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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, tenants across the country are feeling the threat of mass eviction. Now, more than ever, tenants need real protections and real solutions. Follow the grassroots story of low-income Black and brown community members who dreamed, fought for, and eventually won the landmark Right to Counsel legislation that made New York City the first city in the country where tenants have the right to a free attorney when facing eviction in housing court. This historic victory that forever changed the landscape of gentrification, displacement, and rampant landlord abuse in New York City, is one that tenants everywhere must know.