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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
MFY Attorneys Matthew Main and Tanya Kessler spoke at length to NBC investigative reporter Chris Glorioso about the situation faced by three-quarter house tenants, who are generally forced to attend a treatment program chosen by their landlord, even if it is not appropriate to their needs. NBC’s report questions the links between landlords and treatment …
After a hearing in Manhattan Housing Court conducted by MFY attorney Jason Blumberg on behalf of an elderly tenant with disabilities, a Judge held that “Not every annoyance is a nuisance…” and denied the landlord’s petition to evict the tenant. The tenant, who has lived in the apartment for 43 years, was accused of talking …
An exposé by Jake Bernstein of Pro Publica and a WNYC interview with the author reveal the financial ties between three-quarter house operators and drug treatment providers that leave vulnerable tenants with poor treatment and insecure housing.
MFY Legal Services, Inc. wishes to notify former residents of a three-quarter house located at 24 Suydam Street in Brooklyn that they may be entitled to funds as part of the partial settlement of a class action lawsuit. In order to be eligible for a payment from the settlement fund, former residents must submit a …
Tenants of the Greenpoint Hotel in Brooklyn, a large single room occupancy (SRO) hotel, demonstrated outside housing court, demanding that the building’s landlord be fined and arrested. MFY was inside, filing the tenants’ motion for contempt for ignoring a court order to make repairs. More here.
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