Courts, advocates to start new program to blunt Syracuse’s eviction rate

Courts, advocates to start new program to blunt Syracuse’s eviction rate

Housing advocates this summer will start a new program in Syracuse aiming to prevent default evictions and connect tenants with legal services and social safety net programs. The program, known as the Eviction Diversion Initiative, is an expansion of a partnership between the State Unified Court System and the Center for Justice Innovation that has helped hundreds of tenants remain in their homes in Brooklyn and parts of Long Island. CJI announc…