“A Down Payment”: Budget Boost For Tenant Lawyers Falls Short Of Demands
Lawyers who represent tenants facing eviction in housing court are poised to see millions of dollars in new funding in the coming year, yet far less than the roughly $350 million boost they’ve said is needed for the Right to Counsel program to live up to its name.
“Deeper investment in Right to Counsel would have ultimately saved the city money and avoided violent, disruptive evictions for thousands of families,” Brooklyn Councilmember Lincoln Restler told City Limits after the budget deal passed.
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