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fromLos Angeles Times
4 hours ago

L.A. will continue to fund eviction defense program

Los Angeles City Council approved millions in funding for Stay Housed L.A., an eviction defense program providing legal representation to renters, despite concerns from the City Attorney about the contract's size and the main provider's litigation against the city.
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fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Brink of collapse': NYC legal services provider says city owes $20M in backpay amNewYork

City owes legal nonprofits tens of millions, risking free-counsel services for low-income and elderly New Yorkers unless payments are made by next month.
fromFuturism
4 months ago

Woman Wins Court Case by Using ChatGPT as a Lawyer

A woman in California successfully used AI tools, including ChatGPT, to overturn her eviction notice and avoid tens of thousands of dollars in penalties over several months of litigation. As NBC News reports, Lynn White was behind on rent and initially lost a jury trial after facing an eviction notice. Instead of continuing to work with a local tenant advocacy network, she consulted ChatGPT and the AI search platform Perplexity to represent herself in court.
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