Homeowner Stability: Protecting LGBTQ Seniors and Disabled (OnDemand)
Friday, June 26, 2020 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Program Fee:
$29 for Members| $79 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2020-2022), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, and attorneys who practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.
CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Total: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias, 1.0 Skills
New Jersey: 2.0 General
California: 1.5 Total: 0.5 Elimination of Bias, 1.0 General
Pennsylvania: 1.5 Total: 0.5 Professional Responsibility, 1.0 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Newly admitted New York attorneys (attorneys
admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) cannot earn
CLE credit in the category of Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of
Bias.
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Description:
LGBTQ senior and disabled New York homeowners have long enriched our
city’s distinctive cultural fabric and anchored diverse neighborhoods
across all five boroughs, but are among those especially vulnerable to
housing instability as ever increasing property values, income disparity
and population growth cause unnecessary home loss. Now, COVID-19,
economic collapse, and civil unrest magnify and exacerbate housing
insecurity for those with low to moderate and fixed income, members of
racial and sexual minorities, and the very young and very old. Seniors
and those living with disabilities are especially vulnerable to loss of
their home, whether through difficulty managing finances and the
challenge of meeting increasing housing expenses on fixed or reduced
income, predatory activity by opportunistic investors, elder/disabled
abuse, or simply isolation and diminishing capacity. Additionally, many
LGBTQ individuals, especially seniors, have no children to monitor their
affairs or are estranged from family as a legacy of when society was
much less accepting. LGBTQ seniors and those with disabilities have also
faced historic discrimination in the workplace and more limited access
to opportunities. This CLE will address legal issues that affect senior
and disabled LGBTQ homeowners and provide a diversity, equity, and
inclusion-focused roadmap and resources to help advise this community on
how to age in place or transition to new housing options with dignity
and safety.
Click Here to View Program Agenda & Faculty
Program Co-Instructors:
Kurt M. Denk, Pro Bono Counsel, City Bar Justice Center
K. Scott Kohanowski, Director of the Homeowner Stability and LGBT Advocacy Projects, City Bar Justice Center
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Housing and Urban Development, Daniel M. Bernstein and Jennifer Kubicki, Co-Chairs
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights, Noah E. Lewis and Geoffrey L. Wertime, Co-Chairs
Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force, Steven J. Helfont, Chair
Co-Sponsoring Organizations:
City Bar Justice Center, Lynn Kelly, Executive Director
LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York