a former worker of Rio Cobre Restaurant & Lounge, charging that the restaurant’s owner violated minimum wage and overtime laws, and violated the New York City Human Rights Law by firing the worker because of his sexual orientation.
- [MFY Warns Proposed Court Forms May Harm Debt Litigants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-warns-proposed-court-forms-may-harm-debt-litigants/) - MFY submitted comments strongly opposing the Office of Court Administration’s (OCA) proposal to create statewide forms for debt collectors to use when seeking default judgments in consumer credit actions. Although MFY recognizes OCA’s initiative in addressing the meager amount of proof required to obtain default judgments in these cases, the proposed forms actually serve to
- [MFY Files Suit Against Foreclosure Scammer](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-suit-against-foreclosure-scammer/) - MFY filed a groundbreaking lawsuit on behalf of a Queens homeowner who paid thousands of dollars in fees to a company that promised a loan modification and legal services but provided nothing. The New York Post describes the suit, the first of its kind filed in the city under the distressed property consultant law.
- [Essex St. Market Vendor Sues City Charging Discrimination](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/essex-st-market-vendor-sues-city-charging-discrimination/) - MFY filed suit in state Supreme Court on Thursday, November 21, 2013, on behalf of Carmen Salvador, a vendor at the city-administered Essex Street Market on the Lower East Side, charging that the city's refusal to renew the permit for her small clothing business violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and was arbitrary and capricious.
- [MFY Testimony: Kinship Caregivers Face Enormous Legal Challenges](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-testimony-kinship-caregivers-face-enormous-legal-challenges/) - Barbara Graves-Poller, Supervising Attorney of MFY Legal Services' Kinship Caregiver Law Project, testified before a joint hearing of the New York City Council's General Welfare and Aging committees on the legal challenges facing grandparents and others who care for related children outside of the foster care system.
- [MFY Files Amicus in Support of NYS Crackdown on Payday Lending](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-amicus-in-support-of-nys-crackdown-on-payday-lending/) - MFY, along with New Economy Project and DC37 filed an amicus curiae brief supporting the state’s efforts to protect New Yorkers from payday lenders whose practices violate the state’s usury laws and are illegal.
- [MFY Discusses the State’s Failure to Stem Rampant Wage Theft in WBAI Interview](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-discusses-the-states-failure-to-stem-rampant-wage-theft-in-wbai-interview/) - MFY discusses the problem of rampant wage theft against low wage workers and the recent information obtained by the Coalition for a Real Minimum Wage showing that the New York State Department of Labor is not keeping up with enforcement. Click here for the interview (at 2:20).
- [Data Shows Weak Enforcement by NYS Department of Labor](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/data-shows-weak-enforcement-by-nys-department-of-labor/) - The Coalition for a Real Minimum Wage Increase, of which MFY is a member, obtained Freedom of Information Law data showing that the New York State Department of Labor is not keeping up with the need for enforcement of wage laws. A press conference to publicize the data was held on Wednesday, November 13, 2013,
- [Court Refuses to Dismiss Immigrant Home Care Workers’ Wage Claims ](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/court-refuses-to-dismiss-immigrant-home-care-workers-wage-claims/) - In March 2013 former employees of BNV Home Care Agency filed a lawsuit alleging that the agency stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from them and systematically violated New York State labor laws. In October 2013 the seven named plaintiffs, who are represented by MFY Legal Services and Abbey Spanier LLP, defeated a motion to
- [MFY Joins Amicus Brief Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Fair Housing Act Challenge](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-joins-amicus-brief-urging-u-s-supreme-court-to-reject-fair-housing-act-challenge/) - MFY joined the American Civil Liberties Union and eight other organizations, including the National Consumer Law Center, in filing a joint brief with the United States Supreme Court in Township of Mount Holly v. Mt. Holly Gardens Citizens in Action, Inc. urging the court to recognize that “disparate impact” claims can be made under the
- [MFY Helps Expose the Abuses in Three-Quarter Houses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-helps-expose-the-abuses-in-three-quarter-houses/) - Three-Quarter Houses: The View from the Inside, a report released October 17, 2013 by the Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, reveals rampant building violations, dangerous overcrowding, and unlawful evictions in an unregulated industry that preys on people who have no other housing options. MFY Attorneys Tanya Kessler and Matthew
- [Harassed, Terrorized and Swindled, A Queens Man Sues Used Car Dealer](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/harassed-terrorized-and-swindled-a-queens-man-sues-used-car-dealer/) - MFY Legal Services is representing a Queens man who filed suit on October 4 in federal court, charging the New York Motor Group tricked and coerced him into signing documents he was not permitted to first read, which doubled the agreed-upon purchase price. When the buyer and others who had been similarly swindled carried out
- [Town Hall on Wage Theft on Oct. 22](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/town-hall-on-wage-theft-on-oct-22/) - MFY, with Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal and the Coalition for a Real Minimum Wage Increase, will host a Town Hall at Cardozo Law School, 55 5th Avenue (between 12th and 13th Streets) on October 22 at 6 pm. Assembly Member Rosenthal, lawyers, advocates, and workers will speak out about the problem of wage theft, what
- [MFY Comments on Proposed State Debt Collection Rules](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-comments-on-proposed-state-debt-collection-rules/) - 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 Featured in NBC Report on Links between Drug Treatment Clinics and Three-Quarter Houses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-featured-in-nbc-report-on-links-between-drug-treatment-clinics-and-three-quarter-houses/) - 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
- [MFY Announces Partial Settlement of Three-Quarter House Lawsuit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-announces-partial-settlement-of-three-quarter-house-lawsuit/) - 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
- [Judge Rules that Talking to Yourself Is Not a Nuisance](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/judge-rules-that-talking-to-yourself-is-not-a-nuisance/) - 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
- [Shoddy Care for Three-Quarter House Tenants and Kickbacks to Operators Exposed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/shoddy-care-for-three-quarter-house-tenants-and-kickbacks-to-operators-exposed/) - 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.
- [Grandparents Struggle to Navigate Family Court](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/grandparents-struggle-to-navigate-family-court/) - MFY’s Kinship Caregiver Law Project finds that grandparents provide 60% of informal kinship care, providing a caring home for children who otherwise would be placed in formal foster care. Yet they face formidable obstacles in navigating Family Court and getting the resources they need to provide for the children in their care.
- [MFY Calls for Real Minimum Wage Increase](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-calls-for-real-minimum-wage-increase/) - 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 Supports Greenpoint Tenants' Demand for Livable Conditions](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-greenpoint-tenants-demand-for-livable-conditions/) - 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 Advocacy Leads to New Law Ending the Foreclosure "Shadow Docket"](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfys-advocacy-leads-to-new-law-ending-the-foreclosure-shadow-docket/) - 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 Reach Settlement in Landmark Case](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/adult-home-residents-reach-settlement-in-landmark-case/) - 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
- [CFPB to Rein In Abusive Debt Collectors ](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/cfpb-to-rein-in-abusive-debt-collectors/) - 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
- [Bleak Conditions in Three Quarter Houses Exposed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/bleak-conditions-in-three-quarter-houses-exposed/) - The Crime Report exposes the bleak conditions at three quarter houses (or sober houses) across the country and discusses the challenges faced by residents and advocates, with commentary from MFY staff attorney Matthew Main.
- [MFY’s Reports Paved the Way for Passage of Bill to End Foreclosure Shadow Docket](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfys-reports-paved-the-way-for-passage-of-bill-to-end-foreclosure-shadow-docket/) - MFY Legal Services called upon Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign a law passed by the New York State Legislature that will end the shadow docket in foreclosure cases by requiring lenders’ attorneys to certify the legitimacy of their cases when they first file foreclosure papers. MFY’s two white papers, Justice Deceived (2011) and Justice Unsettled
- [MFY Supports Amendments to Rent Stabilization Code](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-amendments-to-rent-stabilization-code/) - MFY Legal Services testified in support of most of the proposed amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code and urged further modifications to provide greater protections for tenants.
- [MFY Challenges Discrimination at Senior Residences](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-challenges-discrimination-at-senior-residences/) - MFY Legal Services, Inc. is representing the Fair Housing Justice Center in a lawsuit alleging that five senior living residences in the New York City metropolitan area discriminate on the basis of disability, religion and race. Read the complaint.
