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Renters Need Affordable Housing – and Lawyers
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
15 May 2018
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Three out of four evicted famiies would not have been kicked out of their homes if they had had adequate legal representation, according to a report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. “The current eviction crisis disproportionately affects people of color,” said report co-author Tristia Bauman.

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