The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds housing counseling agencies that provide a full range of housing counseling services. These services include:Assisting persons who are unsheltered find transitional housing;Finding affordable rental housing;Financial literacy training to individuals and families;Assisting homebuyers in evaluating their readiness for a home purchase and navigating through the homebuying process;Foreclosure [...]

Earlier this year, a change to the NYS Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law took effect giving unrepresented parties (landlords or tenants) protections when agreeing to a Stipulation of Settlement (commonly known as a stipulation, or an agreement between landlords and tenants) in all housing court cases.The Law now requires that all housing court judges ask [...]