Los Angeles Looks to Provide Private Attorneys to Tenants Facing Eviction
Some say the Right to Counsel program could lead to more people not being able to find housing.
Renters and housing advocates attend a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions amid the Coronavirus pandemic in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2020. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
The Los Angeles City Council will expand a COVID-era program to assist renters facing eviction, after a 12–0 vote Dec. 12 directing staff to draft an ordinance that would provide legal counsel for such tenants.
Council President Paul Krekorian recused himself from the vote due to a conflict of interest as he is a landlord and Councilors Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Curren Price were absent during the vote. The city attorney, with assistance from the city’s Housing Department, was required to prepare and present a draft within 60 days.
Los Angeles Looks to Provide Private Attorneys to Tenants Facing Eviction
The Los Angeles City Council will expand a COVID-era program to assist renters facing eviction, after a 12–0 vote Dec. 12 directing staff to draft an ordinance that would provide legal counsel for such tenants.
Council President Paul Krekorian recused himself from the vote due to a conflict of interest as he is a landlord and Councilors Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Curren Price were absent during the vote. The city attorney, with assistance from the city’s Housing Department, was required to prepare and present a draft within 60 days.
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