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Housing Justice for All

The Einhorn Center funded this project, but does not run it or provide legal advice. If you’re seeking legal advice, please use Tenants Advocacy Program intake form or call the hotline at (607) 301-1560.

Evictions and tenant displacement have grown exponentially during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, rent increases and job losses have caused a major exodus from the City of Ithaca to other parts of Tompkins County. Tenants don’t always know their rights, and those most in need of support reside outside the boundary of the city. That’s why this team is expanding the network of legal assistance providers and pro bono support for tenants facing eviction and the threat of homelessness throughout the county.

The team is using a two-year Public Issue Network Grant to build upon services that already exist within the City of Ithaca, including a housing hotline for brief legal advice, a Cornell Law School practicum to provide counsel in eviction cases, a staff attorney at Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. (LawNY) and an eviction monitoring project. The network will be focused on supporting low-income tenants and tenants who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color.

The Team
The Team
  • Michaela Azemi

    Cornell Law School

  • William Niebel

    Cornell Law School

  • Greg Foster, Cornell Career Services
  • Akua Akyea

    Cornell Law School

  • Community partner:  Legal Assistance of Western New York
  • Community Partner:  Ithaca Tenants Union
  • Community partner:  New York State Unified Court System
  • Community Partner:  ProBono.Net
The Team
  • Michaela Azemi

    Cornell Law School

  • William Niebel

    Cornell Law School

  • Greg Foster, Cornell Career Services
  • Akua Akyea

    Cornell Law School

  • Community partner:  Legal Assistance of Western New York
  • Community Partner:  Ithaca Tenants Union
  • Community partner:  New York State Unified Court System
  • Community Partner:  ProBono.Net

Funding teams who are creating or expanding networks around a shared issued of public concern

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Other Recipients
Creating Our Futures: A NYS Resilient Communities Knowledge-to-Action Network
2022-23
Housing Justice for All
2022-23
Youth-Led Media for Social Justice
2022-23
Other Recipients
2022-23
Creating Our Futures: A NYS Resilient Communities Knowledge-to-Action Network
Housing Justice for All
Youth-Led Media for Social Justice
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