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Non-profit group offering legal clinics, tenant workshops, housing advocacy programs. Special services include emergency legal assistance for families with children facing eviction and an elder advocacy legal aid program.

Intended to address the questions most frequently asked of the Attorney General's office by New Yorkers who live in cooperatives regarding problems with their Boards of Directors.

JASA and its affiliates develop and manage housing for 2,600 persons over age 62 in seven residences, offering opportunities for secure, independent living at affordable rents. Apartments are equipped with special safety features. Group activities and social services foster a community atmosphere. Developments are located in Far Rockaway, Brooklyn, and Manhattan.

A guide to New York City's housing programs with information for homeowners, tenants, landlords, apartment seekers and developers.

A guide to the housing and community renewal programs of the NY state government.

Information regarding applying for apartments within HDC-financed developments (low-, middle-, and mixed-income). Interested applicants must apply directly to developers, however HDC maintains information about their program as well as a list of HDC-financed developments.

Find out historical information about when your house was built, previous owners of your house, buildings that have existed on your property and events that took place there at The New York Public Library and the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences.

A guide that includes information about who is eligible to participate, how to apply, and the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords.