Enacts the "New York state right to counsel act"

Summary

The bill requires that anyone sued for eviction in a New York housing court must be provided an attorney or given time to obtain one. Courts must pause the case when the tenant appears without counsel and cannot issue eviction orders until representation is secured or the right is knowingly waived.

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