Kyle Strid

In Missoula’s 2023 eviction cases, 90% of landlords had legal representation, while only 5% of tenants did. This imbalance is devastating, as the most common age group facing eviction is 0-19, and the average person evicted is a single mother.

Eviction is not just a housing issue; it's an economic one. When tenants lack representation, they cannot effectively raise defenses against uninhabitable conditions or illegal rent hikes. This leads to displacement, which has steep public costs.

The annual community cost of homelessness per evicted family is roughly $20,000. A Tenant’s Right to Counsel (RTC) program is a proven, preventative solution. For every dollar invested in such programs, jurisdictions see a nearly 300% return. This is because the cost of preventing an eviction w

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