Thousands facing eviction denied counsel
Courts tally 6,900 tenants left to fend for themselves in housing court, although actual tally higher
By Abigail Nehring
Posted 10/6/22
A perilously long escalator carries lawyers and tenants to the second floor of the Bronx Housing Court on a Wednesday afternoon. They step off gingerly and some splinter off towards Room 250, where a bank of computers awaits. The Help Room is provisioned with photocopiers offering 15 cents per page, stacks of court forms, and video conference stations – a few of the services available to the 136 households summoned each day to virtual intake for an eviction filing in the Bronx.
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