25Apr 2023 by Charles E. Price
Brooklyn woman, Legal Aid Society calls for better tenant protections

Brooklyn woman, Legal Aid Society calls for better tenant protections

LEGAL
Apr 21, 2023, 12:34amUpdated 4d agoAn East New York woman is in jeopardy of losing her home, and she and members of the Legal Aid Society are calling on Albany to put protections in place for tenants to not be victimized without good cause. The apartment has been home to Camey King for over a decade, and she received an eviction notice in March to vacate her apartment. She says her rent payments are on time, and that she only recently learned her home had a new landlord. The Legal Aid Society told News 12 that the home King lives in went into foreclosure back in 2016. According to a report filed in the foreclosure case, the new owner, SKZF 737 Mazel LLC, had purchased the property at 737 Alabama…
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03Feb 2023 by Charles E. Price
NYC paid out more money in 2022 to settle police misconduct lawsuits than in past 5 years

NYC paid out more money in 2022 to settle police misconduct lawsuits than in past 5 years

LEGAL
Feb 03, 2023, 1:39amUpdated 2h agoBy: News 12 StaffAccording to a new analysis from the Legal Aid Society, the city of New York paid out more money to settle police misconduct lawsuits in 2022 than they did in the last five years. The city paid over $121 million to settle lawsuits against the NYPD in 2022. While the number of lawsuits settled on behalf of the NYPD has declined steadily in the last five years, the payouts have increased. Several payouts were made in police misconduct cases towards protesters following the death of George Floyd in 2020, according to the Legal Aid Society's analysis. In the wake of Tire Nichols' fatal beating by Memphis police, the Legal Aid Society is calling on the mayor and the NYPD commissioner to hold…
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