- [MFY Supports Amending Law to Help Kinship Caregivers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-amending-law-to-help-kinship-caregivers/) - MFY supports amendments to Domestic Relations Law 72 to give relative caregivers (e.g. aunts, uncles, older siblings, etc.) the same rights as grandparents when seeking legal guardianship or custody of a related child who has been in their care for two years or more.
- [ACLU Represents MFY in FOIA Appeal](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/aclu-represents-mfy-in-foia-appeal/) - MFY has retained the ACLU to represent it in an administrative FOIA appeal. On April 24, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) refused to disclose consumers’ complaints narratives and CFPB’s follow-up to the complaints under FOIA’s privacy exemption (Exemption 6) in response to MFY’s inquiry. In its appeal, the ACLU has challenged such a
- [MFY Files Amicus Brief to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection Practices](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-amicus-brief-to-protect-consumers-from-abusive-debt-collection-practices/) - MFY, on behalf of 19 consumer organizations, filed an amicus motion in the 2nd Circuit, urging the Court to reverse a District Court decision that invalidated a city law requiring debt collection law firms to be licensed and regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs as debt collectors because their actions are no different than
- [Court Opinion Will Help Workers Win Unpaid Wage Claims](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/court-opinion-will-help-workers-win-unpaid-wage-claims/) - MFY applauds the First Department’s decision in Bonito v. Avalon to hold employers who profit from unpaid wages accountable, affirming rules that make it harder to hide behind corporate shells when workers sue. MFY and six other worker advocacy groups filed an amicus curiae brief in the case.
- [MFY Joins Call for Real Minimum Wage Increase](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-joins-call-for-real-minimum-wage-increase/) - At a press conference on May 30, 2013, MFY joined advocacy groups and low-wage workers in calling on New York State to ensure that all workers, including those who receive tips, receive a real increase in minimum wages and that the state address the backlog in minimum wage and overtime pay complaints from workers.
- [Senior Living Residence Sued for Discrimination](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/senior-living-residence-sued-for-discrimination/) - MFY is representing the Fair Housing Justice Center in a lawsuit filed on May 29, 2013 alleging that the owners and managers of five independent senior living residences with more than 600 apartments discriminate on the basis of disability, religion and race. Read the complaint.
- [MFY Clients Speak Out against Bank's Violation of Mortgage Settlement Agreement](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-clients-speak-out-against-banks-violation-of-mortgage-settlement-agreement/) - MFY clients Joyce Harden and Melissa Jaime, both victims of improper foreclosure procedures by Wells Fargo, are featured in news reports around NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s announcement of legal action against major banks for violating the national mortgage settlement agreement.
- [MFY & Cardozo Students Aid Sandy Victims](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-cardozo-students-aid-sandy-victims/) - An article in DNA.info describes how MFY attorneys and Cardozo Law School students teamed up to help Hurricane Sandy victims. Students assisted MFY attorneys in helping clients while earning hours toward their requirement of 50 hours of pro bono service.
- [Robo Signing in Debt Collection Cases Exposed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/robo-signing-in-debt-collection-cases-exposed/) - Fox News reports on cases challenging abusive debt collection practices, including MFY's objections to a Midland Funding settlement and class action lawsuit, Sykes v. Mel S. Harris.
- [MFY Opposes Rent Hikes for SROs](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-opposes-rent-hikes-for-sros/) - In testimony before the NYC Rent Guidelines Board, MFY urged the city to protect Single Room Occupancy dwellings, the housing of last resort for single New Yorkers living in poverty.
- [MFY Urges Stronger Evacuation Plans for Nursing Home Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-stronger-evacuation-plans-for-nursing-home-residents/) - MFY supports New York State Assembly legislation to improve evacuation procedures for nursing homes and other facilities and offers suggestions to further improve safety for New Yorkers living in nursing homes, adult homes and similar facilities.
- [MFY-Cardozo Partnership Helped More Than 500 Hurricane Sandy Victims](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-cardozo-partnership-helped-more-than-500-hurricane-sandy-victims/) - In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, MFY and Cardozo Law School set up the Disaster Relief Law Field Clinic. By April 22, 2013, when the clinic held its final session, six students had worked with MFY attorneys to provide assistance to more than 500 hurricane victims.
- [MFY Supports Greater Protections for Workplace Whistleblowers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-greater-protections-for-workplace-whistleblowers/) - Workers who report dangerous conditions, unfair labor practices and other workplace problems have few protections. MFY urges the New York State legislature to strengthen laws to protect workplace whistleblowers.
- [MFY Asks State to Help Consumers Correct Faulty Credit Reports](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-asks-state-to-help-consumers-correct-faulty-credit-reports/) - In testimony to the NYS Assembly, MFY shows how credit report errors lead to denials of employment, housing and loans to low-income consumers and recommends steps to better protect consumers.
- [MFY Calls for End to Harassment of Elderly Tenants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-calls-for-end-to-harassment-of-elderly-tenants/) - In testimony before the New York City Council on April 15, 2013, MFY urged the Council to take stronger action to combat increasing harassment of elderly tenants.
- [MFY to City Council: Ban Credit Reports in Hiring Decisions](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-to-city-council-ban-credit-reports-in-hiring-decisions/) - In testimony before the City Council today, MFY showed that credit reports present a barrier to employment for those who most need jobs and do not predict whether an prospective employee will do a good job.
- [MFY Urges City to Provide More Funding under CDBG for Sandy Victims](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-city-to-provide-more-funding-under-cdbg-for-sandy-victims/) - MFY and other organizations affiliated with the Center for New York City Neighborhoods signed on to a letter urging the city to provide further assistance to address the legal needs of New Yorkers devastated by Superstorm Sandy as part of the city’s Action Plan for funding under the Community Development Block Grant.
- [MFY Urges CFPB to Promote Student Loan Affordability](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfy-urges-cfpb-to-promote-student-loan-affordability/) - In response to a request for information, MFY urges the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to mitigate the hardships faced by young people who are unable to pay back private student loans.
- [MFY and Pro Bono Net Create Online Resources to Prevent Debt Collection Abuse](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-and-pro-bono-net-create-online-resources-to-prevent-debt-collection-abuse/) - MFY Legal Services and Pro Bono Net joined forces to provide New Yorkers sued for consumer debt with online pro se forms and other resources to effectively respond to a lawsuit, along with court forms and resources for advocates and attorneys.
- [MFY Demands Enforcement of National Mortgage Settlement](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-demands-enforcement-of-national-mortgage-settlement/) - MFY joined more than 100 organizations in demanding that the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight enforce the national mortgage settlement's servicing reforms and fair lending requirements and ensure transparency in banks' reporting of consumer relief activities.
- [Government Regulators Fail to Protect Homeowners from Mortgage Abuses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/government-regulators-fail-to-protect-homeowners-from-mortgage-abuses/) - In a March 21, 2013 article in the Huffington Post, MFY Attorney Elizabeth Lynch comments that the FHFA report showing banks' failure to report homeowner complaints of mortgage abuses is further evidence of the failure of government regulations to protect homeowners.
- [MFY Urges Stronger Referral Criteria for Permanent Housing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-stronger-referral-criteria-for-permanent-housing/) - MFY urged the City Council to adopt legislation aimed at strengthening referral criteria so that homeless adults are not referred to dangerous three-quarter houses.
- [SRO Tenants Expose House of Horrors](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/sro-tenants-expose-house-of-horrors/) - MFY is representing tenants at Brooklyn's Greenpoint Hotel who are suing their landlord for egregious building violations. Tenants opened their doors to the press to see their living conditions, including rats, bedbugs, mold and crumbling bathrooms. Read coverage in the Daily News, Brooklyn Paper and DNAinfo.
- [Immigrant Home Care Workers Sue Agencies for Wage Theft](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/immigrant-home-care-workers-sue-agencies-for-wage-theft/) - Employees of BNV Home Care Agency, represented by MFY Legal Services and Abbey Spanier LLP, filed a lawsuit alleging that the agency stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from them and systematically violated NYS labor laws. Read the complaint here.
