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Subject Fewer Eligible Tenants Getting ‘Right to Counsel’ After Pandemic, Program Expansion: Report
Date September 15, 2025 2:56 PM
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Fewer Eligible Tenants Get ‘Right to Counsel’ After Pandemic, Program Expansion: Report
A new report highlights ongoing challenges with the city’s landmark Right to Counsel program, which passed in 2019 and promises free legal counsel to low-income tenants facing eviction.

Only a fraction—30 percent—of eligible tenants got full legal representation under the program last year, what the authors attributed to a rapid expansion in eligibility, changes to eviction law and practices, and plateauing funding for the program that hasn't kept up with demand.

“It’s heartbreaking,” said Munonyedi Clifford, the attorney in charge of the Legal Aid Society’s citywide housing practice. “Tenants who are eligible for representation and should be getting representation aren’t getting representation because there’s not enough lawyers doing this work right now.”

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Land Use Will Be On the Ballot This Fall, and What Else Happened Last Week in Housing

The Board of Elections opted not to strike four housing and land use proposals from November’s general election ballot after the City Council claimed they were misleading voters.

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Your Guide to New York City Climate Week

What started in 2009 to seek out climate commitments from business and government leaders attending the United Nations’ September General Assembly, Climate Week now includes hundreds of events citywide, both official and grassroots. Here’s how to get involved.

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Comptroller Finds ‘Profound Failures’ in City Services for English Language Learners

The audit found that a “a significant percentage” of the school system’s English Language Learners (ELLs) hadn’t received the services they’re legally entitled to, such as required courses or a minimum number of instructional minutes.

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