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Lawmakers Push Winter Eviction Ban, Right-to-Counsel Bill

5/13/2026

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Lawmakers and advocates rallied at the Capitol to demand a winter eviction ban.
They called for a Clean Hands Act and a Right-to-Counsel law.
The moratorium would bar evictions Nov 1–Apr 15.
The bills would create a counsel office, delay trials for tenants without counsel, and bar landlords with violations from evicting.
The coalition reports 175,000 eviction cases, 160,000 homeless, 850,000 landlord lawsuits from 2020-2025 and 17 deaths in February’s cold snap.

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Story summary

Lawmakers and advocates rallied at the Capitol to demand a winter eviction ban.
They called for a Clean Hands Act and a Right-to-Counsel law.
The moratorium would bar evictions Nov 1–Apr 15.
The bills would create a counsel office, delay trials for tenants without counsel, and bar landlords with violations from evicting.
The coalition reports 175,000 eviction cases, 160,000 homeless, 850,000 landlord lawsuits from 2020-2025 and 17 deaths in February’s cold snap.