- [MFY Offers Know Your Rights Training](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-offers-know-your-rights-training/) - On March 6, MFY Legal Services, in collaboration with Community Board 2 and Greenwich House, will offer a tenant training on the basics of housing law. Participants will receive an overview and have the opportunity to ask questions about their rights as tenants. Click here for more details.
- [MFY Supports POWER Act to Protect Immigrant Workers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-power-act-to-protect-immigrant-workers/) - MFY Attorney Anamaria Segura offered testimony to the New York City Council in support of the Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act.
- [6th Circuit Appeals Decision Is a Victory for Consumers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/6th-circuit-appeals-decision-is-a-victory-for-consumers/) - In a decision filed February 26, 2013, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an inadequate settlement and vacated a judgment certifying a nationwide class in a case involving claims that robo-signing of affidavits violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The Federal Trade Commission and at least 38 state attorneys general, along with several
- [The Second-Mortgage Shell Game](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/the-second-mortgage-shell-game/) - In a February 18, 2013 Op-Ed in the New York Times, MFY Attorney Elizabeth M. Lynch reveals how flaws in government settlements with banks have failed to stem foreclosures and keep people in their homes.
- [Examining the Value of For-Profit Colleges](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/examining-the-value-of-for-profit-colleges/) - MFY attorney Evan Denerstein presented testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Higher Education about the problems faced by students in for-profit colleges and training programs, from the failure of schools to deliver on promises to high rates of default on student loans.
- [Queens Hit with New Wave of Foreclosures](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/queens-hit-with-new-wave-of-foreclosures/) - MFY foreclosure attorney Elizabeth Lynch comments in articles in the New York Post and The Queens Ledger on a new wave of foreclosures in Queens that is affecting middle-class homeowners who have fallen behind on mortgage payments due to loss of employment or other financial problems related to the poor economy.
- [Foreclosure Help for Korean Homeowners](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/foreclosure-help-for-korean-homeowners/) - MFY Legal Services, Inc. and the MinKwon Center will hold a workshop for Korean homeowners facing foreclosure or having difficulty in making mortgage payments on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 7-9 pm at the MinKwon Center, 136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd floor, in Flushing. More information here.
- [MFY Files Amicus Brief on Unpaid Wages](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-amicus-brief-on-unpaid-wages/) - MFY, with six other worker advocacy groups, submitted an amicus brief to the Appellate Division, First Department of the New York Supreme Court, in Bonito v. Avalon Partners (N.Y. County Clerk Index No. 650541/2011), supporting legal rules that would help low-wage workers recover unpaid wages from employers who try to dodge liability.
- [MFY Files Class Action Lawsuit Against First Care of New York](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-class-action-lawsuit-against-first-care-of-new-york/) - MFY and co-counsel Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP have filed a lawsuit against First Care of New York in the New York State Supreme Court, Westchester County, for failing to pay their home health aides their legally required wages. Read more here.
- [MFY Files Amicus Brief with the Second Circuit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-files-amicus-brief-with-the-second-circuit/) - MFY submitted an amicus brief to the Second Circuit in January 2013 in In re Santiago-Monteverde (12-4131), on a troubling issue in bankruptcy court that pertains to rent stabilized tenants. Read the brief here.
- [CLARO Interviews MFY on Consumer Debt](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/claro-interviews-mfy-on-consumer-debt/) - As the Supervising Attorney for MFY's Consumer Rights Project, Carolyn Coffee discusses how companies abuse the judicial system to collect consumer debt in a video filmed by the Civil Legal Advice and Referral Office.
- [CBS News Examines Life After Sandy](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/cbs-news-examines-life-after-sandy/) - MFY Attorney Shelly Weizman and CIAD Executive Director Geoff Lieberman describe the hardships adult home residents displaced by Super Storm Sandy continue to endure in a CBS-TV interview.
- [The Coming Adult Home Exodus](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/the-coming-adult-home-exodus/) - MFY Attorneys Jota Borgmann and Shelly Weizman comment to New York World on new Department of Health regulations requiring adult homes to reduce the concentration of residents with mental illness.
- [MFY Hosts Networking Mixer for Law Students](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-hosts-networking-mixer-for-law-students/) - Law students and young attorneys interested in public interest careers are invited to mix and mingle with MFY attorneys at a Networking Mixer at MFY on Thursday, January 31, 2013 between 5 pm - 7 pm.
- [MFY Helps Homeowners with Cases Stalled in the "Shadow Docket"](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-helps-homeowners-with-cases-stalled-in-the-shadow-docket/) - MFY foreclosure attorney Aaron Jacobs-Smith comments on the problems faced by homeowners with stalled foreclosure cases in the “shadow docket,” in Bloomberg News. MFY’s Foreclosure Prevention Project represents homeowners in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.
- [Class Action for Three-Quarter House Tenants Reinstated on Appeal](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/class-action-for-three-quarter-house-tenants-reinstated-on-appeal/) - A Brooklyn appeals court ruled to reinstate DiGiorgio v. 1109-1113 Manhattan Ave Partners, a putative class action, and ordered the case to be heard by a different judge. The ruling was a victory for some 70 low-income tenants who will now have a chance to show that they are lawful tenants under the rent stabilization
- [Attorneys Should Embrace Debt Collector Rules](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/attorneys-should-embrace-debt-collector-rules/) - In a letter to the New York Law Journal published on January 8, 2013, MFY staff attorney Ariana Lindermayer responds to a recent article that heralded a federal court decision (Berman v. New York City) that struck down a NewYork City law requiring all debt collectors, including debt collection attorneys, to be licensed. Ms. Lindermayer
- [WWRL Interviews MFY on Nursing Home Evacuees](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/wwrl-interviews-mfy-on-nursing-home-evacuees/) - WWRL, a progressive New York City radio station, interviewed MFY's Disability and Aging Rights Project Senior Staff Attorney Shelly Weizman on “The Mark Riley Morning Show,” on December 27, 2012, about nursing home residents who have been displaced due to Hurricane Sandy. Click here to listen to the interview.
- [MFY Article:  Pillsbury Winthrop and MFY Hold Legal Clinics to Assist Aged and Disabled New Yorkers in Obtaining Access-a-Ride Services](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-article-pillsbury-winthrop-and-mfy-hold-legal-clinics-to-assist-aged-and-disabled-new-yorkers-in-obtaining-access-a-ride-services/) - The latest edition of New York City Voices features the pro bono project that MFY Legal Services has launched with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP to help seniors and people with disabilities obtain and maintain eligibility for Access-A-Ride Services (AAR). AAR is an accessible transportation system operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority for people who
- [MFY and Pro Bono Net Launch New Consumer Web Site](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-and-pro-bono-net-launch-new-consumer-web-site/) - Tuesday, December 11, 2012--MFY’s Consumer Rights Project, in conjunction with Pro Bono Net, launched The NYC Consumer Debt Defense Project website today at www.probono.net/ny/consumer/. The website serves as a resource for pro bono, private, and legal services attorneys to share data, forms, news and information about trends and developments in the area of consumer debt.
- [Banks Refuse to Help Homeowners Devastated by Hurricane Sandy](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/banks-refuse-to-help-homeowners-devastated-by-hurricane-sandy/) - Attorneys from MFY Legal Services and South Brooklyn Legal Services who are assisting Hurricane Sandy victims found that many banks are refusing to offer their customers any kind of meaningful mortgage relief, severely hampering their ability to rebuild their homes and stabilize their lives. The Huffington Post explores the issue.
- [MFY Testimony: Economic Abuse Results in Lifetime Poverty for Domestic Violence Victims](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-testimony-economic-abuse-results-in-lifetime-poverty-for-domestic-violence-victims/) - MFY Supervising Attorney Barbara Graves-Poller testified before the NYS Assembly Committees on Codes and Judiciary on how economic abuse ensnares victims of domestic violence in inescapable debt, housing instability and intractable poverty and urged lawmakers to support laws that will help address the problem.
