The City Council voted 14-0 Tuesday for a Right to Counsel Ordinance for renters, finalizing a two-year effort to provide tenants facing eviction proceedings with legal representation. The ...

The LA City Council Tuesday voted unanimously to give legal representation to tenants facing eviction. After over two years in the making, the motion still requires approval by Mayor Karen Bass to ...

The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to establish a long-debated “Right to Counsel” ordinance, which aims to provide free attorneys to low-income tenants facing eviction.

The City’s contract with Stay Housed LA, set to expire June 30, was approved for a five-year, $34 million extension by the City Council in April and signed by Mayor Karen Bass on May 1.

In 2017, when New York passed a right to counsel law, about 74% of tenants facing eviction were represented by a lawyer, and 84% of those represented in housing court as a result of the city's ...

The Los Angeles City Council voted 14-0 Tuesday for a Right to Counsel Ordinance for renters, finalizing a two-year effort to provide tenants facing eviction proceedings with legal representation in ...