Establishes a statewide Access to Counsel Program in Massachusetts to provide free legal assistance to eligible individuals in eviction cases.
The bill establishes a statewide Access to Counsel Program in Massachusetts to provide free legal assistance and full representation to eligible individuals in eviction cases. Eligible individuals include tenants, occupants, and owner-occupants who are indigent or unable to pay the fees and costs of the covered proceeding. The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation will administer the program, issue requests for proposals for designated organizations, and oversee the program.
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