Legal Services

Expanding Legal Services in Upper Manhattan to Serve Tenants

With the support of CUNY's Community Legal Resource Network, Columbia University and others, New York State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat (D-72nd District) recently developed plans for the expansion of legal services in CD12. This is action is partly in response to an alleged scheme to defraud investors in Washington Heights & Inwood by real estate developers. The charges leading to arrests, focused on buildings owned by the Kingsland Group. (see links below)

Overall, the rising cost of housing in comparison to wages continues to press heavily on the economic well-being of Washington Heights and Inwood. Expanded legal services are part of a yearlong campaign initiated by Assemblyman Espaillat and Nos Quedamos/Project Remain in coordination with the City University of New York (CUNY), the City University of New York School of Law and the Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN) and Columbia University. The resulting policy recommendations call for free housing legal services Nos Quedamos. Services will be housed in the district office of Assemblyman Espaillat, 210 Sherman Avenue, New York, New York 10034, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tenants interested in making an appointment to speak with an Attorney must call:(212) 544-2278.

According to the Mortgage Fraud Blog (click here) The properties listed in the complaint associated with the Kingsland Group can be found at this link or for the original source see: FBI PDF Press Release of 07/30 by Michael J. GarciaUnited States Attorney - Southern District of New York go to this link U. S. Arrests Two in Fraud Scheme