- [MFY Staffs Free Clinic for Hurricane Victims in Chinatown](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-staffs-chinatown-clinic-for-hurricane-sandy-victims/) - MFY Legal Services, in collaboration with Community Board No. 3, will offer legal assistance next Tuesday, November 27 to hurricane victims who need help with FEMA benefits, replacement food stamps, rent-related issues, emergency social security payments, and disaster unemployment assistance. Click here for information in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
- [MFY Offers Free Legal Clinics for Hurricane Victims](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-offers-free-legal-clinics-for-hurricane-victims/) - From 10a.m. to 1p.m. this week, MFY Legal Services will offer legal assistance to hurricane victims who need help to secure FEMA benefits, replacement food stamps, emergency social security payments, and disaster unemployment assistance. Click here for further information in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
- [MFY Staffs Free Legal Clinic for Hurricane Victims in Chinatown](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-staffs-free-legal-clinic-for-hurricane-victims-in-chinatown/) - MFY Legal Services, in collaboration with City Councilmember Margaret Chin and other elected officials who represent the lower Manhattan community, will offer legal assistance to hurricane victims who need help to secure FEMA benefits, replacement food stamps, emergency social security payments, and disaster unemployment assistance. Click here for information in English, Spanish and Chinese.
- [Hurricane Sandy: MFY Holds Emergency Legal Clinics and Issues Fact Sheets to Aid Victims](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/hurricane-sandy-mfy-holds-emergency-legal-clinics-and-issues-fact-sheets-to-aid-victims/) - MFY Legal Services has scheduled three emergency legal clinics where New Yorkers affected by Hurricane Sandy can get information on food stamp replacement, FEMA assistance, unemployment insurance and other employment issues, and issued a series of Fact Sheets on these topics.
- [Lawyers Help New Yorkers Challenge MTA Denials of Access-a-Ride](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/lawyers-help-new-yorkers-challenge-mta-denials-of-access-a-ride/) - MFY Legal Services and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP launched a new pro bono initiative to advise and advocate for people with disabilities who have been unjustly denied Access-a-Ride, a paratransit service operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA). The Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY and other organizations are partnering in the effort.
- [MFY Joins Brief Urging Court to Broadly Define “Good Faith” in Foreclosure Negotiations](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-joins-brief-urging-court-to-broadly-define-good-faith-in-foreclosure-negotiations/) - Delays by banks and their mortgage servicers in negotiations for affordable loan modifications damage homeowners as their loan balances swell with interest and fees. In an amicus brief to the Appellate Division, MFY and others urge the court to interpret the good faith standard broadly, so that lower courts remain able to effectively enforce the
- [MFY to Speak at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Hearing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-to-speak-at-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-hearing/) - MFY Supervising Attorney Carolyn Coffey will join Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) Director Richard Cordray and others in speaking at a field hearing on debt collection to be held in Seattle, Washington at 10 a.m. (PST) on October 24, 2012. Ms. Coffey, a nationally recognized expert on debt collection abuse, will share MFY's experience in
- [Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Debt Collector's Phony IRS Threat](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/class-action-lawsuit-challenges-debt-collectors-phony-irs-threat/) - MFY Legal Services and the Law Offices of Ahmad Keshavarz are representing a Queens city worker in a class action lawsuit against APIM LLC, an unlicensed debt collector that falsely threatened to report the worker's debt to the IRS if payment was not made immediately. The complaint alleges that APIM used deceptive practices and also
- [MFY Reveals Food Failure in Adult Homes](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-reveals-food-failure-in-adult-homes-2/) - In an article in the September-October 2012 Clearinghouse Review, MFY Attorney Jota Borgmann shows how poor quality food and lack of food choices exacerbate health problems for adult home residents, and details some emerging solutions to ongoing food problems in institutionalized settings.
- [MFY Helps Job Seekers Cheated by Placement Company](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-helps-job-seekers-cheated-by-placement-company/) - On October 4, 2012 dozens of New Yorkers came to MFY after a job placement agency took between $200-$400 from each job seeker, then disappeared, leaving documents with personal information strewn about their office. MFY advised the job seekers of their rights and how to protect themselves from identity theft, and then facilitated an official
- [MFY Calls for Stronger Homeowner Protections](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-calls-for-stronger-homeowner-protections/) - MFY joined New Yorkers for Responsible Lending in calling upon the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to adopt stronger rules governing mortgage servicers to better protect homeowners facing foreclosure.
- [MFY Submits Recommendations to Improve the Proposed Regulation Limiting the Percentage of Residents with Serious Mental Illness in Adult Homes](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-supports-proposed-regulation-limiting-the-percentage-of-residents-with-serious-mental-illness-in-adult-homes/) - MFY Legal Services, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and the Urban Justice Center submitted joint testimony making recommendations that would improve the New York State Department of Health’s proposed regulations limiting the percentage of residents with serious mental illness in adult homes with a certified capacity of 80 or more beds to less
- [Lawsuit against Debt Collection Ring Moves Forward as Class Action](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/lawsuit-against-debt-collection-ring-moves-forward-as-class-action/) - Judge Denny Chin granted class action status in a case brought on behalf of more than 100,000 New Yorkers harmed by a massive consumer debt collection scheme. The suit charges that a debt collection ring engaged in persistent robo-signing and conspired to defraud New Yorkers of millions of dollars in violation of federal racketerring and
- [NYCHA Tenants Sue to Get Safe Wheelchair Ramp](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/nycha-tenants-sue-to-get-safe-wheelchair-ramp/) - Three tenants represented by MFY Legal Services, Inc. filed suit today against the New York City Housing Authority for failing to correct an access ramp that is too dangerous for people using wheelchairs, rendering the entrance inaccessible to them. The suit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief as well as compensatory and punitive damages under the
- [Carolyn E. Coffey to Receive NYCLA Public Service Award](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/carolyn-e-coffey-to-receive-nycla-public-service-award/) - Carolyn E. Coffey, supervising attorney of MFY's Consumer Rights Project, will receive the New York County Lawyers' Association's Public Service Award at a ceremony on September 12, 2012. Ms. Coffey has played a leading role in winning greater protections for New Yorkers against improper debt collection practices and led the effort to tighten regulations on
- [MFY Urges State to Amend Law to Help Kinship Caregivers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-state-to-amend-law-to-help-kinship-caregivers/) - MFY Legal Services' Kinship Caregiver Law Project is working with child welfare advocates across the state to urge the state legislature to amend Domestic Relations Law 72 to give relative caregivers (e.g. aunts, uncles, older siblings, etc.) the same rights as grandparents when seeking legal guardianship or custody of a related child who has been
- [Will 2012 See the Creation of “DeMarcovilles”?](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/will-2012-see-the-creation-of-demarcovilles/) - In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, MFY shows how Fannie and Freddie Mac’s refusal to reduce mortgage principal will blight once thriving neighborhoods and add to taxpayers’ burdens.
- [MFY Urges Greater Federal Protections for Low-Income Consumers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/mfy-urges-greater-federal-protections-for-low-income-consumers/) - In written testimony to the federal Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, MFY urged the agency to apply the protections provided under Regulation E to all GPR prepaid cards, to require easy-to-read fee disclosures, to prohibit overdraft fees and credit features, to prohibit deceptive claims about building credit, and to eliminate pre-dispute arbitration clauses.
- [Judge Allows ADA Suit Against NYCHA to Proceed](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/judge-allows-ada-suit-against-nycha-to-proceed/) - A federal judge has ruled that a suit brought against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) by a Staten Island resident who is blind may proceed. The plaintiff is arguing that by refusing to accommodate his disability, and by providing him repeatedly with written notices that he is unable to read, NYCHA is violating
- [Queens Ledger Alerts Homeowners to Dangers of "Shadow Docket"](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/queens-ledger-alerts-homeowners-to-dangers-of-shadow-docket/) - The Queens Ledger cites the findings in MFY's report, Justice Unsettled, to alert homeowners in Queens, which has the highest rate of foreclosure in the state, to the dangers of the "shadow docket." Queens Ledger Alerts Homeowners to Dangers of "Shadow Docket"
- [Home Care Workers Win $1 Million in Class Action Settlement](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/home-care-workers-win-1-million-in-class-action-settlement/) - As many as one thousand women who care for New York's elderly and infirm will share a $1,090,000 settlement in a groundbreaking class action lawsuit against McMillan's Home Care Agency. This is the first case in New York State to reach class settlement for home care workers, in an industry rife with wage-and-hour violations. Home
- [Ropes & Gray Joins MFY's Externship Program](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/ropes-gray-joins-mfys-externship-program/) - MFY Legal Services expanded its externship program with an associate from the law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP, who began work on July 9, 2012. Working closely with experienced MFY attorneys, the extern will carry a full caseload, providing advice, counsel and representation in housing court and before administrative agencies. Ropes & Gray Joins
- [Bed Bugs & Dangerous Conditions Plague Brooklyn Adult Home Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/bed-bugs-dangerous-conditions-plague-brooklyn-adult-home-residents/) - Residents of Surf Manor Home for Adults filed a class action lawsuit against the facility to address longstanding violations of their rights, including a perennial bed bug infestation, poor conditions, lack of essential services, and verbal abuse. A judge issued a temporary restraining order to prevent retaliation. Read more. Read Daily News article on Surf
- [Daily News: They're Itching for Relief](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/uncategorized/daily-news-theyre-itching-for-relief/) - The New York Daily News reports on the conditions at Surf Manor Adult Home in Brooklyn, where with MFY's help residents are suing the home for bedbug infestations and other unhealthy and dangerous conditions.
