Safe Space?

City Studies

Safe Space?

Scary, Ok With it, Good

City Studies

Scary, Ok With it, Good

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

Is There A Pattern?

Urban Investigations

Is There A Pattern?

The Newtown Creek BOA

Technical Assistance

The Newtown Creek BOA

Print Get Support in Housing Court

When a landlord wants to evict a tenant, they take the tenant to Housing Court. In court, landlords almost always have a lawyer advocating for them, while tenants rarely do. When tenants do have lawyers, they are much less likely to be evicted.

To make sure people facing eviction have a better chance of staying in their homes, advocates successfully got New York City to pass the Right To Counsel bill in 2017. This new law guarantees a free lawyer to low-income tenants in Housing Court. But many tenants don’t know they have this right, don’t know how to get a lawyer, or don’t understand that a lawyer can make a big difference in the outcome of their case.

To get the word out, CUP teamed up with Housing Court Answers, the Right to Counsel Coalition, and designers Hanah Ho, Chelsea Atwell, and Ida Woldemichael to create Get Support in Housing Court. This fold-out poster explains who has the right to a lawyer, how to find your lawyer, and all the ways that a lawyer can help a tenant.

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

How Can I Improve My Park?

Making Policy Public

How Can I Improve My Park?

The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Urban Investigations

The Good, Bad, & Unknown

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?

Envisioning Development

Is Your Landlord Harassing You or Your Neighbors?