KC Tenants Claim Eviction Victory

The newspaper runs hype for the most powerful Kansas City crew of campaigners and offer a flex that might be impressive but hasn't helped the housing crisis much . . . 

In 2019, Kansas City created the Tenant Bill of Rights, which ensured the rights of all tenants in city limits. A few years later, in 2021, the city passed the law that created Right to Counsel, a free legal service for tenants facing eviction. It went into effect in 2022.

Since the installment of Right to Counsel (RTC), eviction rates have dropped 21% and 3,117 people have been saved from eviction, according to the 2024 eviction report.

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Drastically fewer KC tenants are being evicted from their homes. What's changed

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