The city of Chicago will provide free legal assistance for low-income tenants facing eviction under a new program aimed at boosting housing stability.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration plans to hire a contractor to run a program in the first half of 2022 that would provide funding for lawyers to represent low-income tenants. The city issued a request for proposals on an $8 million, three-year pilot program, though specifics about who will be prioritized to receive the assistance have yet to be determined., and as thousands of tenants have sought help paying rent during the pandemic through assistance programs.
Once Chicago’s program launches, it would join other big cities such as New York and San Francisco in providing legal help for certain tenants facing eviction. The pandemic has shined a light on the far-reaching consequences of eviction. Kids might be pulled out of school, parents might be unable to hold down a job and families could suffer mental anguish, she said.
Not all evictions can or should be avoided, Nazem added, “but there are ways to mitigate the harm of it.”There is a recent shift toward making some of the emergency responses during the pandemic more permanent, Nazem said.
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