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WATCH: Tenants explain why they want to #ExpandRTC passed:
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Read our campaign 1-pager to learn more about our campaign to pass Intro 1104 and Intro 1529:
Our "Right to Counsel, Power to Organize" campaign is calling for new legislation to be passed that would expand NYC's current RTC law to ensure that nearly all tenants have and use the Right to Counsel.
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Learn the facts around our campaign to increase RTC's income eligibility level and support tenant organizing
In the first two years of RTC’s five-year phase-in, 84% of the tenants who had a lawyer under the law remained in their homes. Learn more facts by reading our factsheet here.
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Check out what tenants are saying about why we need to pass Intro 1529:
In our "What Tenants Are Saying About The Power to Organize Bill (Intro 1529)" brochure, tenants from each borough explain how organizing has helped keep them in their homes and fight for better conditions—and we need more of it.
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NYC Council Member Track Sheet on Intro 1104 and Intro 1529:
Use our guide to see if your Council Member is currently sponsoring our two bills, and use the call script on the second page if they haven't.
In English and Spanish here.
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Other Materials:
- Campaign FAQ
- Hard copy of the petition: Click here to download and print
- Check out the legislation and which Council Members are currently sponsoring the bills: Intro 1104 and Intro 1529