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| Brooklyn Legal Services, Corporation A - Housing/Tenant Group Representation |
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| WHO WE ARE |
The primary provider of free legal services to low income people and the community organizations that service them, in civil (non-criminal) matters throughout North and East Brooklyn, with offices in Williamsburg at 260 Broadway, near Havemeyer St., and in East Brooklyn at 80 Jamaica Avenue, at Pennsylvania Ave.
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| HOW TO GET HELP |
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 To contact this group, CALL 718-487-2300 |
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Ask for Marty Needelman.
For tenants associations or tenants seeking to organize tenants associations, and tenant coops, please contact one of the following community organizations' tenant organizing units first, if possible:
Southside: Los Sures (718-387-3600)
Northside: People's Firehouse (718-388-4696) or Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG)
Greenpoint: North Brooklyn Development Corporation (718-389-9044)
East Williamsburg: St. Nicholas Neighborhood Development Corporation (718-388-5454 x 0)
For legal issues other than those involving tenants associations, tenant coops and community organizations in the areas of Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Bushwick, please call 718-487-2300.
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| WHO WE SERVE |
| See below for an explanation of restrictions on who we can serve. |
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| Area(s) Served:
Kings (Brooklyn)
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Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick and the 11206 part of Bedford Stuyvesant. Representing tenants associations, low-income tenant owned coops, some non profits, and community coalitions.
11206, 11211, 11222, 11237, 11249
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Languages Spoken: Yiddish, Spanish
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Languages for which interpreters can be provided: Phone interpretation for other languages can be arranged.
En Español
Interpretación por teléfono para otros idiomas es dispuesto.
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Wheelchair Accessible: Y
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| Income Guidelines: |
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Your family's income should be at or below 125.0% of the poverty level.
(Get more information about income guidelines.)
Tenants Associations and other non-profit groups are generally eligible if primarily made up of and/or serving lower income people.
Up to 200% with income exceptions.
Majority of the board of directors in group have to be low income and/or primary function is to serve low-income persons.
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Other Requirements: For help, you must be:
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low income individuals and families
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| TYPE OF HELP |
| This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources: |
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Full Legal Representation- For tenant organizers of tenants associations, low income tenant coops, and other community organizations. In addition, representation of local not for profit groups in becoming incorporated and in obtaining federal and state tax exempt status.
Brief Advice
Other- Referrals and community legal education.
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(Get more information about
types of services.)
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GENERAL CONTACT INFORMATION
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| Telephone: | 718-487-2300, 800-696-6778
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| Fax: | 718-782-6790
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| Web site: | www.bka.org
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