Do Lawyers Matter? Early Evidence on Eviction Patterns After the Rollout of Universal Access to Counsel in New York City
The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)
AUGUST 4, 2021
As of 2013, only 1 percent of New York City tenants were represented by lawyers in housing court. In 2014, the New York City Right to Counsel Coalition was formed and succeeded in introducing a bill requiring the city to expand access to counsel for all income-eligible tenants within five years.
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