The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday will review staff recommendations to create a limited tenant right to counsel pilot program for the 2027 fiscal year, despite a renter-led advocacy group’s calls for a program to support all renters facing eviction. Lawrence Tenants, the renter advocacy group, has gone before the county commission multiple times with a proposed ordinance for tenant right to counsel, which would ensure that all renters in the county have access to legal representation throughout an eviction. Despite being in talks about a program for more than a year, the county has not implemented TRTC, and commissioners asked staff to compile a report on the topic in October. This report will be reviewed at the Wednesday, Dec. 17 county commission meeting.
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