Next City, February 21, 2017: (Op-Ed) Can Other U.S. Cities Follow in NYC’s Footsteps to Help Renters?
“A cost/benefit analysis done last May by independent advisory firm Stout Risius Ross calculated that providing a right to counsel would cost New York City around $200 million a year. But the investment would end up netting the city nearly $320 million in savings, considering the cost to house displaced families in the homeless shelter system, the preservation of rent-regulated affordable housing, and the costs associated with unsheltered homelessness. Evictions result in additional cost burdens for the city, related to the destabilization of families.”