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
During the study period, answering rates—or the rate at which tenants appeared in response to court filing—increased dramatically throughout the city, likely due to citywide outreach and tenant engagement. As of 2013, only 1 percent of New York City tenants were represented by lawyers in housing court. Background.
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