Legal Services NYC fights poverty and fights for racial, social and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers. Our offices and convenience sites in the neighborhood help more than 100,000 New Yorkers each year. Our services are free of charge. LSNYC will never charge its clients for legal representation. The Brooklyn A offices are open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All visitors to Brooklyn A must comply with Brooklyn A`s COVID-19 policies and protocols, including COVID-19 testing certification and wearing a mask (which Brooklyn A may provide) when visiting our office. If you need help, give us a call or email us at (718) 487-2300 or [email protected] at 26. In May, Jessica Attie, co-director of the Prevention Project at South Brooklyn Legal Services, was featured on National Public Radio`s All Things Considered. The play drew attention to a new scheme used by scammers to exploit landlords facing foreclosure due to the housing crisis.
In April, Ms. Attie also appeared on ABC World News with Charles Gibson and Good Morning America. Ms. Attie also appeared on Good Morning America and World News in April with Charles Gibson, giving advice to owners facing foreclosure. After the shows, she posted on the ABC News website and answered questions from readers who were looking for advice on housing issues. To read the story on ABC World News, click here. To read the story on Good Morning America (or watch the ABC World News video), click here. To read Ms. Attie`s advice for homeowners facing foreclosure, click here. And to read their answers to questions from ABC readers, click here. NEW: Visit our COVID-19 Customer Resources page for the latest updates on services and resources during the COVID-19 crisis. Ms.
Attie`s client is one of many people who, threatened with the loss of her home, turned to a company that promised to help her refinance. The company convinced the owners to sign their deeds and promised that they could buy their home at the end of a one-year period. In reality, scammers work with straw buyers to take out a much larger mortgage that pays off the equity in the home, and homeowners end up losing out. In the case of Ms. Attie`s client, the action against the company was enough to frighten her to return the act; Others, however, are not so lucky. Read the full story or stream the audio on NPR.org.