- [Interview: MFY Continues to Seek Justice for New York's Most Underserved Populations](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/interview-mfy-continues-to-seek-jutice-for-new-yorks-most-underserved-populations/) - The July issue of Metropolitan Corporate Counsel includes an interview with MFY's Executive Director, Jeanette Zelhof, highlighting MFY's projects and significant involvement of pro bono counsel in impact litigation.
- [WBAI Interviews MFY on Foreclosure "Shadow Docket"](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/wbai-interviews-mfy-on-foreclosure-shadow-docket/) - WBAI, a New York City public radio station, interviewed MFY Deputy Director Elise Brown and foreclosure Senior Staff Attorney Adam Cohen on "Talk Back," on June 12, 2012, about MFY's recently released report, Justice Unsettled, which describes the devastating impact of the "shadow docket" on the state's distressed homeowners. Click here for a link to
- ["Justice Unsettled:" MFY's New Report Urges Action to Save Thousands of Homes in Foreclosure](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/justice-unsettled-mfys-new-report-urges-action-to-save-thousands-of-homes-in-foreclosure-2/) - Justice Unsettled: How the Foreclosure Shadow Docket and Discontinuances Prevent New Yorkers from Saving Their Homes re-examines foreclosure filings studied previously to find that the shadow docket continues to grow, and that thousands of homeowners in foreclosure cannot gain access to settlement conferences that can lead to affordable loan modifications. Thousands of New York Homeowners
- [MFY Launches Advocacy Project for Nursing Home Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-launches-advocacy-project-for-nursing-home-residents/) - MFY Legal Services launched the Nursing Home Residents' Project to provide advice and advocacy for nursing home residents and their families. The Project will represent nursing home residents whoa re facing abuse and neglect, civil rights violations, improper discharge planning, and unfair consumer practices. MFY Launches New Project for Nursing Home Residents
- [For an Adult Home Resident Battling Injustice, a Small Triumph](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/for-an-adult-home-resident-battling-injustice-a-small-triumph/) - Ilona Spiegel, resident of the Garden of Eden Home for Adults who suffers from respiratory ailments, won a monetary award after struggling for tears to get air conditioning from the home at a fair price. Adult Home Resident Wins Battle for Air Conditioning
- [Adult Home Residents Suffer a Setback](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/adult-home-residents-suffer-a-setback/) - The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a ruling that New York's practice of segregating thousands of people with mental illness in large adult homes constitutes discrimination.
- [MFY Urges New Yorkers to Demand Restoration of Foreclosure Prevention Funding in State Budget](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-urges-new-yorkers-to-demand-restoration-of-foreclosure-prevention-funding-in-state-budget/) - MFY's work to save the homes of hundreds of low-income homeowners in Queens and Staten Island, along with similar work by advocates across the state, is threatened by Governor Cuomo's failure to include funding for foreclosure prevention and defense in the coming year's state budget. The Statewide Campaign to Save the Foreclosure Prevention Services Program
- [Class Action Lawsuit Charges State Health Dept. Violates rights of the Disabled](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/class-action-lawsuit-charges-state-health-dept-violates-rights-of-the-disabled/) - MFY filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of adult home residents in the New York metropolitan area that charges the New York State Department of Health's complaint procedures violate the rights of people with disabilities. State Health Dept. Charged with Violating Rights of the Disabled
- [MFY to Continue Lawsuit Against Steven J. Baum, PC](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-to-continue-lawsuit-against-steven-j-baum-pc/) - MFY will continue its class action lawsuit against Steven J. Baum, PC despite the firm's decision to close its doors. The suit charges that the firm engaged in unfair debt collection and deceptive practices in filing thousands of foreclosure lawsuits. MFY announced it will also monitor other firms' compliance with rules requiring attorneys to attest
- [Homecare Workers Sue Agency for Wage Theft](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/homecare-workers-sue-agency-for-wage-theft/) - MFY Legal Services and Debevoise Plimpton LLP are representing employees of BNV Home Care Agency, Inc. and Academy Care Givers, Inc. in a class action lawsuit that charges that the agencies stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from them and systematically violated New York State Labor Laws. Home Care Workers Sue Agency for Wage Theft
- [Advocates Demand State Funding for Foreclosure Prevention](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/295/) - 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
- [Adult Home Resident Sues State Health Dept. for Violating Her Rights](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/adult-home-resident-sues-state-health-dept-for-violating-her-rights/) - 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.
- [NYS High Court Affirms Lawyers' Right to Meet Freely with Adult Home Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/nys-high-court-affirms-lawyers-right-to-meet-freely-with-adult-home-residents-2/) - 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
- [Adult Home Residents Say Adult Home Is Abusing Them](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/adult-home-residents-say-adult-home-is-abusing-them/) - The New York Daily News reports that residents at the Garden of Eden home in Brooklyn charge that home threatens them with eviction and bullies them if they complain about conditions or ask for help with medical problems. MFY has filed suit against the New York State Department of Health for failing to enforce regulations
- [MFY to State: Don't go soft on Medicaid fraud](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-to-state-dont-go-soft-on-medicaid-fraud/) - In an Op-Ed on September 23, 2011 in the Albany Times Union, MFY urges the state to move forcefully on reining in Medicaid fraud, particularly abuses that result in Medicaid overbilling in adult homes, where residents are often forced by operators to submit to unnecessary services while their real medical needs are ignored.
- [MFY Sues NYS Health Department to Ensure Protection of Disabled Adult Home Residents](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfy-sues-nys-health-department-to-ensure-protection-of-disabled-adult-home-residents/) - 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
- [Payback: Lawyers on both sides of collection are feeling debt's sting](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/payback-lawyers-on-both-sides-of-collection-are-feeling-debts-sting/) - The December 2010 ABA Journal explores the thorny field of debt collection, citing MFY's groundbreaking study Justice Disserved on the relationship between "sewer service" and default judgments in debt collection cases. Read article.
- [JUSTICE DECEIVED: MFY's New Report Unveils How Foreclosure Law Firms Subvert State Regulations and Harm Distressed Homeowners](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/justice-deceived-mfys-new-report-unveils-how-foreclosure-law-firms-subvert-state-regulations-and-harm-distressed-homeowners/) - Justice Deceived: How Large Foreclosure Firms Subvert State Regulations Protecting Homeowners, released in conjunction with a class action lawsuit against Steven J. Baum P.C., found that large foreclosure law firms file foreclosure proceedings but fail to file the specialized Request for Judicial Intervention and Due Diligence Attestation, which would cause the cases to be assigned
- [MFY Sues Law Firm for Undermining New York State's Protections for Homeowners in Foreclosure](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfy-sues-law-firm-for-undermining-new-york-states-protections-for-homeowners-in-foreclosure/) - 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
- [Class Action Lawsuit Charges Home Care Agency Exploits Workers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/press-release-first/) - 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.
- [MFY's Battle Against "Sewer Service"](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfys-battle-against-sewer-service/) - Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law & Policy's recent article, Public Interest Lawyers Are Key in Passage of Landmark Legislation to Stem "Sewer Service" in New York City shows how MFY's groundbreaking report, "Justice Disserved," was a critical step in raising awareness of the extent and disastrous consequences of "sewer service." Public Interest Lawyers Are
- [MFY Featured on Brian Lehrer Show at WNYC](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/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.
