Crypto News: The scramble to fight evictions

The right to a lawyer is a principle many associate with American justice. But no such constitutional protection exists in evictions, where an estimated 90% of landlords nationwide have legal representation, and only about 10% of tenants. Tenants without a lawyer are far more likely to get evicted, perpetuating a cycle of instability that can stack up over generations.

There's been a concerted effort to level the playing field. Municipalities are gradually adopting so-called right to counsel programs, but most are struggling to find enough lawyers willing or able to do the work, report Sarah Holder, Kriston Capps and Mackenzie Hawkins. Today on CityLab: In Housing Court, a Scramble for Eviction-Fighting Lawyers

— Immanual John Milton

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