More renters are getting lawyers during evictions, and that’s a good thing

More renters are getting lawyers during evictions, and that’s a good thing

Los Angeles has joined 18 other cities, two counties, and five states in the nation by implementing a right-to-counsel program.

Legal is an engine for growth – not just a distress purchase

Ask most founders when they first called a lawyer, and the answer is usually the same: when something went wrong. A co-founder fallout. A deal that turned messy. A competitor copycatting their product. Legal support gets brought in when things catch fire, not while the idea’s still burning bright.

City Talks Ways to Support Renters

South Pasadena city officials discussed both current and potential methods to help stabilize the cost of housing at their meeting last week, while drawing backlash from residents over the City Council’s rejection in February of a rental registry program.