At eviction hearings nationwide where a tenant’s ability to stay in their home is at stake, an average of 97% of tenants come to court with a handicap — they don’t have an attorney. Unlike criminal proceedings, there are no laws in most places guaranteeing an attorney in landlord-tenant disputes, and while landlords can often […]

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