Eviction or displacement protection
When dealing with unfair evictions, we make sure tenants know their rights, and help them advocate for themselves to save their homes. Our services focus on:
- One-on-one counseling
- Free legal help in our legal clinics
- Tenants rights workshops
- Eviction prevention
With Impacct Brooklyn, you can get free legal advice from lawyers who know about housing issues. You’ll come out of the session feeling more confident about what can be done about your issue, a clear understanding of your rights, and specific actions that you can take to remedy your problem. Housing Issues take time to resolve. We will work with you in a confidential and non-judgmental manner to assess and help you with your case.
Confidential 30-minute session.
Meet one-on-one with a lawyer who understands landlord issues and how to address them. Learn what rights you have and what you can do to address your situation. All evictions are unique. The first thing you must do is act early. Once you get the first notice, contact us right away.
1124 Fulton Street (Between Classon and Franklin Avenues)
- Every Monday from 12 to 5 p.m.
- Every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Special Evening Hours: First Wednesday of Every Month from 6 to 8 p.m.
Protect yourself from landlord issues
Want to know your rights when it comes to housing law? Get free legal advice from lawyers who know about housing issues. You’ll come out of the session feeling more confident about what can be done about your landlord issues, a clear understanding of your rights, and specific actions that you can take to remedy your problem.
Confidential 30-minute session.
Meet one-on-one with a lawyer who understands landlord issues and how to address them.
Learn what rights you have and what you can do to address your situation.
1124 FULTON STREET
- Between Classon and Franklin Avenues
- 1st Wednesday of every month, 6:00 pm, by appointment only.
226 LEFFERTS PLACE
- Corner of Franklin Avenue in Bed Stuy
- 3rd Thursday of every month, 6:00 pm, by appointment only.
If you are experiencing landlord problems including repair issues, harassment, rent overcharging, or other issues, we can help. Meet one-on-one with an experienced counselor who understands landlord issues and get answers to your questions.
- Sessions last from 15 minutes to one hour and are confidential.
- Feel more confident about what can be done about your landlord issues.
- Gain a clear understanding of your rights, your options, and specific actions that you can take to remedy your problem.
- To get the best result, please contact us as soon as possible once you anticipate a problem or have experienced one.
1124 FULTON STREET
- Between Classon and Franklin Avenues
- 1st Saturday of every month, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Improving your financial health
IMPACCT Brooklyn believes that when more residents understand and take ownership of their finances, they can make better financial choices, invest wisely, take ownership of their own lives and, ultimately, build and maintain the communities they live in.
We assist by hosting free Personal Financial Workshops, where we teach individuals how to be in complete control over spending, credit scores, and debt. We also provide one-on-one counseling and guide clients on how to create budget plans, establish new credit, and assist with negotiations and payment agreements with creditors.
IMPACCT Brooklyn helps those who are struggling with budgeting, managing their credit, and preparing for major purchases. We offer courses on minimizing debt, overcoming bad credit, how to budget, and banking basics as well as one-on-one counseling.
SERVICES
- Financial education workshops and seminars
- One–on-one credit counseling and debt management assistance
- Speaking to groups about financial topics
CONTACT
Daune Harrison
718-522-2613 x319
daune_harrison@impacctbk.org
How a Vista Tenant Organizer can help
- Engages in door-to-door outreach, identify and recruit tenant leaders to help form or strengthen independent tenant associations or organizing committees that meet HUD standards in 3-4 targeted Section 8 developments per year, averaging 150 apartments per development;
- Provides training in tenants’ rights, HUD housing subsidies, and organizational and leadership development to targeted tenant associations;
- Helps tenants identify critical areas of need and goals and strategies for selected buildings
- Coordinates tenant efforts to engage owners, public officials, and HUD and other agencies to preserve and improve targeted properties;
- Assists tenant associations in networking and building alliances with other tenant associations and allies in their local areas and nationwide;
- Assists targeted tenant associations in obtaining services through negotiation with owners and referrals to other agencies;
- Assists the sponsor in raising funds for at least one tenant leader from targeted buildings to attend the June NAHT training conference in Washington, DC
- Participates in at least 3⁄4 of bi-weekly NAHT Network training calls and NAHT Network task forces, as appropriate
- Helps plan and arrange for tenant participation in regional “Eyes and Ears” meetings between tenant associations and HUD Headquarters and Regional staff, as appropriate
- Develops written reports on “best practices” and victory stories and related materials to share with project partners and tenant associations
- Track the number of organizations and tenants that receive capacity building services through an activity log;
- Track increased requests for organizing assistance made to local sponsoring organizations;
- Support the broader goals and mission of the placement organization;
- Become adept at identifying eligible buildings for outreach, organizing, and tenant engagement and prioritize buildings at risk due to expiring contracts and/or substandard physical or social conditions.
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