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The L.A. City Council's housing committee on Wednesday considered a proposal to provide free attorneys for renters facing eviction.If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news.
“I've offered some fairly minor amendments,” Raman said. “I want to call it the ‘Right to Counsel Program Ordinance.’ Other than that, to me this ordinance largely effectuates what this committee has been talking about, discussing in detail, for many, many months now.”“Right to counsel” programs have been spreading across the country. More than a dozen cities have passed them with the goal of ensuring tenants can effectively defend themselves in court and stay housed, whenever possible.
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