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Do-it-Yourself Legal Resources: Tenant/Landlord
A guide to free legal resources
Getting Housing Repairs
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Filing Against Your LandlordForms, serve papers, and court.
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Housing Repairs VideosHow to get bad conditions in your home repaired (Videos with Spanish and Chinese subtitles).
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Know Your Rightscourt forms, heat, lead paint, safety conditions, etc.
Eviction
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EvictionsInformation about evictions for owners, landlords and tenants. Learn how to start and answer an eviction case.
Housing Discrimination
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Guide to Fair Housing under NYS Human Rights LawIf you believe that you have been denied housing due to unlawful discrimination, you can file a complaint with the NYS Division of Human Rights.
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Source of Income DiscriminationIf you believe that you have discriminated against by a housing provider with regard to your lawful source of income, you can file a complaint with the NYS Division of Human Rights.
Featured Books at the Newburgh Free Library
Helpful Websites
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Tenants Rights GuideNYS Attorney General guide summarizes and explains the laws tenants need to know. in English and Spanish
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NY Landlord/TenantLandlord/tenant guides and forms packets for self-represented litigants
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Tenant Rights - Real EstateProvides information about your rights as a tenant, lease and rental agreements, rent and security deposits, tenant safety, landlord liability, the eviction process, and more.
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LawHelp.org/NYGet information and learn your rights. Written in lay language and available in Spanish.
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HUD.gov - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentTenant Rights, Laws and Protections: New York
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Tenants' Rights BrochureA brochure designed by a NY Assemblyman to answer some basic questions concerning your rights as a tenant
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Landlord/Tenant RightsLandlord and tenant law from the Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
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TenantNetOnline resources for tenants in New York City and New York State