Oksana Mironova, Author at Public Seminar

The First Year of New York’s ‘Right to Counsel’ Law

A right to free legal representation in eviction cases -- combined with other important tenant protection measures -- is significantly rebalancing the scales of justice in New York City Housing Court and helping keep low-income residents in their homes. That’s the clear message of the first full year’s results of the ...

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Rent Protections Grow Scarcer and Landlord Harassment Gets More Common

The challenges for low-income tenants in New York City

June 10, 2018 • by Oksana Mironova and Victor Bach

Since the turn of the century, there has been a tectonic shift in the type of housing low-income New Yorkers live in. While most still live in rent-regulated rentals that number is dropping significantly. At the same time, tenants in both rent-regulated and unregulated housing report increased harassment by their ...

Oksana Mironova

Rebalancing Housing Court’s Scales of Justice

The First Year of New York’s ‘Right to Counsel’ Law

Rent Protections Grow Scarcer and Landlord Harassment Gets More Common

The challenges for low-income tenants in New York City

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