For families to access affordable housing, they often need legal representation that takes their side against abusive landlords.

— Nydia Velazquez

Of course, preserving the American dream has always meant creating opportunity for the most recently arrived Americans - those who have come here from other parts of the globe to work hard and build a new, better life.

— Nydia Velazquez

Too often, the landlord-tenant relationship is unbalanced with all the power on the side of unscrupulous landlords.

— Nydia Velazquez