Housing Law for Low-Income Communities in New York City 2022

This program offers New York State Social Work CE credit.

This program provides an overview of housing law and procedure affecting many low-income tenants and occupants in New York City and will cover key topics such as eligibility for subsidies, procedures for challenging denials and terminations of subsidies, Housing Court practice and procedural basics, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) policies and administrative proceedings.

What You Will Learn

• Gain an overview of housing in New York City for low-income tenants and occupants
• Obtain practice tips for attorneys representing tenants in housing court
• Learn about common rental subsidies important to low-income communities in New York City
• Understand public housing offered by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Who Should Attend

Whether you already work in this field or are considering taking a pro bono case, you will benefit from this training. This is an area where capable legal representation can help families save their homes and avoid the displacement and disruption that results from eviction.

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

• Opening Remarks* [00:02:55]
  Amber Marshall
• Overview of Housing for Low- Income Tenants and Occupants in New York City [00:58:23]
  Amber Marshall
• Housing Court: Practice Tips for Representing Tenants and Occupants [00:59:53]
  Munonyedi M. Clifford
• Common Rental Subsidies Important to Low-Income Clients [01:10:10]
  Aissatou Barry, Melissa Renwick
• Public Housing: New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Policies and Administrative Proceedings [00:58:51]
  Marjorie Jabouin, Cristina Quiñones-Betancourt

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

• Complete Course Handbook
• A Brief Introduction to the Landscape of New York City Rental Housing (July 2022)
  Amber Marshall
• New York City Housing Court 101: Representing Low-Income Residents in Eviction Proceedings (July 29, 2022)
  Munonyedi Clifford
• Rent Subsidies for Tenants in New York (July 22, 2022)
  Aissatou Barry
• Rent Subsidies for Tenants in New York City: The Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) (July 2022)
  Melissa Renwick
• Overview of NYCHA Housing (2022)
  Cristina Quiñones-Betancourt,Marjorie Jabouin

Presentation Material

• 1. Overview of Housing for Low- Income Tenants and Occupants in New York City (PowerPoint Slides)
  Amber Marshall
• 2. New York City Housing Court 101: Representing Low-income Residents in Eviction Proceedings (PowerPoint Slides)
  Munonyedi M. Clifford
• 3. Rent Subsidies for New York City Tenants (PowerPoint Slides)
  Aissatou Barry
• 4. Housing Choice Voucher Program: Overview & NYCHA's Section 8 Program (PowerPoint Slides)
  Melissa Renwick
• 5. Overview of NYCHA Housing (PowerPoint Slides)
  Marjorie Jabouin, Cristina Quiñones-Betancourt

This program provides an overview of housing law and procedure affecting many low-income tenants and occupants in New York City and will cover key topics such as eligibility for subsidies, procedures for challenging denials and terminations of subsidies, Housing Court practice and procedural basics, and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) policies and administrative proceedings.

What You Will Learn

• Gain an overview of housing in New York City for low-income tenants and occupants
• Obtain practice tips for attorneys representing tenants in housing court
• Learn about common rental subsidies important to low-income communities in New York City
• Understand public housing offered by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)

Interested in learning more? Hear from two attorneys with deep experience in advocating for the Right to Counsel and tenants’ rights in New York City Housing Court.