Mayor de Blasio and the City Council will announce a new initiative Sunday giving low-income tenants in housing court access to an attorney, according to sources.
Councilman Mark Levine (D-Manhattan), among others, has been fighting for a so-called “Right to Counsel” bill that would provide New Yorkers facing eviction with legal representation since 2014.
A coalition of housing rights groups, legal organizations and lawmakers back the idea.
The movement hopes to lessen the chances that those unable to afford an attorney will end up in the homeless shelter system.
The bill has stalled as lawmakers attempt to find funds for the program.
