New York State Bar Association Recommends Legalizing Basement Apartments To Reduce Homelessness
The New York State Bar Association is recommending legalizing safe basement apartments and allowing people to renovate their properties to house more people. The association’s governing body, the House of Delegates, adopted these and other recommendations Friday following a report…
Engaging Leaders in the Deeply Rooted, 21st Century Challenges as I Travel Around the State
Dear Colleagues: You have heard me say that I have chosen ‘Standing Up for the Practice of Law’ as the theme of my presidency and to that end, I have spent the past 150 days working on issues that confront…
New York State Bar Association Task Force Searches for Ways to Reduce Homelessness While Protecting Civil Liberties
The New York State Bar Association is launching a new task force that will examine the impact of homelessness and explore ways that governments can intervene so that fewer people will be living on the streets. More than 74,000 New…
