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Missoula candidates overwhelmingly back tenant 'right to counsel' but differ on funding sources
Summary
During a forum hosted by tenant and housing groups, most candidates expressed support for a tenants' right-to-counsel program; debate centered on whether funding should come from city general funds, the affordable housing trust fund, public–private partnerships or redirected enforcement spending.
A question from the audience at a Missoula candidate forum on Oct. 16 asked whether candidates would commit to finding government funding for a tenants' right-to-counsel program. Most candidates answered “yes,” but several emphasized uncertainty about where the money should come from.
“I absolutely support a tenant’s right to counsel and I absolutely think that the government should be a part of making that happen,” said Sandra Mesica, a Ward 2…
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