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rgrip33 t1_itlrylm wrote

Maybe lawmakers should have considered what “right to counsel” would actually mean before implementation. We don’t have a fleet of robot attorneys ready to represent tenants.

This was bound for failure because they assumed that the right to counsel in criminal court would just translate to housing court - meanwhile, the two practices are extremely different.

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DutchmanNY t1_itpl4he wrote

The know exactly what it meant. Making the hardworking cater to the lazy is the backbone of their decision making.

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rgrip33 t1_itqb5yt wrote

Nope, GFY. Tenants deserve attorneys if all the landlords have them, but the implementation was not thoughtful

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