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Richmond City Council adopts $500,000 to fund tenant legal assistance in eviction cases
Summary
As part of the consent agenda, City Council approved an ordinance that allocates $500,000 to the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society to provide attorneys for tenants facing eviction in Richmond General District Court. Advocates and several council members highlighted the program as an initial, limited step toward broader right-to-counsel goals.
Richmond City Council adopted a consent-agenda ordinance to provide $500,000 to the Central Virginia Legal Aid Society (CVLAS) to fund attorneys for tenants facing eviction in Richmond General District Court.
Martin Regbreit, identified in remarks as an emeritus pro bono attorney and retired director of litigation at CVLAS, told council the funding will help hundreds of families and invited council members to observe eviction court to see how outcomes differ for tenants with and without counsel. “This funding will…
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