The New York City Council’s decision to offer free counsel to low-income tenants facing eviction is being applauded by legal service providers and the New York City Bar Association, which praised passage of the “historic legislation.”
The city council on July 20 approved the “Right to Counsel in Housing Court,” a bill that would establish programs to ensure legal representation for all tenants facing eviction within the next five years.
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