'Good-cause' eviction supporters decry suit against Newburgh
NEWBURGH — Since May, the Hudson Valley Justice Center has opened 137 cases in Newburgh where it is offering free legal representation to low-incom...
NEWBURGH — Since May, the Hudson Valley Justice Center has opened 137 cases in Newburgh where it is offering free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction, according to Jason Mays, deputy director of the Hudson Valley Justice Center."We haven't even been able to assign attorneys to all the cases," May told reporters and housing advocates gathered for a news conference outside Newburgh's City Hall on Tuesday. And it's not an issue that happened overnight. Before the pandemic in 2019, Mays said, landlords filed 781 eviction petitions in Newburgh City Court.