Jarrett Murphy, Author at City Limits

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A tenant advocate cheers the new Right to Counsel policy at the bill signing in 2017. While in its earliest stages of implementation, the RTC policy is one that could be adopted in other cities where displacement is a concern.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

CityViews: New York Now Has ‘Right to Counsel,’ but Tenant Organizing Still Matters

By Susanna Blankley | November 27, 2018

‘Without organizing, RTC will be just a legal services program; it’s really only a right that people know and claim when organized tenants have ownership over it.’