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period.

HOMELESS RIGHTS PROJECT The Homeless Rights Project protects and enforces the legal rights of homeless families and individuals in New York City. We do so by providing law reform representation to groups of homeless families and individuals as well as by providing direct representation for families who come to us through a toll-free helpline and our ongoing outreach in emergency housing facilities. THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY Careers & Opportunities. Make a change in the fight for equal justice. Join us at The Legal Aid Society, the leading social justice law firm. The leadership of The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TENANT HARASSMENT IN NYC You may raise harassment as a “counterclaim” (a claim against your landlord) in any eviction proceeding, however, harassment is generally not a “defense” to any eviction proceeding. An exception is harassment by failure to make repairs or provide services, which may be a “defense” in a non-payment proceeding i.e.: failure to make repairs may be a partial excuse for the tenant’s WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL This is called the SSI $50 Rule. Where the overpayment is $1,000 or less and you file a request for reconsideration or waiver, Social Security will waive any collection of the over-payment (unless you were at fault in creating the overpayment). This is known as the SSI

$1,000 Rule.

THE PRISONERS' RIGHTS PROJECT WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LUMP In order to qualify for non-MAGI Medicaid, your monthly household income must be less than the monthly income limits set by the State. Your resources, such as cash savings, bank accounts, property and other assets you own, must also be less than the resource limits set by the State. Under non-MAGI Medicaid, a lump sum payment counts as

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