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Brad Lander: “After it was implemented and before Eric Adams was elected…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander's Report on Evictions and Right to Counsel Failures

Published | Video Starts at 13:10

If you're a low income tenant, anything up to 200% of poverty and you're facing eviction in housing court, we're going to make sure you have an attorney. And that was an incredible piece of legislation. And, and After it was implemented and before Eric Adams was elected, the rates rose and rose and rose till they got up to almost three quarters of tenants having representation. And the data is so powerful about how much it works. 89% of tenants, 89% of low income tenants. Good morning. (13:10–13:23)

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Asserts that tenant representation rates increased to nearly 75% before Eric Adams' election.

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