Free Seminars at Housing Court

[Anna]

Schedule for February 2004:

Friday, 02/06, Manhattan, 1:00-2:00pm, Room 107
How to Answer a Non-Payment Petition
by: CityWide Task Force on Housing Court (CWTF)

Wednesday, 02/11, Queens, 1:00-2:00pm, Room 408
Heat & Hot Water
by: Queens Legal Services Corp (QLS)

Tuesday, 02/17, Bronx, 1:00-2:00pm, Room 230
Lead Paint: Changes the New Laws May Bring
by: HPD

Thursday, 02/26, Brooklyn, 1:00-2:00pm, Room 202
How to Obtain Help to Pay Rental Arrears
by: HRA/DS

[Goldenavatar]

Can you give out the phone number where someone can find out when the seminars are offered, or the website where this information can be found so we can keep ourselves up to date on the seminars occurances on our own?

[Anna]

April Seminars:

"Lead Paint: Changes the New Law May Bring," presented by Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) - Housing Education Program.
April 2, 2004, 1-2:00 p.m.
Civil Court, 111 Centre Street, rm. 107
New York, New York

This seminar will present information for owners and tenants regarding new changes in Lead Paint laws and regulations.

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"How to Obtain Help To Pay Rental Arrears," presented by the NYC Human Resources Administration.
April 15, 2004, 1-2:00 p.m.
Civil Court, 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, rm. 202
Jamaica, New York

HRA, often referred to as Welfare, will outline the various forms of public benefits available to people who need rental assistance.

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"Defenses in a Non-Payment Proceeding,"
presented by Civil Court of the City of New York.
April 20, 2004, 1-2:00 p.m.
Housing Court, 1118 Grand Concourse, rm. 230
Bronx, New York

This educational session will focus on Non-Payment Proceedings and how to assert defenses when sued for non-payment of rent in Housing Court.

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"Elder Law Day"
presented by Outreach of the Civil Court of the City of New York, the Harlem Regional Office of the New York State Office of the Attorney General and the Metropolitan Black Bar Association.
Thursday, April 22, 2004, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building
163 West 125th Street
New York, New York

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"How to Begin & Win A Small Claims Action,"
presented by Civil Court of the City of New York
April 29, 2004, 1-2:00 p.m.
Civil Court, 141 Livingston Street, rm. 1101
Brooklyn, New York

This seminar is uniquely tailored to preparing self-represented litigants for their big day in Small Claims Court.

http://nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/news.shtml

For More Information Contact:
Verna L. Johnson, Esq.
Special Assistant
(212) 374-8078
outreachcivil@courts.state.ny.us