- [MFY Challenges Wells Fargo's Denial of Mortgage Transfer to Widow with Three Small Children](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/mfy-challenges-wells-fargos-denial-of-mortgage-transfer-to-widow-with-three-small-children/) - The Staten Island Advance reports on MFY's efforts to save the home of a Staten Island father of three who was denied a mortgage transfer after his wife died of cancer. Wells Fargo Denies Mortgage Transfer to Widow
- [Foreclosure Prevention Funds Still Necessary](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/foreclosure-prevention-funds-still-necessary-2/) - In the New York Law Journal, MFY Staff Attorney Elizabeth Lynch argues that a new wave of foreclosure filings will leave thousands of homeowners vulnerable to a system that favors banks unless the New York State legislature renews funding for foreclosure defense. Foreclosure Prevention Funds Still Necessary
- [High Court Rejects Department of Education's Denial of Employment to Worker with Criminal Record](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/high-court-rejects-department-of-educations-denial-of-employment-to-worker-with-criminal-record/) - 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.
- [MFY Beats Back HSBC's Attempt to Foreclose on Queens Homeowner](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/mfy-beats-back-hsbcs-attempt-to-foreclose-on-queens-homeowner/) - 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
- [WNYC News Exposes Schemes that Target the City's Vulnerable](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/wnyc-news-exposes-schemes-that-target-the-citys-vulnerable/) - Tanya Kessler of MFY interviewed by Cindy Rodriquez about three-quarter house abuse.
- [Tenants vs. Three-Quarter Houses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/tenants-vs-addict-centers/) - The Daily News reports on MFY's class action lawsuit against three-quarter house operators.
- [Harassing Tenants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/latest-news-first/) - The Daily News reports on a tenant rally to draw attention to abuses by three-quarter house operators.
- [Shamed Into Altering a Mortgage](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/shamed-into-altering-a-mortgage/) - New York Times columnist Joe Nocera shows how a tenacious MFY attorney saved the home of an elderly Queens homeowner.
- [Class Action Lawsuit Exposes Housing Scam that Exploits Homeless](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/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.
- [MFY Sues Bank of America on Foreclosures](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/press-releases/press-release-second/) - 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).
- [New York Times Takes Aim at Bank of America](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/latest-news-second/) - 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](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-and-press/mfj-in-the-news/article-in-new-york-daily-news/) - Bank of America illegally auctioned an elderly Queens resident’s home after they accepted tens of thousands of dollars of mortgage payments.

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- [Homeownership Preservation](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/homeownership-preservation/) - Foreclosure Prevention Project provides free legal assistance for New York City homeowners facing foreclosure or who are victims of foreclosure rescue scams or abusive loan servicing practices. The project focuses on helping homeowners in hard-hit areas of Queens and Staten Island.
- [Annual Reports](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/about/annual-reports/) - Download MFY annual reports from the current year to 2005.
- [Foreclosure](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/how-to-get-help/foreclosure/) - How to get help for foreclosure legal issues in Queens and Staten Island.
- [The Mobilizer Newsletter](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/publications-and-report/fyi-newsletter/) - MFY newsletters available for download.
- [Spring 2025 Mobilizer](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/spring-2025-mobilizer/) - MFJ Saves 54-Year Tenancy for Bronx Senior; Con Ed Meter Reader Gets a Job; MFJ in the News. Greetings from Executive Director Tiffany Liston Dear MFJ Friends and Supporters,The warmer weather is finally here in New York City, and it could not have arrived sooner! This past winter seemed endless. Here at MFJ we are
- [Immigration](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/immigration-project/) - Mobilization for Justice provides direct advocacy and representation to low-income individuals and families seeking assistance in either humanitarian- or family-based immigration matters. For family-based matters, we provide application assistance and representation to individuals seeking to become: Lawful Permanent Residents; U.S. Citizens. For humanitarian-based matters, we provide application assistance and representation for individuals seeking: Asylum; Consular
- [Housing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/housing/) - Mobilization for Justice believes Housing Is a Human Right, and focuses its work to ensure that tenants maintain their housing, improve poor living conditions, and fight tenant harassment. Housing – Anti-Eviction MFJ offers advice, counsel and representation to low-income tenants in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan to prevent evictions and to protect tenants’ rights in
- [HIV Legal Services](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/hiv-legal-services/) - Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) provides free civil legal advice and representation to low-income Bronx residents who are living with HIV/AIDS and who face housing instability, difficulty accessing public benefits, family court problems, discrimination, or who might be interested in making arrangements for their and their children’s future care. MFJ staff have expertise in a range
- [Board of Directors](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/board-of-directors-old/) - MARC DE LEEUW, Chair, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP LISA M. SCHWEITZER, 1st Vice Chair, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP STEPHANIE SOWELL, 2nd Vice Chair, Johnson & Johnson JAMIE MOSER, Secretary, Joele Frank, Wilkinson, Brimmer, Katcher BRUCE L. STEIN, Treasurer RAMZI ABOUTAAM, Pfizer Inc. KATHLYN CARD BECKLES, Verisk FRANCESCA E. BRODY, Sidley Austin LLP DAVID
- [Mobilization for Justice in the Community](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/mfy-in-the-field/) - Mobilization for Justice attorneys meet with clients at these locations: Bronx Housing Cases:Under the Right to Counsel or Universal Access Program in New York City, tenants with open eviction cases will be connected with free legal services in housing court. You do not need to contact us. Consumer Cases:Civil Legal Advice and Resource Office (CLARO)
- [2024 Fall Mobilizer](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/2024-fal-mfj-newsletter/) - MFJ Saves 54-Year Tenancy for Bronx Senior; Con Ed Meter Reader Gets a Job; MFJ in the News. Greetings from Executive Director Tiffany Liston Dear MFJ Friends and Supporters, I hope you had a relaxing and rejuvenating summer. It certainly went by too quickly, but post Labor Day momentum and activities are afoot. As always,
- [NHTD Class Action Settlement Page](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/nhtd/) - In 2015, MFJ and Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP filed a class action lawsuit about the Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Waiver Program. The lawsuit is titled Bagley et al. v. New York State Department of Health et al (“the Lawsuit”). The Lawsuit alleged, among other things, that the Department of Health (DOH)
- [Government Benefits](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/government-benefits-project/) - Mobilization for Justice assists individuals with legal problems relating to Public Assistance, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps), Medicaid/Medicare, and Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability benefits and immigration. This assistance includes representing clients in state and federal courts, representing clients at administrative hearings, advocating for clients at the various government agencies, and assessing client
- [Housing: Three-Quarter House Tenants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/illegal-boarding-house-project/) - The Three-Quarter House Project works to improve the conditions of people living in illegal boarding houses and protect their rights as tenants.
- [Housing: SRO Tenants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/sro-law-project/) - SRO Law Project protects the rights of hundreds of SRO residents each year.
- [Housing: Manhattan Seniors](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/manhattan-seniors-project/) - Manhattan Seniors Project helps Manhattan seniors age in place in their own homes by preventing evictions, securing benefits and resolving related legal problems.
- [Housing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/neighborhood-preservation-project/) - Neighborhood Preservation Project helps preserve affordable housing in Manhattan neighborhoods and protects housing stock on which low-income and marginalized populations depend. Our SRO Law Project defends the rights of Single Room Occupancy tenants facing eviction and confronting illegal conversions.
- [Reports](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/publications-and-report/reports/) - Reports published by MFY Legals Services.
- [Adult Home Advocacy](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/adult-home-advocacy-project/) - Adult Home Advocacy Project provides advocacy and trainings to adult home residents throughout New York City and pursues individual and affirmative litigation on issues that impact adult home residents.
- [Our Programs](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/) - A summary of MFY projects, with links to more information about each.
- [Articles by Mobilization for Justice](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/publications-and-report/articles-by-mfy/) - Summaries, downloads, and links to articles by MFY staff and attorneys.
