PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Need a Training for your Staff? If your organization or constituent office is interested in receiving training on the basics of Housing Court, rent regulations or how to get help with rent arrears, please contact our office at 212-962-4795.

Upcoming Task Force Meetings
Housing Court Answers holds regular task force meetings in each borough for advocates from community based organizations, legal service providers and constituent services offices of elected officials to help develop ways to make the courts more accessible for people without lawyers. The meetings are open to new attendees - we only ask that you have a connection to an organization that works with people in Housing Court. For questions about upcoming meetings, call our office at 212-962-4795.

The next meeting of the Manhattan Task Force on Housing Court will be Wednesday, February 15th from 2 to 4pm. The Task Force members will hear from Mo George from Community Voices Heard on helping NYCHA tenants get repairs and CVH's campaign to win greater federal funding for public housing. The meeting will be held at the Manhattan Civil Court, 111 Centre Street, 8th floor conference room. Attendees MUST go to the court's White Street entrance. Questions? Contact Gina Cueves at ginac [at] hcanswers.org or call our main office at 212-962-4795.

The next meeting of Queens Task Force on Housing Court will be Friday, February 10th from 10am to 12noon. The Task Force members will hear from JASA/Queens Legal Services on helping clients with the SCRIE and DRIE rent freeze programs, and from Queens Community House on current housing issues in the borough. The meeting will take place at The Legal Aid Society, 120-46 Queens Blvd, (2nd floor conference room) Kew Gardens (across from the Borough President's office).