Washington gives every low-income tenant a free lawyer — first state to do it. But default rates barely moved because you can't be assigned a lawyer in a case you never answered.
Same statute, six counties: 20.9% to 48%. The difference is the building.
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Same Law, Different Building
The same eviction statute produces very different odds depending on which courthouse you walk into. Nobody is responsible for the gap.