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Probate Judge Issues New Order, Findings in Light of California State Court of Appeals Decision
(Dec. 1, 2014 – Los Angeles, CA) Bet Tzedek, a legal aid firm advocating for U.S. Holocaust survivors and others since 1974, has persuaded the Social Security Administration (SSA) to act decisively to protect the federal benefits of poor and elderly survivors who receive German pensions related to their imprisonment in Nazi-controlled ghettos. At Bet Continue Reading »
(November 19, 2014 – Los Angeles, CA) – Workers and community supporters gathered at the Restaurant Opportunities Center on Wednesday to announce and celebrate their recent agreement with their employer, Pedro Rosado, the owner of the three mariachi restaurants located on the top-floor of the El Mercadito complex in Boyle Heights. In October 2013, dozens Continue Reading »
Los Angeles Attorney Will Become First Woman To Lead Respected Public-Interest Law Firm In Its 40-Year History; Brings Litigation, Nonprofit Policy and Anti-Poverty Experience To Post
Announces Adoption of Recommendations from Bet Tzedek
New protections will cap rent increases, and limit lease terminations, evictions for Section 8 tenants
Our pro bono partners at Horvitz & Levy LLP scored an appellate victory on behalf of extremely low-income, senior citizen residents of a mobile home park. For over a quarter century, the mobile home park was governed by a city resolution that put strict yearly limits on the permissible rent increases. According to the tenants, Continue Reading »
On March 5, 2014, more than 1,500 supporters, donors and staff gathered to celebrate Bet Tzedek’s 40th Anniversary at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The legal services agency’s Annual Dinner Gala, its largest yearly fundraiser, grossed more than $2.5 million to help ensure equal access to justice for all. Robert “Bobby” Schwartz, Chairman of Bet Continue Reading »
Suit seeks immediate court protection to address slum housing conditions in thousands of units managed by JD Homes Rentals Tenants in California’s Central Valley filed a class action lawsuit January 9, 2014 against one of the region’s largest and most notorious landlords – JD Homes Rentals – alleging operation of a huge portfolio of slum Continue Reading »
Bet Tzedek, as lead agency for the newly created Southern California Consumer Justice Coalition, has just been awarded a $1.75 million grant to assist individuals and families caught in the foreclosure crisis. Below is the content of the press release: Attorney General’s $1.75 Million Grant Through National Mortgage Settlement Will Help Keep Homes and Neighborhoods Continue Reading »
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