- [<strong>TLC Class Action Lawsuit</strong>](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/tlc-class-action-lawsuit/) - If you were targeted at LaGuardia, JFK, or anywhere else in NYC by undercover Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) officers and received a summons for allegedly violating NYC’s Street Hail Law, N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 19-506(b)(1) or (2), please contact us through our hotline at 929-279-4185 or by emailing TLC-ClassAction@mfjlegal.org. TLC Class Action Lawsuit Miller,
- [Warren J. Sinsheimer Children's Rights Program](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/warren-j-sinsheimer-childrens-rights-program/) - Special Education Mobilization for Justice provides advice and representation to predominantly low-income parents of students with disabilities seeking appropriate special education services and school placements from the New York City Department of Education. We represent parents at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, administrative due process hearings, and in appeals before the New York State Review
- [Cómo conseguir ayuda](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/como-conseguir-ayuda/) - Por favor seleccione de la categoría en el menú de la derecha (o abajo) para obtener ayuda sobre el tema legal. Si necesita ayuda adicional, utilice la información de contacto abajo. Mobilization for Justice se reúne con clientes en organizaciones de base comunitaria en los barrios de la ciudad de Nueva York. Haga clic aquí
- [Re-Entry to the Workforce](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/371-2/) - MFY is an advocate for those re-entering the workforce.
- [Workplace Justice](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/workplace-justice-project/) - Workplace Justice Project provides free legal assistance for low-wage workers on wage and hour violations, unpaid wages, unemployment, and other employment-related issues.
- [NYS Homeowner Assistance Fund](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/nys-homeowner-assistance-fund/) - Mobilization for Justice is providing support for the Office of the Attorney General’s Mortgage Enforcement Unit in connection with the New York State Homeowner Assistance Fund (NYS HAF). MFJ has prepared worksheets that incorporate NYS HAF for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (GSE) loans, FHA loans and VA loans. If you are applying for NYS
- [MFJ's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/mfjs-commitment-to-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-anti-racism/) - We strive to have a workplace that includes staff and management from all cultures, lifestyles, and experiences. MFJ strives to eliminate discrimination and promote equity, in the workplace and in its practice, based on race, color, national origin, immigrant or citizenship status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, caregiver status, family composition, domestic violence
- [Testimony](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/publications-and-report/testimony/) - Testimony by MFY attorneys, to download in PDF format.
- [Diversity Equity Inclusion and Anti-Racism](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/diversity-equity-inclusion-and-anti-racism/) - Mobilization for Justice (MFJ) is committed to pursuing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism (DEIAR) in all aspects of its work. MFJ will hire, retain, and promote greater diversity at every level in our organization. We continually work toward being more creative, effective, and just, bringing more varied perspectives, backgrounds, talents, and interests to the practice of
- [Kinship Caregiver Rights](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/how-to-get-help/kinship-caregiver-rights/) - Kinship Caregivers (citywide), please call: Kinship Caregiver Law Project Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Call toll free: 212-417-3850 Click HERE for schedule of neighborhood-based intake.
- [Immigration](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/immigration/) - For help with:Citizenship / adjustment of status / green card replacement / asylum / consular processing / eligibility screenings Residents citywide, please call: Telephone Intake: Wednesday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pmCall: (212) 417-3724
- [Workers' Rights](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/how-to-get-help/workers-rights/) - How to get legal help with workplace issues including wages and discrimination.
- [Consumers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/how-to-get-help/consumers/) - For help with: Debt collection harassment / credit card lawsuits / identity theft / student loans / credit report issues / access to financial services / fraud. Residents citywide, please call: Consumer Rights Project Thursday, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 212-417-3881 Click HERE for schedule of neighborhood-based intake. Or you can apply online for assistance.
- [Bankruptcy](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/how-to-get-help/bankruptcy/) - For help with: Preparation of Chapter 7 petitions and full representation in certain cases Residents citywide, please call: Low-Income Bankruptcy Project Wednesday, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm 212-417-3799 Or you can apply online for assistance. Click the link below and complete the application. Apply for help online.
- [Special Education](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/how-to-get-help/special-education/) - FOR: Children needing special education services Telephone intake: Monday and Thursday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Call: 212-417-3786
- [中文資訊 Fact Sheets in Chinese](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/fact-sheets-in-chinese/) - 在新型冠狀病毒( COVID-19) 在新型冠狀病毒( COVID-19) 爆發期間您需要瞭解哪些租戶的權利 Access-a-Ride 如何申请 Access-A-Ride Access-A-Ride：如何就拒绝或有条件服务进行申诉 给医生的提示：填写 Access-A-Ride 福利申请资料 Immigration 在家与 ICE 互动 在公共空间与 ICE 互动 在法庭上与 ICE 互动 作为非公民提出抗议 作为合法永久居民出国旅游 如果 ICE 来到您所在的学校，该怎么办 工人的權益 Workers' Rights Workers' Rights (Simplified Chinese) 工人拥有權利 （不论移民身份） Workers Rights (Traditional Chinese) 工人擁有權利 （不論移民身份）
- [COVID-19 Advocacy Materials](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/covid-19-advocacy-materials/) - MFJ Letter Regarding Re-Opening New York State Courts MFJ Testimony - New York State Senate Hearing on Courts Testimony on Exploring Solutions to the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Communities
- [2020 Virtual Benefit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/2020-virtual-benefit/)
- [如何能得到幫助](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/chinese-language-help/) - 由於新型冠狀病毒情況, 從2020年3月16日開始本辦公室將會暫停開放. 我們的職員採用居家上班形式繼續提供法律服務. 假如你是我們目前的客戶, 請直接與辦理你檔案的職員聯絡. 我們的電話熱線仍然開放. 你可以按此了解我們的熱線開放時間. 按此了解有關在新型冠狀病毒期間你的褔利. 同時, 我們會暫停以往在社區機構與客人面談的服務. 請在左方的類別中選擇你需要幫助的法律問題. 如果你需要進一步的援助，請使用下例方法聯絡我們. MFJ 在紐約市不同的社區機構中與客人面談. 請按此處尋找MFJ在你社區附近的面談地點. 聯絡我們 Mobilization for Justice100 William Street, 6th Floor (威廉街 100 號6樓) New York, NY 10038電話︰ 212-417-3700 傳真︰ 212-417-3891 電子郵件︰info@mfjlegal.org 公共交通前往MFJ 辦公室： 地下鐵路:2，3，4，5，6，J，Z 到 Fulton Street (富爾頓街) N, R, W 到 Cortlandt Street (科特蘭街) 公共汽車:M15 到 Water Street (水街) & John
- [Kinship Caregivers](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/kinship-caregiver-law-project/) - Kinship Caregiver Law Project links low-income kinship caregivers seeking legal custody, guardianship or adoption assistance with private pro bono attorneys and trains these attorneys to represent families in court.
- [Children and Families](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/children-and-families/) - Mobilization for Justice works to ensure a decent education for all children because "Until we have equality in education, we won't have an equal society." --Justice Sonia Sotomayor Warren J. Sinsheimer Children's Rights Program MFJ provides advice and representation to low-income parents of students with disabilities seeking appropriate special education services and school placements from
- [Externship Program](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-involved/externship-program/) - Associates in Externship Program work as Staff Attorneys at MFY on four-month rotations.
- [How to Get Help](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/how-to-get-help/) - CONTACT US BY PHONE: Click on the topic to the right (under "Get Help With ...") to get information on how and when to contact us for help on your legal issue. You can also call our main telephone number 212-417-3700 for more information. MEET US AROUND THE CITY: Mobilization for Justice meets with clients
- [Pro Bono Scholars](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-involved/pro-bono-scholars/) - Mobilization for Justice hosts Pro Bono Scholars from participating law schools. Pro bono scholars will work in a dynamic environment, and engage in all aspects of lawyering from client intake (in the courthouse, at community outreach clinics and on an intake line), to case preparation, and shadowing advocates in courts and administrative agencies. Applications will
- [Legislation](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/litigation-legislation/legislation/) - 2018 Legislative Agenda Bold Items Indicate Priorities ECONOMIC JUSTICE Mobilization for Justice plays a leadership role in the consumer, bankruptcy and foreclosure prevention areas and is an active member of New Yorkers for Responsible Lending, a state-wide coalition that promotes access to fair and affordable financial services and the preservation of assets for all New
- [Press Release Archive](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/press-release-archive/) - Archives of important MFY press releases in PDF format.
