CWTFHC: The Task Force's 2006 Annual Training Series st

[Anna]

The Task Force's 2006 Annual Training Series starts March 7! The complete schedule appears below.

Print out our registration form and fax it to us TODAY to reserve your place. Space is very limited for these FREE workshops that feature experts on housing law...

Click here to print out the flyer and click here to print out the description of workshops to post in your office or otherwise share with colleagues!

We also do workshops for organizations throughout the year. If your organization is interested in receiving training in one or more of the topics below, please contact the task force on (212) 962-4795.

Spring 2006 Training Series

ALL WORKSHOPS START AT 2 P.M. at the offices of the Legal Aid Society, 49 Thomas Street, in Lower Manhattan.
By train: Take 1/2/3 or A/C/E train to Chambers Street - walk north three blocks. Take the 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall - walk west to Church St. and north three blocks.

March 7: An overview of Housing Court process and procedures and a discussion of this year’s housing issues
Presented by Staff and Board members of the City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court

March 14: Repairs & Code Enforcement in NYC - a two-part training:
- Problem Buildings, Problem Landlords: Enforcing the Housing Maintenance Code - The role of HPD’s Litigation Unit and how advocates can effectively use this agencies resources
Presented by Debbie Rand of the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development
- The Nuts, Bolts and Loose Screws of HP Actions – how to make Housing Court work for your client
Presented by Bob Kalin of Housing Conservation Coordinators

March 21: Housing Court Stipulations: How to negotiate a better deal and avoid common mistakes in stipulations
Presented by Rosie Wong of University Settlement House and Andy Laiosa of Neighborhood Initiatives Development Corp.

March 28: Housing StabilityPlus: An advocates guide to dealing with horrendous conditions, step downs, side deals and other problems
Presented by Josh Goldfein of the Legal Aid Society and Lindsey Davis of the Coalition for the Homeless

April 4: NYCHA’s Termination of Tenancy Administrative Hearings: How to fight NYCHA and save the apartment
Presented by Jackie Burger of the Community Service Society

April 11: One-shot deals & fair hearings: How to get financial assistance from HRA and what to do if you are denied
Presented by Susan Bahn of the Legal Aid Society and Steffie Kinglake of Project FAIR

April 18: NYC Bureaucracies 101: Getting results from NYCHA Section 8 and HRA's Rental Assistance Unit
Presented by Harriet Brown of NYCHA and Bruce Jordan of the Rental Assistance Unit

April 25: Project-Based Sec 8 Opt Out: What to do when a Section 8 Project’s contract is up and landlord is threatening to leave the program
Presented by Ed Josephson of South Brooklyn Legal Services and New York State Tenants and Neighbors Coalition

May 2: Tenant blacklist and credit reports: How Housing Court cases haunt tenants years after they are over, and what can be done to clean up a tenant’s record
Presented by James Fishman of Fishman & Neill, LLP and the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project

May 9: Preferential Rents: What are they, when are you entitled to keep them, and what to do when a landlord tries to take them away
Presented by Kenny Schaeffer of the Legal Aid Society

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