The Housing Clinic operates in partnership with the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York to provide representation to low-income tenants in eviction, housing conditions, and other rental housing-related matters. Students in the clinic, working under the supervision of Clinic Director Casey Weissman-Vermeulen, handle all aspects of clients’ cases, including interviewing and counseling, investigation, negotiation, pleading and motion practice, and courtroom advocacy.
For Students
Students Can Expect
The Housing Clinic provides students with a comprehensive learning experience focused on New York State Landlord-Tenant Law and Summary Eviction Proceedings. Students will actively participate in client interviewing and counseling, fact investigation, settlement negotiations with landlords and their legal representatives, and oral advocacy in court proceedings. Along with representing clients in eviction, housing conditions, security deposit, and other housing-related cases, clinic students engage in critical analysis of the legal architecture of eviction courts and the dynamics of the rental housing market.
Students Learn
- Interviewing and Counseling
- Negotiation
- Investigation
- Pleading and Motion Practice
- Courtroom Advocacy
- NY Tenant Law
- Summary Eviction Procedure
Credits & Requirements
1 Semester Clinic
6 credits
20-25 Hours per week time requirement
Pre-/or Co-Requisites: Professional Responsibility and Evidence (Suggested)
Faculty
Casey Weissman-Vermeulen
Director, Housing Clinic
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