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Protecting Seniors from Foreclosure
By Patricia Ellams While many Seniors enjoy the financial freedom of owning their homes outright or possessing substantial equity, they often find themselves caught in a precarious balancing act. Their fixed incomes become tightropes they must walk daily, with unexpected financial storms, costly home repairs, skyrocketing property taxes, and mounting utility bills threatening to topple
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Is New Jersey Taking the Right Approach to Affordable Housing? A Reflection from The Waterfront Project
By Carol M. Sainthilaire The recent NJ Spotlight News article, “Is New Jersey Taking the Right Approach to Affordable Housing Issues?”, offers a timely exploration of the state’s evolving housing landscape. At The Waterfront Project, Inc. (WFP), we welcome this critical conversation, as it aligns with our mission to provide free civil legal representation, assistance,
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Weekly Housing News Roundup
Top Stories As economic headwinds continue across the U.S., housing access and affordability remain pressing concerns. This week’s top stories reflect both systemic challenges and promising policy responses, from slowing new construction to protective legislation and public health investments in housing. Housing Starts Decline Amid Economic Uncertainty Recent data shows a nationwide slowdown in new
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Client Success Stories – Settlement Agreements
By Barry L. Dayton, Staff Attorney at The Waterfront Project Ms. B came to us with a complaint for non-payment of rent dating back to May 2024. The landlord claimed to have received nothing from her since May, which meant that their claim was for $16,445 at the time of trial. However, after reviewing Ms.
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HUD Disaster Recovery Cuts: A Looming Crisis for Housing Stability
By Carol M. Sainthilaire, Executive Director of The Waterfront Project The Latest Blow to Affordable Housing & Disaster Recovery The federal government’s latest move to slash 84% of HUD’s Community Planning and Development (CPD) budget is nothing short of a disaster for communities across the country. These cuts threaten critical disaster recovery and housing stability programs that thousands
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Client Success Story: Final Restraining Order Granted
By Elizabeth Hurley, Legal Director at The Waterfront Project In this domestic violence case, we successfully obtained a Final Restraining Order protecting our client from her former partner, whom the court found had assaulted her on multiple occasions, resulting in “horrific injuries.” The order prohibits our client’s abuser from having any contact with her, bars
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Mortgage Maintenance Education
By Maria Mascola and William Paige Since 2018, The Waterfront Project has been dedicated to helping New Jersey residents navigate the complexities of the foreclosure process. We now have a full team of HUD-Certified housing counselors who offer support and education to client’s while reminding them they don’t have to go through this alone. While
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Client Success Story – Landlord Dismissal
Written by Elizabeth Hurley, Legal Director at The Waterfront Project Sam, our Staff Attorney at The Waterfront Project, was able to get a landlord to dismiss a non-payment of rent case the landlord had filed against our client for arrears that were incurred between March and August 2021, a period protected under the Stack Bill.
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12 Days of The Waterfront Project Representation: From Lockout to a Settlement Awarding 10 Months’ Rent as Relocation Assistance
Written by Elizabeth Hurley, Managing Attorney at The Waterfront Project Mr. V. called The Waterfront Project on January 16th, having been evicted from his apartment the day before without notice of any lawsuit filed against him. Although he went to court and was able to regain temporary possession of the apartment, the Court’s order left
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A Crisis We Can’t Ignore: Federal Funding Freeze Threatens Our Communities
Written By Executive Director, Carol Sainthilaire We are facing an unprecedented crisis that puts New Jersey’s most vulnerable families at immediate risk. The current Administration has just announced a freeze on all federal grants and loans—halting critical funding for nonprofits like The Waterfront Project (WFP), which provides essential services to low- and moderate-income families across
