Legal Aid launches ’emergency response team’ to stop NYC evictions within 24 hours

The Legal Aid Society launched on Monday its new Emergency Response Team (ERT) designed to provide rapid legal help to New Yorkers who were evicted or facing immediate eviction from their homes. The team is made up of attorneys, supervisors and paralegals who focus on urgent housing cases, with the goal of intervening within 24...
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