- [News Archive](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/news-archive/) - Archive of MFY news and MFY in the media.
- [Children with Mental Health Disabilities](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/services-for-children-with-mental-illness/) - Mobilization for Justice serves children and adolescents with mental health disabilities through medical legal partnerships (MLP) with Bellevue, Harlem and Kings County Hospitals. MFJ attorneys work on site at the hospitals. The attorneys participate in clinical rounds with medical staff to identify legal issues that contribute to poor health outcomes. The overarching objective of these
- [Contact Us](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/about/contact-us/) - Contact information, address, and directions to MFY by subway and bus.
- [2019 Dinner & Theatre Benefit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/2019-dinner-theatre-benefit/) - Join Mobilization for Justice on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Cocktails and Dinner The Edison Ballroom 240 West 47th St., New York City Cocktails at 5:30 pm; Dinner at 6:15 pm Followed by Kiss Me, Kate Roundabout Theatre @Studio 54, 254 West 54th Street, New York City; 8:00 pm Honoring Sidley Austin LLP Table Sponsorships: Legacy
- [Post-Graduate Fellowships](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-involved/post-graduate-fellowships/) - Staff attorney fellows work closely with our experienced staff attorneys and are directly supervised by each project's supervising attorney.
- [October MFJ newsletter](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/october-mfj-newsletter/) - MFJ Saves Home for Three-Generation Family MFJ Saves Home for Three-Generation Family Ms. L, a 56-year-old woman who receives disability benefits, lived in her mother’s Hell’s Kitchen apartment for more than 40 years. When her mother died, she came to MFJ, worried that the landlord in this gentrified neighborhood would try to evict her, along
- [Access-A-Ride](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/disability-aging-rights-project/) - Mobilization for Justice provides New Yorkers with the legal assistance they need to remain in the community, including helping them access the benefits to which they are entitled, improve the accessibility of their homes, and access transportation. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers with disabilities rely on New York City's paratransit system, Access-A-Ride, to get
- [Other Ways to Get Help](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/other-ways-to-get-help/) - Resources outside of MFY for those seeking help.
- [Law Graduates and Law Students](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-involved/law-graduates-and-law-students/) - Mobilization for Justice is hosting Law Graduates and Law Students as follows: Pro Bono Scholars Post-Graduate Fellowships Summer & Academic Year Internships Americorps JD Program - NYS Family Security Project
- [Disaster Response](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/disaster-response-law-project/) - When disasters like Hurricane Sandy hit, they leave significant unmet legal needs in their wake. Although some of these needs arise immediately after the disaster, others arise during the following months and years. Mobilization for Justice worked to address the legal needs of low-income New Yorkers devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Immediately after Hurricane Sandy, we
- [Consumer Rights](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/consumer-rights-project/) - Consumer Rights Project provides advice, counsel and representation to low-income New Yorkers on a wide range of consumer issues, including debt, improper judgments, financial scams, identity theft, or other forms of financial exploitation.
- [Bankruptcy](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/projects/low-income-bankruptcy-project/) - MFJ’s Low-Income Bankruptcy Project helps low-income New Yorkers burdened by debt, who cannot afford a private attorney, obtain a fresh start through bankruptcy, and avoid homelessness and financial ruin. We provide legal advice, assistance, and representation to people filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions and, in limited circumstances, Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions and parties in adversary
- [May MFJ newsletter](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/may-mfj-newsletter/) - MFJ Saves 54-Year Tenancy for Bronx Senior; Con Ed Meter Reader Gets a Job; MFJ in the News. MFJ Saves 54-Year Tenancy for Bronx Senior Harassment of seniors living in rent-regulated apartments has hit all-time highs throughout the city. Eugene, an 81-year-old Bronx resident who lived in his apartment for 54 years, was threatened with eviction
- [Articles on Three-Quarter Houses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/articles-on-three-quarter-houses/) - Kim Barker, Operator of Notorious Flophouses Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud, New York Times, February 15, 2018 Naeisha Rose, Attorney General: Kickback Scheme Puts Tenants at Risk, Queens Times Ledger, September 7, 2017 Chelsia Rose Marcus & Stephen Rex Brown, Closing of Crooked Drug Rehab Chain's Clinics Leaves Many Addicts in Limbo, NY Daily News,
- [Community-Based Legal Education](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/community-based-legal-education/) - MFY extends its impact by training pro bono attorneys, social service workers, community advocates, and constituent services staff of elected officials.
- [Summer & Academic Year Internships](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-involved/summer-program-for-law-students-and-interns/) - Interns work with MFY staff attorneys, interview clients, draft court documents, advocate for clients, conduct research, and assist MFY attorneys.
- [Retired Attorneys](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-involved/encore-program-for-retired-attorneys/) - Mobilization for Justice provides opportunities for retired attorneys to use their skills and volunteer in our core practice areas. Retirees choose the amount of time they wish to work and the kind of work they want to do. Interested retirees should fill out and submit a Volunteer Inquiry Form.
- [Lawyers in Transition](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-involved/lawyers-in-transition/) - Gain public interest experience work at MFY for a period of several months to a year.
- [Litigation Archive](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/litigation-legislation/litigation-archive/) - MFY archived litigation is listed on this page.
- [Who We Are](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/about/) - Overview of MFY, our history and mission.
- [Litigation  & Legislation](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/litigation-legislation/) - MFY addresses directly the root causes of inequities through impact litigation, law reform and policy advocacy.
- [Tenants](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/tenants/) - Mobilization for Justice helps low-income New Yorkers preserve affordable apartments, avoid eviction, and improve housing conditions. Five of our 11 projects advise, counsel and represent tenants in all aspects of landlord-tenant law, serving over 4,000 households a year. Projects for Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx Tenants: Housing Project: Manhattan tenants residing north of Houston Street on
- [Public Benefits Recipients](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/public-benefits-recipients/) - Some of Mobilization for Justice's projects provide assistance with securing public benefits, appealing denials of public benefits, and dealing with overpayments and other problems that may arise. We help clients to secure the following benefits: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD) Social Security (SS) Medicare Medicaid TANF Child-Only Grants Senior Citizen Rent
- [Campaign for Better Bronx Housing](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/get-help/how-to-get-help/tenants-housing/campaign-for-better-bronx-housing/) - Mobilization for Justice and NYLPI conduct a workshop for tenants at the Bronx Library Center. Mobilization for Justice and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest have launched a campaign to shed light on environmental conditions in Bronx homes that negatively affect tenants’ health and safety. Known as the Campaign for Better Bronx Housing, the initiative is educating
- [MFY 2017 Dinner-Theatre Benefit](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/about/mfy-annual-dinner-theatre-benefit/) - MFY holds its annual dinner-theater benefit on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. We're grateful for your support.
- [Legislation Archive](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/litigation-legislation/legislation-archive/) - MFY Supports the Consumer Credit Fairness Act MFY supports swift passage of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (CCFA) (A. 4438), which would strengthen the pleading requirements in debt collection cases, enhance notice requirements, and require greater information when applying for a default judgment, thereby leveling the playing field for pro se litigants. CCFA will codify
- [Court Decisions on Three-Quarter Houses](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/court-decisions-on-three-quarter-houses/) - Gregory v. Crespo, et al., Index No. L&T 80190/12 (Civ. Ct. Bx Cty. March 6, 2012) (Resident of Narco Freedom three-quarter house established landlord-tenant relationship and cannot be evicted without court process.) See related article, “Parolee in Drug Treatment Program Is Granted Rights of a Tenant,” published on March 20, 2012 by the New York
- [Testimony Archive](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/testimony-archive/) - Adult Home On State’s Enforcement of Laws & Regulations Protecting Adult Home Residents (May 2002) Consumer OCC Guidance on Deposit-Related Consumer Credit Products Fails to Address Abuses (August 8, 2011) End Sewer Service ­ Pass Intro 6A (March 2, 2010) Comments in Support of CFPB Policy Giving Consumers the Right to Be Heard Process Serving
- [MFY's 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion](https://mobilizationforjustice.org/mfys-50th-anniversary-alumni-reunion/) - Please join us on Thursday, September 26, 2013 for our reunion.

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