Cleveland Tenant Right to Counsel
Lawyers for low-income tenants cut evictions.
B · 18/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Guarantee counsel in eviction court.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics cite cost and scope.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Representation rose 2-3% to 16%; 81% avoided eviction or involuntary move; ~$35.1M benefit (Stout).
4 · Liberty check
Access to justice vs. program cost.
5 · The real tradeoff
Evidence favors it where staffed.
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