Robert Polemeni

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Professional Experience

: Current; Legal Aid Shelter Allowance Litigation Legal Aid Shelter Allowance Litigation WGM in conjunction with The Legal Aid Society worked to obtain a preliminary injunction preventing the evictions of families who are unable to afford their rent due to the inadequacy of the current shelter allowances under New York State’s Safety Net Assistance (SNA) program. Plaintiffs argued that New York Social Services Law Section 350, which the New York Court of Appeals held to require the State to provide adequate shelter allowances for families with children under the state’s FA program, extends to families with minor children receiving allowances under the state’s SNA program. Justice Moskowitz concluded that Section 350 was enacted so that all families with minor children, whether on FA or SNA, receive adequate allowance.

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