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News StoryPhilly renters guaranteed lawyers in eviction court under new City Council bill
Jake BlumgartWHYY (PA)
May 9, 2019
If Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym has her way, many more renters facing eviction will be represented by a lawyer when they have their day in court.
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How Philly’s City Council candidates say they’d deal with the housing crisis
Jake BlumgartWHYY (PA)
May 19, 2019
First, Gym’s effort to guarantee legal representation to low-income renters in eviction court received broad support from those PlanPhilly interviewed.
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Regional Roundup – 06/10/19
WHYY (PA)June 10, 2019
We’ll also talk about the eviction crisis in Philadelphia and a new bill in city council that would provide low-income tenants with free legal counsel at eviction proceedings. Community Legal Service’s RASHEEDAH PHILLIPS will fill us in on the financial and social costs of eviction for individuals and the community.
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Philadelphia renters forced to deal with major issues — or risk eviction
Steve VolkWHYY (PA)
December 18, 2019
“The importance of the right to counsel bill can’t be minimized,” says Rachel Garland, a veteran of the city’s eviction courts and managing attorney at Community Legal Services. “This is a very large step for Philadelphia.”
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Philly Council votes unanimously to provide free lawyers for tenants facing eviction
Jake BlumgartWHYY (PA)
November 14, 2019
Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill Thursday that will provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing eviction in the city.
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New $65M legal center hopes to be game changer for Philly’s poor
Aaron MoselleWHYY (PA)
May 28, 2019
Low-income residents in need of free legal services will soon be better connected to Philadelphia’s network of non-profit resources.
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Philly renters guaranteed lawyers in eviction court under new City Council bill
Jake BlumgartWHYY (PA)
May 9, 2019
If Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym has her way, many more renters facing eviction will be represented by a lawyer when they have their day in court.
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City gets behind ‘good cause’ eviction law, but with some reservations about next steps
Jake BlumgartWHYY (PA)
January 22, 2019
The group’s next legislative goal is to win funding for a “right to counsel,” which would guarantee that every low-income renter who ends up in eviction court can receive legal representation.
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Study: Philly tenants facing eviction too often lack legal representation
Jake BlumgartThe South Texas College of Law Houston Clinical Programs and The Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics, WHYY (PA)
November 13, 2018
The Philadelphia Bar Association released a study that shows the city could save more than $45 million dollars annually in costs if it invested $3.5 million a year to ensure all low-income tenants have legal assistance in eviction court.
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A mother’s dilemma: Get cancer meds and risk deportation, or hide and surely die
Dan GorensteinWHYY (PA)
February 1, 2018
This is a story about what happens when you have no good option.
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The poverty penalty: Should states suspend driver’s licenses for court scofflaws?
Dana DiFilippoWHYY (PA)
November 27, 2017
When it comes to court debt, most states — including Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey — will suspend your driver’s license until you pay up.
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Delaware report shows limited legal help for low income residents
Zoe ReadWHYY (PA)
September 18, 2017
On Monday, the Delaware Access to Justice Commission released a report that shows a lack of funding for legal aid agencies, limited help for pro se litigants and a shortage of attorneys offering pro bono services.
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Philly legal aid group urging colleges to stop asking applicants about criminal record
Aaron MoselleWHYY (PA)
August 31, 2017
One of Philadelphia's largest legal assistance organizations, is pushing area colleges and universities to stop asking prospective students about any crimes in their past.
Op-Ed
Expungements can erase the stigma that haunts people of color
Tracie Johnson, Jarrett DrakeWHYY (PA)
August 2, 2017
Black Lives Matter Philadelphia sheds light on the over-policing of communities of color and is partnering with Community Legal Services to address the long-term consequences.
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Philly should relieve eviction crisis by funding legal representation for low-income tenants
Kathy DesmondWHYY (PA)
March 24, 2017
The cost of representation for an eviction hearing is out of reach for too many Philly residents. Although 81 percent of landlords attend court with legal counsel, only 1 percent of low-income renters attend with legal representation.
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To reduce unfair evictions tenants need lawyers
Jake BlumgartWHYY (PA)
March 16, 2017
In a city with a staggeringly high eviction rate, landlord-tenant court is one of the busiest corners of Philadelphia's municipal judiciary.
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Effort to bolster subsidized job opportunities underway in Pa.
Katie ColaneriWHYY (PA)
September 5, 2016
Gullen and her colleagues at Community Legal Services, an advocacy group that assists low-income families, are teaming up with Redeemed PA to launch a campaign urging the city and state to create a robust subsidized jobs program.
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As Pa. bolsters nursing home inspections, rate of penalties up
Ryan BriggsWHYY (PA)
March 14, 2016
After scathing reports last year showed Pennsylvania routinely failed to detect or punish elder abuse, the state Department of Health is cracking down on lax nursing home inspections.
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