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Philly may have just revolutionized evictions | Editorial

In the aftermath of 2008, Philadelphia emerged as a model of mortgage foreclosure prevention. Now it is leading the way on eviction prevention.

Laron Campbell, Community Legal Services client, hugs Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym after a Committee on Law & Government meeting at City Hall in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. The committee voted in favor of Gym's bill that would provide free legal counsel to tenants facing eviction.
Laron Campbell, Community Legal Services client, hugs Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym after a Committee on Law & Government meeting at City Hall in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. The committee voted in favor of Gym's bill that would provide free legal counsel to tenants facing eviction.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer