Housing Clinic Helps with Landmark Legislation to Seal Eviction Records By: Elaine McArdle For the first time in Massachusetts history, tenants will have the opportunity to seal an eviction record, following years of legislative advocacy […]
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Julia Devanthéry speaks in London on Trauma-Informed Clinical Education Julia Devanthéry, Director of the Housing Justice for Survivors Project at the Housing Law Clinic, was invited by the University College of London’s Faculty of
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MGH Funds to Housing Justice for Survivors Project Means More Help for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence By Elaine McArdle Survivors of gender-based violence often face serious housing problems, too, including getting evicted from their homes
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LSC’s Housing Justice for Survivors program Awarded MGH Community Health Impact Funds Funding to Support Affordable Housing Initiatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 9, 2024 BOSTON, MA – The WilmerHale Legal Services Center of Harvard
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By Harvard Law School Student Tashrima Hossain ’26 When I was eight, Hurricane Katrina ravaged my community and pushed my family into homelessness. A decade later, I moved to San Francisco and was struck by
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By Harvard Law School Student Alfredo Rosales ’24 Life has a funny way of coming full circle. I was born in Tepic, Nayarit, a little-known Mexican city along the Pacific coast. Tepic is one of
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By Harvard Law School Student Melissa Morgan ’24 In Massachusetts, where survivors of gender-based violence have access to some important housing protections, such protections are little understood and little used. In 2013, the state legislature
Published by the Harvard Law School Office of Clinical Programs | August 10, 2022 By Annalise Wagner ’23 This past spring, I worked as a Student Attorney in the WilmerHale Legal Services Center Housing Clinic.
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An interview with Gina Clayton-Johnson ’10, alumna of the Criminal Justice Institute and the Legal Services Center’s Housing Law Clinic, on founding Essie Justice Group and the power of building community. Published by Harvard Law School’s
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On April 1, LSC’s Housing Clinic submitted testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature in support of H 4505, an act Promoting Housing Opportunity and Mobility through Eviction Sealing. Referred to as the HOMES Act, the bill
By Rachel Reed/HLS News Staff/ September 10, 2021, in Harvard Law Today The expiration two weeks ago of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic-related moratorium on evictions has caused new uncertainty for the
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The Bay State Banner reports that Beacon Communities, the company that manages Georgetowne Homes in Hyde Park, recently moved to evict more than 100 residents in a single month. Despite the company’s claim that the
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Julia Devanthéry, Attorney and Clinical Instructor in LSC’s Housing Clinic and founder of the Housing Justice for Survivor’s Project, was recently interviewed by Huffington Post as part of its reporting on the increased challenges and
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The Legal Services Center invites you to a virtual panel discussion: Advocating for Survivors at LSC How Three Clinics Empower Clients Who Have Experienced Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Survivors of sexual assault and
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This post was first published by Harvard Law School’s Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs. By Christopher Cruz J.D.’22 I chose to come to Harvard Law School (HLS) because I wanted to gain the
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LSC Housing Attorney Julia Devanthéry was recently interviewed by Mother Jones about the COVID eviction crisis and how it is affecting individuals and families across the country–especially those who face domestic violence. In 2013, Julia Devanthéry joined Harvard
Massachusetts ended its eviction moratorium on October 17, a government action that is expected to lead to an eviction crisis in the state as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the economy and people’s health
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The state’s moratorium on evictions lapsed on October 17, putting many thousands of Massachusetts residents, including those facing domestic violence, in danger of eviction and homelessness. Julia Devanthery, an attorney in LSC’s Housing Clinic and
Join an online presentation and discussion about renter’s rights in Massachusetts during the COVID public health crisis. A housing attorney from the Legal Services Center at Harvard Law School will discuss the different housing stability
Three Graduating LSC Students Honored for Their Pro Bono Work With their law school careers drawing to a close during the difficult and indescribable challenge of a global pandemic, three LSC students were honored at
This year, the Harvard Law School Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs has recognized six students from the Class of 2020 for their outstanding clinical and pro bono work: Daniel Moubayed ’20, International Human
The Legal Services Center’s staff and students hope you are staying safe and healthy. We are all doing the best we can as we take on new challenges in advocating for client communities made ever
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Attorneys at the Legal Services Center represent thousands of low-income clients every year to protect their rights. Our attorneys also bring their expertise and passion to bear through publications that raise awareness of critical issues
Ruling has implications for domestic violence survivors nationwide Survivors of domestic violence in Massachusetts and nationwide facing eviction have won a major victory in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (SJC)* with a new ruling
William* was feeling hopeless. Elderly, disabled, and receiving treatment for a recent kidney transplant, he was stunned when his landlord unexpectedly served him with a no-fault notice of eviction. With his health failing in the
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Julia Devanthery and Maureen E. McDonagh are featured in this Boston Bar podcast about the proposed statewide expansion of the Housing Court
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