Charlottesville-based lawyer discusses fighting evictions, new assistance from Congress
Charlottesville-based lawyer discusses fighting evictions, new assistance from Congress By Max Marcilla | December 29, 2020 at 10:20 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 11:09 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - With state and federal governments taking action, more people are expected to keep the roof over their head a little while longer. But, many people are still facing evictions, and that has attorneys working hard through the holiday season.
Usually, the week between Christmas and the New Year is a time for Carrie Klosko, a lawyer with the Charlottesville-based Legal Aid Justice Center, to close up cases and do other admin work. But this year, she’s tackling more eviction cases.