How Right To Counsel Works

Right to Counsel passed on August 11, 2017.  It will be phased in over the next 5 years.  That means that by 2022, all income eligible tenants in NYC will have the right to an attorney when facing an eviction in Housing Court. Find more information on the phase in and implementation here. 

To find find out how this applies to you, call 718-557-1379 or go to www.evictionfreenyc.org, where you will be connected to legal resources and tenant organizing resources in your neighborhood. 

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The Right to Counsel NYC Coalition is a tenant led broad based coalition that formed in 2014 to disrupt Housing Court as a center of displacement and stop the eviction crisis that has threatened our families, our neighborhoods and our homes for too long. Our Coalition is made up of tenants, organizers, advocates, legal services organizations and more! Our work is rooted in principles of equity, dignity, humanity, diversity and justice. After a hard fought, 3 year grassroots campaign, we won and became the first city in the nation to establish a Right to Counsel for tenants facing eviction. Our campaign has inspired a movement across the country. 

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