Expanding Legal Services in Upper Manhattan to Serve Tenants

With the support of CUNY's Community Legal Resource Network, Columbia University and others, New York State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat (D-72nd District) have developed plans for the expansion of legal services to advocate for residents in CD12.

This is action is partly in response to an alleged scheme to defraud investors in Washington Heights & Inwood by real estate developers arrested and charged with a scheme to defraud investors. The charges focus on buildings owned by the Kingsland Group. Overall, the rising cost of housing in comparison to wages continues to press heavily on the economic well-being of Washington Heights and Inwood.

The legal services planned are part of a yearlong campaign initiated by Assemblyman Espaillat and Nos Quedamos/Project Remain in coordination with the City University of New York (CUNY), the City University of New York School of Law and the Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN) and Columbia University.

The resulting policy recommendations call for free housing legal services Nos Quedamos. Services will be housed in the district office of Assemblyman Espaillat, 210 Sherman Avenue, New York, New York 10034, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tenants interested in making an appointment to speak with an Attorney must call:(212) 544-2278.

According to the Mortgage Fraud Blog (click here) The properties listed in the complaint associated with the Kingsland Group are: 2301-2303 2nd Ave 249 E. 118th Street 528 W. 152nd Street 531 W. 179th Street 283 Audubon Ave503-505 W. 176th St70-72 Pinehurst Ave. 2180-82 Amsterdam Ave507 W.184th St559 W. 183rd St704 W. 180th Street 234-236 E. l l 8t h Street 463, W. 15th Street 465, W. 15th Street 467 W. 15th Street 510-516 W. 184th St 500 W. 190th Street 516-520 W. 18Eth Street 515 W. 184th Street 520-524 W. 184th Street

For FBI PDF Press Release of 07/30 by Michael J. GarciaUnited States Attorney - Southern District of New York go to this link U. S. ARRESTS TWO DEVELOPERS IN $27 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME