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Tenants Are Finally Getting the Right to an Attorney in Housing Court
Friday, July 21, 2017
- The Village Voice
- Link: https://www.villagevoice.com
Tenants Are Finally Getting the Right to an Attorney in Housing Court
"In what tenant advocates call a “huge victory,” the City Council passed long-awaited legislation yesterday that will guarantee low-income tenants facing eviction in Housing Court the right to a city-funded lawyer.
The bill, first introduced in 2014 and passed by a 42-3 vote, will fund legal representation for tenants making less than twice the federal poverty level, currently $24,120 for a single person and $49,200 for a family of four. It will launch first in ten to fifteen zip codes around the five boroughs and expand to cover the full city over the next five years."
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