New York

Who We Are

The goal of the Housing Program is to preserve tenancies and increase affordable housing for low-income clients. Without high-quality legal assistance, low-income tenants are at a disadvantage when negotiating with landlords, city officials, corporations or other entities for better housing conditions.

Tenants are often taken advantage of and are subjected to discriminatory and unlawful practices that include deferred maintenance and unlawful eviction practices or rent increases. We represent tenants individually in Supreme and Housing courts, defending them in eviction proceedings, and, if necessary, bringing affirmative cases to ensure that their landlords provide essential services and perform adequate repair and maintenance work.

How to Get Help

To become a client, call our office at (718) 487-2300 during our regular business hours, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Who We Serve

Area(s)

• Kings (Brooklyn) County

Additional Service Area Info

11201; 11202; 11203; 11204; 11205; 11206; 11207; 11208; 11209; 11210; 11211; 11212; 11213; 11214; 11215; 11216; 11217; 11218; 11219; 11220; 11221; 11222; 11223; 11224; 11225; 11226; 11228; 11229; 11230; 11231; 11232; 11233; 11234; 11235; 11236; 11237; 11238; 11239; 11240; 11241; 11242; 11243; 11245; 11247; 11249; 11251; 11252; 11256 Covering neighborhoods of Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and part of Bedford-Stuyvesant in addition to Bushwick, neighborhoods of Cypress Hills, East New York, and Brownsville.

Circumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided

We provide interpreters for all languages by phone.

Income Guidelines

Exceptions for seniors.

Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?

YES

Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?

YES

Type of Help

This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:

• Full Legal Representation
• Brief Advice

General Contact Information

Address

Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A - Preserving Affordable Housing

260 Broadway (map)

Suite 2

Brooklyn, NY 11211

Phone

(718) 487-2300

Toll Free

(800) 696-6778

Fax

(718) 782-6790

Website

https://bka.org/what-we-do/preserving-affordable-housing/