MFY Legal Services

MFY’s staff provides free legal assistance to thousands of low-income New Yorkers each year.

MFY attorneys are providing legal assistance to Hurricane Sandy victims. Here Attorney Renee Cadmus counsels a Staten Island homeowner.

MFY joined housing advocates to demand a moratorium on evictions in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

MFY is a vigorous advocate for those who have no voice in government.

New & Noteworthy

5.09.13 | Foreclosure

MFY Clients Speak Out against Bank’s Violation of Mortgage Settlement Agreement

MFY clients Joyce Harden and Melissa Jaime, both victims of improper foreclosure procedures by Wells Fargo, are featured in news reports around NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s announcement of legal action against major banks for violating the national mortgage settlement agreement.

4.29.13 | Disaster Response

MFY & Cardozo Students Aid Sandy Victims

An article in DNA.info describes how MFY attorneys and Cardozo Law School students teamed up to help Hurricane Sandy victims. Students assisted MFY attorneys in helping clients while earning hours toward their requirement of 50 hours of pro bono service.

4.28.13 | Consumer Rights

Robo Signing in Debt Collection Cases Exposed

Fox News reports on cases challenging abusive debt collection practices, including MFY’s objections to a Midland Funding settlement and class action lawsuit, Sykes v. Mel S. Harris.

4.26.13 | Tenants

MFY Opposes Rent Hikes for SROs

In testimony before the NYC Rent Guidelines Board, MFY urged the city to protect Single Room Occupancy dwellings, the housing of last resort for single New Yorkers living in poverty.

Celebrate MFY's 50th Anniversary!

2013 marks MFY's 50th anniversary and we're having a spectacular gala on June 13, 2013. Click here for information on sponsoring a table or purchasing tickets.

50TH ANNIVERSARY ALUMNI REUNION: We're planning an alumni reunion party for Thursday, September 26, 2013. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Call for Fellowship Proposals

MFY is seeking to sponsor fellowship proposals for September 2014. Click here for information.

Emergency Assistance for Hurricane Sandy Victims

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Cleary and Willkie Externs in Video about Housing Work

Click here to see externs from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP speak about their experiences preserving affordable housing for low-income New Yorkers (four-minute video).

MFY Legal Services, Inc. envisions a society in which no one is denied justice because he or she cannot afford an attorney. To make this vision a reality, MFY provides free legal assistance to residents of New York City on a wide range of civil legal issues, prioritizing services to vulnerable and under-served populations, while simultaneously working to end the root causes of inequities through impact litigation, law reform and policy advocacy.