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City Council adopts right-to-counsel ordinance for eligible tenants, sets 80% AMI threshold
Summary
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously April 1 to adopt an ordinance guaranteeing legal counsel to eligible tenants facing eviction, amended to limit eligibility to households at or below 80% of area median income.
The Los Angeles City Council on April 1 adopted an ordinance to codify a right to counsel for eligible tenants facing eviction, approving an amendment that defines eligible tenants as households at or below 80% of area median income (AMI). The measure passed unanimously.
Councilmember Román sponsored the ordinance; Councilmember Lee offered an amendment, which Councilmember Soto Martínez seconded, to clarify eligibility. Councilmembers who participated in the…
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