Posted: May 5, 2021
File photo of Washington State Senator Patty Kuderer ’86, during floor debate on March 9, 2019. (photo courtesy Washington Legislative Support Services)
Washington recently became the first state to guarantee low-income tenants access to a lawyer if they’re being evicted, thanks to legislation sponsored by state Sen. Patty Kuderer, a 1986 graduate of William Mitchell College of Law.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill into law on April 22, 2021. It includes several provisions aimed at reducing homelessness, though the right to counsel language has gotten most of the attention because of its historic nature. Until now, only local jurisdictions – including New York City, Philadelphia, and San Francisco – had passed measures to guarantee attorneys for people facing evictions.
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