NYLAG’s Associate Director of Tenants’ Rights, Ed Campanelli provided written and verbal testimony at the annual public hearing on the NYC Office of Civil Justice’s program to provide Universal Access to Legal Services for Tenant’s Facing Eviction. He argued that there’s an urgent need to expand universal access/right to counsel, improving communications between HRA and tenants, and improving referral mechanisms that connect attorneys with tenants at risk of eviction at the earliest stage.
The FAIR Proceedings Act: A Powerful Step Towards Securing Legal Aid for the Most Vulnerable Immigrants
NYLAG’s Beth Goldman praises The Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act, which guarantees access to government-funded legal counsel during removal proceedings to the most vulnerable.