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LSNJ coordinates the statewide Legal Services system, which provides free legal assistance to low-income New Jerseyans for their civil legal problems.

Through its work, LSNJ strives to secure substantive and procedural justice for those living in poverty.

THE CIVIL JUSTICE GAP 2011 REPORT

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  • At least 40% of evictions present defenses with merit, such as uninhabitable conditions or incorrect amounts stated to be due. Yet 99% of the 164,863 defendants in tenancies were unrepresented.
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POVERTY IN FOCUS

The stories included in Poverty In Focus are accounts of low-income people living in New Jersey, based on individual interviews across the state.

Download Poverty in Focus Story spacerFROM THREE JOBS, CREDIT CARDS, AND A CAR, to no jobs, no credit, and a bus pass.
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POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Poverty Research Institute (PRI) publishes a variety of reports concerning poverty in New Jersey.

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LEGAL SERVICES IN THE NEWS

12/28/11: Jobless Tap Disability Fund (from The Wall Street Journal) - The prolonged economic slump has fueled a surge in...

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12/27/11: Busy Tuesday at Bridgeton Villas following fire (from nj.com) - According to Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ), residents who...

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12/22/11: New state law will regulate foreclosure rescue fraud scams (from The Star-Ledger) - As long as the housing crisis has...

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12/04/11: Future of foreclosures in N.J. hinges on state Supreme Court decision (from The Star-Ledger) - In the nearly five months since...

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KEY LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

01/13/12: Bell Tower Condominium Assoc. v. Haffert, et al. - In a reported decision, the Appellate Division broadly interprets...

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10/31/11: After school program is saved through partnership with Department of Education (from The Star-Ledger)...

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