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Recorded on: Jun. 29, 2012

KENT QIAN: I think we have reached the 10:15 mark, so that's the signal for me to transition to our next topic, which will be admission issues in federally subsidized housing. And to guide us through that, Meliah Schultzman will be the presenter for this part. Ms. Schultzman is an attorney at a national housing law project. She is involved in policy advocacy and litigation to advance the rights of tenants in federally subsidized housing programs ...

From the program: Bankruptcy, Mortgages and Foreclosure: What Bankruptcy Can and Can't Do for Borrowers in Distress

Released on: Apr. 12, 2012

In this training you will get an overview of how consumer bankruptcy interacts with mortgage debt and foreclosures.  During the session, practitioners working at the intersection of these two crucial areas in consumer law will provide a basic overview of consumer bankruptcy; share tools for assessing whether bankruptcy might help - or harm - a delinquent borrower; and discuss how bankruptcy can be used to address mortgage ...

Recorded on: Mar. 29, 2012

MAEVE ELISE BROWN: Other lending abuses, as well. So with that, let me see if there is any other housekeeping stuff. Wonderful panel here this morning. I will introduce them all. And then I will tell you a little bit more about your first speaker. So this morning, we have Sally J. Elkington, Cathy Moran, and Lisa Sitkin, two private practitioners in the bankruptcy arena, and Lisa Sitkin, managing attorney at Housing and Economic Rights Advocates. Sally ...

Recorded on: Jun. 29, 2012

CATHERINE BISHOP: OK, I'll put that down. KENT QIAN: All right. Welcome back from lunch everyone. I hope that you are all excited now to move on from the substantive grounds for eviction to the next part of eviction from federally-subsidized housing. Now we can talk about some of the procedural protections that tenants in federally-subsidized housing programs have. So this again, as I said in the beginning of the day, this part is going to have ...

Recorded on: Jun. 29, 2012

KENT: OK, welcome back, everyone. Now we're going to start a new chapter in our program-- eviction from federally-subsidized housing. And I'm sure this is a session that many of you came here for, so this part I will do together with Kathy Bishop. So eviction will have two parts. I think the more the morning part will cover the substantive grounds for eviction, so we'll be we take an hour for that. And then we'll take an hour in the afternoon when ...

Recorded on: Mar. 29, 2012

MAEVE ELISE BROWN: Part two of the presentation this morning, "From the Trenches," how bankruptcy courts deal with mortgage debt. Cathy Moran is going to lead on this. And let me tell you a little bit more about her. She's a certified specialist in bankruptcy. She's practiced law in San Francisco since 1978. She's a graduate of Stanford and of Hastings College of Law, was a member of Hastings Law Journal and elected to the Order of the Coif. She ...

Recorded on: Mar. 29, 2012

SPEAKER: Thanks so much. Back to you. MAEVE ELISE BROWN: Great. Thank you very much. OK, we're going to go ahead and resume. And before we climb into the meat of the third hour, I want to get to some more of the questions. Somebody had a question in the audience as the last hour was closing. Sir, do you still have one? Otherwise I'll move to online. AUDIENCE: I just had a question. How does the bankruptcy court have jurisdiction to impose sanctions ...

Recorded on: Jun. 29, 2012

KENT QIAN: So maybe we should move on to the next session on Housing Choice Voucher Terminations? Again, we are using Section 8 Voucher and Housing Choice Voucher interchangeably. So if you're wondering is there a difference between Section 8 Vouchers and Housing Choice Vouchers, the answer is no. Housing Choice Voucher is simply the more formal name the HUD uses for what people commonly called Section 8 Vouchers. But essentially, they are the same ...

Recorded on: Jun. 11, 2012

CHANCELA AL-MANSOUR: So we're basically right on time to start the very beginning of Navigating Anti-Discrimination Laws and Housing, and I turn the platform over to Stephanie Haffner. STEPHANIE HAFFNER: So hello everyone who's in the room with us and to folks who are also at Hastings and elsewhere. Thank you for the introduction, Chancela. I am talking to you first about basic fair housing law, so fair housing 101-- as an introduction to the fair ...

From the program: Representing Tenants in Unlawful Detainer Actions in San Francisco 2012 (Free)

Released on: Dec. 27, 2012

For low-income families who often do not have the benefit of legal counsel, eviction can mean homelessness. Most are unrepresented.  Won’t you volunteer to help those in our community who are most vulnerable?  Get the legal training you need in this program and then sign up with The Volunteer Legal Services Program of The Bar Association of San Francisco and make a difference. Lecture Topics  [Total time 03:10:50] Segments ...

Recorded on: Jun. 29, 2012

KENT QIAN: And then let me just introduce you to the first speaker that we have today. Catherine Bishop is the senior attorney with the National Housing Law Project. She's one most experienced people in federally subsidized housing. She has over 30 years experience advocating on behalf of tenants and tenants rights in federally subsidized house. I know I have come to her office many, many times to ask questions about what tenants rights are in any ...

From the program: Pathways to Justice 2012: Special Housing Updates (Free)

Released on: Jun. 22, 2012

PLI has joined with the State Bar of California Office of Legal Services to share special sessions from the 2012 Pathways to Justice Conference.  The sessions will focus on hot topics in housing law, including affordable housing, tenant relocation and replacement housing in the wake of the foreclosure and economic crises, and recent developments in fair housing and anti-discrimination laws, litigation, and enforcement.  The panelists are ...

Recorded on: Jun. 29, 2012

KENT: So thank you for staying with us through to the fourth hour. This hour we have Gideon Anders to present on rural housing issues. Gideon Anders is a senior attorney with the National Housing Law Project. He's also essentially the nation's recognized expert on rural housing service related issues, and essentially the number one person, or the go to person, on RHS related multifamily and single family issues. Gideon. GIDEON ANDERS: Thank you, ...

From the program: Subsidized Housing Basics 2012 (Free)

Released on: Jul. 12, 2012

This substantive training provides a comprehensive overview of the federal housing programs, recent changes, current trends, and issues facing practitioners.  The training is designed for advocates with limited housing experience, but practitioners at all experience levels should be able to benefit from this training.  The panelists are noted experts in housing law who will cover a broad-ranged of topics in federally-subsidized housing with ...