A Down Payment : Budget Boost For Tenant Lawyers Falls Short Of Demands

Lawyers who represent tenants facing eviction in housing court will likely see new funding in the tens of millions in the coming year—well short of the roughly $350 million increase they’ve said is needed for the Right to Counsel program to live up to its name. 

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