s ▁Sydney ▁M . ▁I rm as ▁H ous ing ▁Cond itions ▁Project ▁is ▁under written ▁by ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁I rm as ▁Family ▁Foundation ▁to ▁help ▁low - in come ▁families ▁secure ▁safe , ▁afford able ▁housing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁I rm as ▁Project ▁brought ▁land mark ▁lit ig ation ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁ten ants ' ▁rights ▁group ▁In qu il inos ▁Unidos ▁against ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁not orious ▁land l ords ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁The ▁law suit ▁was ▁later ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁Att orney ' s ▁office , ▁and ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Gib son , ▁D unn ▁& ▁Cr ut cher ▁served ▁as ▁pro ▁b ono ▁coun sel ▁on ▁the ▁suit . ▁This ▁case ▁represented ▁a ▁land mark ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁against ▁land l ords ▁who ▁subject ▁their ▁ten ants ▁to ▁sub standard ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁conditions ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁significant ▁preced ent ▁in ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁ten ants ' ▁groups ▁to ▁successfully ▁pro sec ute ▁own ers ▁attempting ▁to ▁hide ▁behind ▁a ▁web ▁of ▁business ▁ident ities . ▁ ▁Ev iction ▁Def ense ▁Project ▁The ▁Ev iction ▁Def ense ▁Project ▁at ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁Leg al ▁Services ▁provides ▁expert ▁advice , ▁coun sel ▁and ▁representation ▁those ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁assistance . ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁accepts ▁ev iction ▁cases ▁on ▁an ▁individual ▁basis , ▁and ▁screens ▁all ▁cases ▁for ▁mer it . ▁Ann ually , ▁Bet ▁T zed ek ▁serves ▁as ▁coun sel ▁for