A recent Philadelphia Bar Association analysis recommended that the city invest $3.5 million per year to cover the cost of legal representation for low income tenants facing eviction in order to save $45.2 million in public costs associated with homelessness and displacement. The study found that between 2007 and 2016, 80 percent of landlords were represented, while only 7 percent of renters were. Without an attorney, renters faced “disruptive displacement” 78 percent of the time, the report said.
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