Legal Aid Society of New York

Active Cases in Civil Law Reform

Housing

• Freedom from discrimination in public housing
  Davis v. New York City Housing Authority, 90 Civ. 628 (RWS) (S.D.N.Y.)
• Enforcing the New York City Tenant Empowerment Act
  Mother Zion Tenant Ass?n v. Donovan, Index No. 402239/06 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co.)
• Preserving Rent Stabilized Housing
  Noble Drew Ali Plaze Tenants Ass'n v. Noble Drew Ali Plaze Housing Corp., Index No. 53655/02 (Sup. Ct. Kings Co.)
• Requiring Landlords to Continue Accepting Section 8
  Rosario v. Diagonal Realty, LLC, Index No. 402448/04 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Co.)

Homeless Rights

• Right to Adequate Emergency Shelter for Homeless Single Men
  Callahan v. Carey, Index No. 42582/79 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.)
• Right to Adequate Emergency Shelter for Homeless Single Women
  Eldredge v. Koch, 41494/82 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.)
• Right to Safe and Adequate Emergency Housing for Families with Children
  McCain v. Bloomberg, Index No. 41023/83 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.)
• Prohibiting Placements of Pregnant Women and Infant Children in Barracks-Style Shelters and Requiring Services for Medically Frail Families
  Slade v. Bloomberg, 45177/86 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.)
• Prohibiting Homeless Families with Children from Being Forced to Sleep Overnight in Welfare Offices
  Lamboy v. Eggleston, Index No. 41108/85 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.)
• Preventing Separation of Children from the Parents Because of Lack of Housing
  Cosentino v. Wing, Index No. 43236/85 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.)

Public Benefits

• Right to an Adequate Shelter Allowance for Families with Minor Children in the Safety Net Assistance Category
  Brownley v. Doar, Index No. 402724/05 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.)
• Right of Welfare Recipients to Participate in Education and Training Programs
  Davila v. Turner, Index No. 407163/96 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.) 
• Right to Recover SSI Without Reductions in Public Assistance Benefits
  Doe v. Doar, Index No. 2235/05  (Sup. Ct. Monroe Co.) Co.) 
• Right to Adequate Public Assistance Shelter Allowance
  Jiggetts v. Dowling, Index No. 40582/87 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.) 
• Right of Disabled Immigrants to Receive Public Assistance At the Standard of Need for SSI Recipients
  Khrapunskiy v. Doar, Index No. 404175/04 (Sup. Co. N.Y. Co.) 
• Right to Fair Hearings that Comply with Due Process
  Meachem v. Wing, 99 Civ. 4630 (PKC) (S.D.N.Y.)
• Right of Immigrants to Receive Public Benefits
  M.K.B. v. Eggleston, 05 Civ. 10446 (S.D.N.Y.) (JSR)
• Right to Apply for Public Benefits and Receive Expedited Food Stamps and Emergency Cash Assistance
  Reynolds v. Giuliani, 98 Civ. 8877 (S.D.N.Y.) (WHP)

Disability Rights

• Rights of Public Housing Residents  with Mental Disabilities
  Blatch v. Franco, 97 Civ. 3918 (LTS) (S.D.N.Y.)
• Right of Disabled Public Assistance Recipients to Reasonable Accomodations
  Lovely H. v. Eggleston, 05 Civ. 6920 (LTS) (S.D.N.Y.)
• Right of Psychiatrically Disabled State Prison Inmates
  to Adequate Pre-Release Planning and Accommodations Needed to Participate Successfully in the Parole Program and Obtain Subsistence-Level Benefits
  Messiah S. v. Alexander, 07 Civ. 1327 (MGC) (FM)