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Landlords who get public money to house the most vulnerable New Yorkers — including people who were recently homeless and those with mental illness and substance abuse disorder — sought eviction warrants for nearly 300 people this year, a new analysis of the data shows.
The numbers are the first ever comprehensive look at how many marshal’s notices are issued by dozens of supportive housing providers, who receive city, state and federal money to provide housing to people in need. The data was compiled by Legal Services NYC, a nonprofit that provides free legal representation to low-income New Yorkers, and shared with Gothamist. The numbers were compiled through a review of daily marshal’s notices collected by the city’s Department of Investigation…