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.
DutchmanNY t1_itpl4he wrote
The know exactly what it meant. Making the hardworking cater to the lazy is the backbone of their decision making.
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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