Housing Court Answers

Housing Court Answers has been advocating for people without lawyers in NYC’s Housing Courts for more than 30 years. We staff information tables, run a hotline and train advocates who assist people facing eviction and homelessness. We have led the fight for the use of plain language in the courts, better treatment of “pro se” litigants (those without lawyers), and an end to tenant “blacklisting”. We have advocated, since our founding, for a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction. In 2017, New York City tenants won that fight – and now HCA is working towards an effective and equitable implementation of right to counsel.