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Brad Lander: “Unrepresented tenants are dramatically more likely to be…”

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 11:52

And then a few months later, they wound up getting evicted. And over and over and over again, we saw, and unfortunately continue to see Unrepresented tenants are dramatically more likely to be evicted in housing court. And that's why right to counsel was such a powerful idea. You know, we have a right to counsel in criminal court. (11:52–11:58)

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Asserts that tenants without legal representation are more likely to face eviction.

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