Major developments

Massachusetts will provide $12.3 million to provide counsel to tenants across the state.

A newly-introduced bill would guarantee counsel to income-eligible tenants facing eviction in Baltimore.

All about COVID-19 and how it relates to the right to counsel in critically important civil cases like housing.

A new project will guarantee tenants counsel in certain Houston housing courts.

Rochester NY will be providing counsel to all tenants facing eviction.

Los Angeles is exploring whether to enact an ordinance providing a right to counsel in housing court similar to New York City.

A ballot initiative passed in June 2018 guarantees counsel for San Francisco tenants in eviction cases regardless of income.

An increasing number of legal services programs have secured CARES Act funding to expand tenant representation.

Bills introduced in the House and Senate would provide federal funding for cities and state to provide counsel for tenants facing eviction.

Sen. Kamala Harris filed a comprehensive housing reform bill that would, among other things, provide a right to counsel for tenants.

A new tool shows the number of rent-unstable renter households in the U.S. as well as how many eviction filings that may lead to.

A Maryland appellate court held that statutory law entitles civil contempt defendants to counsel when they are threatened with incarceration.

A bill guarantees counsel to Cleveland families with children facing eviction who are at or below 100% of the federal poverty level.

Bills have been filed to create a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, and a statewide coalition has been launched to support them.

In 2009, California enacted the Shriver Civil Counsel Act to create right to counsel pilots, and in 2016 they were made permanent projects.

In 2009, California enacted the Shriver Civil Counsel Act to create right to counsel pilots, and in 2016 they were made permanent projects.

The Massachusetts high court avoided answering whether there is a right to counsel for civil contempt cases, but issued a strong opinion.

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced the creation of an access to justice task force and that right to counsel would be considered.

A bill passed in 2020 will allow the public defender to appoint counsel for parents prior to formal dependency proceedings.

A new study explains how COVID-19, the public health crisis, evictions, and the right to counsel are connected.

A statement from the NCCRC regarding the murder of George Floyd, the protests, and the connection to housing justice.

A report finds the majority of MA evictions suspended during COVID-19 are in communities of color, and calls for a right to counsel.

A report by a financial analysis company concludes Baltimore and Maryland would save a combined $36 million with a right to counsel for tenants.

NYC is the first jurisdiction in the country to establish a right to counsel for low-income tenants in eviction cases, and is looking to expand.

A case about a right to counsel for a protected person to challenge an existing guardianship was sent back to the trial court.

U.S. House Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA) and 14 cosponsors introduced a resolution to provide a right to counsel in civil cases.

A Michigan report outlines the state's high eviction filing rate as well as the representational imbalance between tenants and landlords.

A University of Delaware report flags the low rate of tenant representation and the small dollars involved in some eviction actions.

There is a right to counsel for a person diagnosed as "affected with a communicable disease" who has been detained and petitions for discharge.

The NCCRC status map now includes full information about the right to counsel when subject to quarantine or isolation.