Edmund Witter, managing attorney of the Housing Justice Project of @kingcountybar sharply criticized means testing of right to counsel for tenants in comments to @SeattleCouncil.
Background: theurbanist.org/2021/03/17/ten…
Background: theurbanist.org/2021/03/17/ten…
Witter said a means test would place a huge burden on tenants undergoing an extremely stressful event to prove their poverty when they only get one shot at court to block eviction proceeding against them. @cmkshama is advancing the right to counsel bill. capitolhillseattle.com/2021/03/the-mo…
.@D5Juarez has backed a means test for the right to counsel bill. CM Alex Pedersen voted against the right to counsel bill in committee, so would likely support limiting it or watering it down. #TenantsRights #EvictionMoratorium
https://twitter.com/gramsofgnats/status/1371575318406787074?s=20
Some CMs wanting more time to digest and consider legal concerns they raised late in the process where enough to convince the City Council to table the right to counsel vote until March 29th. CM Sawant is promising to add other tenant protections. capitolhillseattle.com/2021/03/stymie…
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