New York Senate Bill 9718: Requires counties and/or cities to establish a plan for providing legal counsel to persons who are defendants or respondents in eviction, ejectment and foreclosure proceedings and who are financially unable to obtain counsel; defines eligible person as one whose gross individual income is not in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal income official poverty line; requires the state to match dollar for dollar the amount counties appropriate for their plans.

New York · 2025-2026 session

Status: In committee

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REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-04-02)

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