Tag: Housing
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LSIC Housing Advocacy and Litigation Clinic: Student Attorney Experiences, Lily Wu and Courtney Lutz
Fast paced and constant, that’s the energy within the Landlord Tenant Branch of the DC Superior Court. Lily Wu learned this very quickly during her semester serving as a student attorney in our HALC. On the first day she reported for work, Lily Wu and her colleague, Courtney Lutz, received a significant assignment: to represent…
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Evictions, Poor Living Conditions & Homelessness: This is the Housing Crisis in DC
“Next,” calls out the security guard behind the metal detector at DC’s Landlord Tenant Court. Ms. Lee[1] walks up, struggling to manage her belongs along with the stroller carrying her six-month-old baby. “Which way is landlord tenant court?” she asks. After waiting in what feels like an endless line, Ms. Lee walks to the courtroom…