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Allows tenants in Paterson to check if their apartment or unit is protected or rent controlled. Also helps tenants with obtaining protections if their unit is not currently protected. Work is done discreetly so as not to cause issues with landlords.  

Provides housing counseling services that include, advocates for affordable housing policy issues, first time home buyer training and assistance, foreclosure counseling, housing information and referral, housing purchase training (post purchase budgeting and assistance with applications), rental counseling (guide renters on how to approach discussions with their landlords on dealing with their rent situation).

Advocates for low-income clients, the Civil Justice Clinic addresses various civil cases, focusing on housing, family, consumer law, probate, bankruptcy, unemployment compensation, social security, SSI disability benefits, and other public benefits. Under faculty supervision, students actively engage in cases such as defending eviction actions, assisting tenants with repairs, litigating to recover security deposits, opposing illegal rent increases, and handling cases related to real estate, home repair, car repair, or purchase scams, divorce, custody, alimony, domestic violence, child support, and social security disability. Students undertake the entire legal process, including client interviews, negotiations, drafting legal documents, and conducting depositions and trials. Additionally, the clinic periodically undertakes broader law reform and impact advocacy initiatives on systemic issues within civil poverty law.

Provides assistance to individuals unable to make mortgage payments, at risk of foreclosure, or already in the foreclosure process. Services are provided through counseling on how to have discussions with a landlord regarding rental situations.

Provides people who are unable to make their mortgage payments and at risk of losing their homes through foreclosure, or who are already in the foreclosure process. Counseling is also made available to renters that will guide them on how to approach discussions with their landlords on dealing with their rent situation.

Offers counseling to people who are unable to make their mortgage payments and are at risk of losing their homes through foreclosure, or who are already in the foreclosure process. Counseling is also made available to renters that will guide them on how to approach discussions with their landlords on dealing with their rent situation.

Provides various housing services for tenants residing in Hoboken. Services include: information on rent control, legal base rent, and rent increases; information on annual cost of living adjustments, tax surcharges, water/sewage surcharges, and capital improvement surcharges; hardship increases; vacancy decontrol; and annual housing registration requirements.

Provides a range of essential services aimed at ensuring the well-being and rights of renters including support in seeking tenant organizations.

Provides housing services. This includes homebuyer education and counseling, fair housing counseling, mortgage assistance, foreclosure mediation, and mortgage counseling.

Provides information on housing. This includes discrimination in housing, tenant-landlord disputes, tenant-landlord rights, and Section 8 regulations to all residents of the coverage area.