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City considers providing free lawyers to tenants facing eviction (Metro)
Metro, September 27, 2016
City considers providing free lawyers to tenants facing eviction
The council on Monday conducted a hearing on a proposed bill that would make New York the first city in the country to provide pro bono lawyers to any low-income residents facing eviction. […] The proposed bill would save the city $320 million annually, the New York City Bar Association asserts. The savings would be accrued in the costs of sheltering evicted tenants, replacing rent-regulated apartments that become market-rent units after evictions and providing other services to the homeless.
