100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640

Phone: 570-826-6144
Fax: 570-655-1180

Copyright © 2022 WVIA, all rights reserved. WVIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Some places guarantee tenants the right to legal counsel

When people are facing eviction, a “rent court” judge has the final say. But there can be a big power imbalance. More than a dozen cities now say tenants have a right to legal counsel.

NPR’s Jennifer Ludden reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.