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SOURCE: The information provided by this tool is based on the Tenants’ Rights Guide, which was last verified in February 2025 by faculty and staff at Cornell Law School's Tenants Advocacy Program.
JURISDICTION: The information provided by this tool only applies to residential (non-commercial) tenants in upstate New York-- NOT New York City or Long Island.
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The Tenants Advocacy Program (TAP) is a pro bono initiative by Cornell attorneys, law students, and other volunteers based in Ithaca, NY to provide free brief legal advice to all residential (non-commercial) tenants in upstate New York. We are also now able to provide free court representation to tenants in the following counties: Tompkins, Tioga, Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Monroe, and Allegany.
If you are an Ithaca tenant in a legal emergency, please call LawNY first at (607) 273-3667.
If you are seeking assistance from TAP, please fill out the application below. Response time will vary based on the urgency of the case. For assistance in completing our intake form below, please call our hotline at (607) 301-1560 to speak with a volunteer or email tenantslegalhotline@gmail.com. If a volunteer is not available, please leave a message and we will get back to you shortly.
Please do NOT submit duplicate applications! Submitting repeated applications will not expedite your status. Our team responds to applications in the order they were received, with an exception for urgent cases that require priority. If you already submitted an application, please send any new updates on your issue to tenantsadvocacy@cornell.edu.
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