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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)

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. However, the study did not find a significant difference in answering rates in UAC ZIP Codes. Background. Methodology.

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