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[sara manaugh @SaraManaugh]

Citibank took over the house at 161 E 29 St in Brooklyn 5 months ago, after the homeowner got scammed by deed theft. It's taken no steps to repair the unsafe and unsanitary conditions there or cure the 22 open HPD violations. Worst neighbor ever!

[sara manaugh @SaraManaugh]

This Superbowl Sunday, tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID

[sara manaugh @SaraManaugh]

Citibank took over the house at 161 E 29 St in Brooklyn 5 months ago, after the homeowner got scammed by deed theft. It's taken no steps to repair the unsafe and unsanitary conditions there or cure the 22 open HPD violations. Worst neighbor ever!

[sara manaugh @SaraManaugh]

@citibank, you took over the house at 161 E 29 St in Brooklyn 5 months ago, after the homeowner got scammed by deed theft. You've taken no steps to repair the unsafe and unsanitary conditions there. 22 open HPD violations. Your neighbors are waiting for you to do the right thing!

[New York Legal Services Coalition @NYLSCoalition]

Release: Legal Services Coalition urges Governor Hochul to sign measure to protect New York homeowners and preserve affordable housing. Read the press release and letter here. https://t.co/06xsyLy4iz

[Kate Cagle @KateCagle]

Here’s what New York Governor Kathy Hochul told Spectrum NY1 after Jordan Neely was killed on the subway.

“There’s consequences for behavior.”

It appears she meant the *victim’s* behavior.

[sara manaugh @SaraManaugh]

Watch this gut-punch of a short doc "Stealing Home" (from @BRICTV) about the growing scourge of deed theft, featuring @BrooklynLegal @BrianKavanaghNY @zellnor4ny https://t.co/T4v4AzEL1C

[Legal Services NYC @LSNYCnews]

Four borough presidents want more #RightToCounsel funding, as the program is at what they call a “breaking point," adding it “will become a national embarrassment as more and more New Yorkers are denied access to critical legal defense." via @NYDailyNews https://t.co/8oPaW6Er5q

[Legal Services NYC @LSNYCnews]

Addt'l #RightToCounsel funding is key to keeping tenants in their homes. "Uneven representation often leaves renters with a default eviction... but when landlords & tenants enter housing court on more equal footing, the script can flip," writes @business. https://t.co/9cntlgoY4v

[Legal Services NYC @LSNYCnews]

While we wait for New York's homeowner protections to improve, homeowners can keep themselves safe from scammers by reviewing LSNYC's Deed Theft Know Your Rights' guide. https://t.co/UbMo4k8PoV

[Legal Services NYC @LSNYCnews]

And for homeowners scammed out of their deeds, there's little in the way of recourse. Currently, the laws and regulations do not meet the scope of the crime, but efforts are being made to improve protections. https://t.co/4tdg00ssIK

[Legal Services NYC @LSNYCnews]

When #BrooklynLegalServices' client Michael Baker inherited his family home, he also inherited $40k in back taxes. He met a real estate operator who said they could help, but as a new @BRICTV #BHeard doc shows, the operator instead stole Michael's home. https://t.co/5mD6lCGzOO

[sara manaugh @SaraManaugh]

New York State has unprecedented mortgage default rates. The Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP) provides vital services to homeowners at risk of mortgage and tax foreclosure.
@GovKathyHochul, we must fully #fundHOPP and help people keep their homes!
@CharlesDLavine @bradhoylman

[sara manaugh @SaraManaugh]

The Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP) helps thousands of families access housing counseling & legal services to prevent foreclosure and displacement for FREE.

Right now, HOPP has no funding. @GovKathyHochul — HOPP funding must be restored in the Executive Budget!

[Legal Services NYC @LSNYCnews]

@GovKathyHochul A few facts about NYS homeowners: 1) Over 275,000 families are at risk of losing their homes 2) 43% of clients served by HOPP are homeowners of color (75% in NYC). 3) #HOPP is essential in preserving homeownership in NYSA. We can't afford to lose it. https://t.co/oB4iPMdeoR

[Legal Services NYC @LSNYCnews]

DID YOU KNOW that @GovKathyHochul cut the Homeowner Protection Program (#HOPP) out of this year's budget? HOPP funds FREE legal services for Black & brown homeowners facing foreclosure. It is CRITICAL in keeping families in their homes. We MUST fully #fundHOPP @$40M this year!

[Viola Davis @violadavis]

Unjust. Unacceptable. Heartbreaking 💔

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A Black professor who studies housing discrimination had his house appraised: $472,000.
He then did a “whitewashing experiment,” removing indications of Blackness, and had a white colleague — another professor — stand in.
The appraisal? $750,000. https://t.co/4nR0rZiMl2

[sara manaugh @SaraManaugh]

@AdrienneLaF Low Life by Lucy Sante. I’ll buy copies just to lend (give) them out.