Right to Counsel (RTC)
Under New York City's Right-to-Counsel law, DSS/HRA's Office of Civil Justice provides tenants facing eviction in Housing Court or NYCHA administrative proceedings access to free legal representation and advice provided…
Certificate of No Harassment (CONH)
The CONH Pilot Program is intended to disincentivize tenant harassment and protect affordable housing by requiring landlords who want to make significant renovations in their buildings get a CONH from…
Harassment
Harassment is any act or omission by or on behalf of an owner that causes or is intended to cause a tenant to surrender or waive any rights in relation…
Tenant Interim Lease program
In 1978, the Tenant Interim Lease Program was created to assist organized Tenant Associations in City-owned buildings to develop economically self-sufficient low-income cooperatives where tenants have the opportunity to purchase…
