Richmond

Advocating for safe, habitable public housing in Richmond

Dec 10, 2019 Comments Off on Advocating for safe, habitable public housing in Richmond
January 18 @ 3:25 pm

A story posted at Richmond Confidential yesterday by Mariam Zagub shines a light on the often severe barriers to safe, habitable housing that low-income tenants with disabilities can face. The story focuses on BayLegal client Michael Lewis and his attorney Henrissa Bassey, and details Mr. Lewis’ struggles with a lack…

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Fighting to Preserve Housing in Richmond

Aug 29, 2019 Comments Off on Fighting to Preserve Housing in Richmond
January 18 @ 3:25 pm

An August 26th story on Univisión 14 features a Richmond tenant and BayLegal client, Susana, who is facing eviction from one of three storage units that were illegally constructed by the landlord and subsequently red-tagged by the City of Richmond. Susana, along with the other tenants of these units, came…

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Advocating for formerly incarcerated tenants

Jun 25, 2019 Comments Off on Advocating for formerly incarcerated tenants
January 18 @ 3:25 pm

A story in the June 21st edition of the San Jose Mercury News presents the many challenges to accessible, affordable, and fair housing faced by tenants with prior criminal convictions, even in jurisdictions where pre-screening of prospective tenants for criminal backgrounds is prohibited by law. The story profiles tenants struggling…

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