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Law Practice,
Civil Rights

Apr. 3, 2019

A right to counsel in evictions: LA can do it too

New York did it. San Francisco and Newark did it. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Connecticut and other jurisdictions are considering it.

New York did it. San Francisco and Newark did it. Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Connecticut and other jurisdictions are considering it. Los Angeles can do it too. "It" is improving access to justice and fairness in our court system by establishing and funding a right to counsel for tenants, which will diminish the overall number of evictions while lessening displacement and homelessness. Los Angeles, with approximately 31,000 eviction actions filed each year and where ove...

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