Following appropriation of $500k for tenant rep, City of Richmond has now passed resolution declaring eviction w/o representation to be a crisis: bit.ly/4gPfMJK. @CVLASRichmond Virginia Poverty Law Center National Low Income Housing Coalition NHLP EB @RPhillipsBQF National Homelessness Law Center

Study after study has projected tenant #righttocounsel to save $. Latest is Columbus / Franklin County OH (WOSU Public Media story: bit.ly/487KY2O), which finds it'd return $4 for every $1 spent due to avoided social safety net costs. National Low Income Housing Coalition NHLP EB @RPhillipsBQF

Great to see Milwaukee 🌹🇵🇸 DSA fighting to keep funding for Eviction Free MKE (bit.ly/4dZZriy), esp. given the great results it's had (bit.ly/40gIugS)! United Way GMWC Legal Aid MKE DSA Housing Justice Commission 🌹🌆 Portland DSA denverdsa.bsky.social (Denver DSA)🌹 Connecticut DSA 🌹🐳 North NJ DSA 🌹🍕 🏳️‍🌈 Central Jersey DSA 🌹🇵🇸

Among other things, this plan calls for significantly increasing funding for NYC's tenant #righttocousel program, funding that is sorely needed to fulfill the promise of the law. Right to Counsel NYC Coalition #EvictionFreeNY Legal Services NYC #EvictionFreeBX CASA-New Settlement

(1/2) We know that when enforced, 84% of tenants who have RTC within their case and stay in their homes – but so many tenants in housing court don’t know about RTC or that they can demand their rights. #StatewideRTC #RightToCounsel #EvictionFreeNY

Did you miss our recent webinar on Legal Support for Renters policies with @theNCCRC? Watch the recording: youtube.com/watch?v=SJx3QQ…

It’s difficult to be a tenant in Wisconsin. Landlords (and anti-tenant laws) dominate the legislature and have their will enforced by bad-faith law enforcement. We must do better this term to protect the rights of people who rent. jsonline.com/story/news/inv…

#Counsel4Kids is dedicated to ensuring that all children involved in child welfare cases have the right to counsel. Learn more about the Counsel for Kids campaign: buff.ly/3qgz6Hk #childwelfare #attorneys #advocacy #righttocounsel

MD's data adds to evidence base that tenant RTC delivers not only protects results & advances race equity but also saves taxpayer $$. See data from other jurisdictions at bit.ly/tenantrtc! National Low Income Housing Coalition NHLP EB @RPhillipsBQF Maryland Legal Aid Maryland Legal Services Corporation

Thankful to the Mayor and City for launching this program to ensure families have access to representation in eviction proceedings. Read press release here: boston.gov/news/mayor-wu-…

Your voice matters in the fight for justice! Sign up today for email alerts from the Public Justice Center for opportunities to take quick, impactful action to protect and advance Marylanders’ rights. publicjustice.org/advocateinmd20… (1/2)

Cleveland’s Right to Counsel (RTC) promotes access to justice by increasing the number of tenants who access a lawyer. Learn more: freeevictionhelpresults.org #RTCImpact #TogetherWeCan #ExtendJustice

LA City Council just passed the #RightToCounsel, ensuring thousands of renters will now have access to attorneys when facing eviction in the city of L.A. ICLC is proud to be a persistent voice for RTC along with the rest of the the Renters' Right to Counsel - LA Coalition.

Establishing a Right to Counsel program is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do.

Right back at you, Strategic Actions for a Just Economy and Right to Counsel NYC Coalition #EvictionFreeNY! So honored to work with both of you on such a fantastic event.

New Study 🔔: More than 7M Americans face eviction each year. But if they go to court, most do it alone, without a lawyer. Our researchers studied the initiatives that are trying to change this reality, known as Right to Counsel programs or RTC. evictionlab.org/disrupting-the…

Tons of positive info about systemic impacts of tenant #righttocounsel: courts following the law, new law developed via appeals, legal services improving coordination, Ts getting services more effectively. We've work to do on rollout challenges but lots of good identified too.

4 years ago today, Connecticut DSA 🌹🐳, CTFairHousing, what became Connecticut Tenants Union, and a coalition of scores of organizations including NCCRC successfully passed #RightToCounsel in Connecticut. There is still a lot of work to do, but much to be learned from how we won.

We helped challenge this in NJ and won: civilrighttocounsel.org/major_developm…. The ruling required both a hearing and counsel.