More Philly renters with low income will be able to get free legal representation. The program is designed to help those at risk of losing their homes to eviction.
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The City of Philadelphia is expanding its Right to Counsel initiative to include two more zip codes. Starting Feb. 1, eligible tenants living in zip codes 19134 and 19144 are entitled to free legal representation if they are facing eviction.
By requiring landlords to enter mediation before filing eviction cases, the city’s eviction diversion program has successfully kept thousands of people at risk for displacement in their homes.