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The process, called an administrative dismissal, is enshrined in state law. The Office of Court Administration wiped out a category of older eviction cases that property owners started before the end of 2020 seeking to recover unpaid rent, in which tenants never filed a response and the landlords took no further action.
Block pays homage to her father with a snow-camo and gold design he first used in 2005.
The city’s landmark Right to Counsel law was the country’s first to guarantee legal representation in housing court to low-income tenants most at risk for eviction. But advocates and providers say it's been undermined in recent months as the courts schedule eviction cases faster than there are available housing attorneys to take them. “When the law was first passed, it worked,” Ruth Riddick, a Flatbush tenant, testified Friday at a city hearing on the initiative.
Inside the action sports icon and the NASCAR champion's longtime friendship and their quests to qualify for the Daytona 500.
Lia and Lucy Block will officially finish the 2023 ARA season following the tragic passing of Ken Block. The Blocks will make their season debut at the 100 Acre Wood Rally.