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There has been a ‘parabolic increase’ in cities and states giving tenants a right to counsel to help fight evictions.
Activists are calling for a number of new policies to expand the reach of community land trusts.
Although there’s a diversity of views about law enforcement in Brownsville, Brooklyn, there’s widespread agreement that the community is still fighting to obtain all the resources it needs to thrive and police itself.
Many community development corporations assist not only tenants, but also a wider community of low-income people with a range of social services.
Some are striking because they can’t afford to pay the rent. Others are striking in protest against what they say is inhumane treatment.