New Jersey launches eviction right to counsel pilot

04/15/2021 , New Jersey , Pilot , Housing - Evictions

New Jersey, relying on a mix of different federal funds, has launched an eviction right to counsel pilot project in Mercer County, Essex County, and Atlantic County that will provide counsel to all tenants facing eviction in those counties.  

Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: Yes
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.