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General Assembly LAJC’s Priorities 2025
HOUSING: HB 2175 (Del. Clark) / SB 1136 (Sen. Boysko) Anti-Rent Gouging: Allowing localities to limit abusive rent increases for tenants. Supporting the Allies… Read More
“The Quietest Legend” to Lead LAJC’s Board as its New President
We are thrilled to announce that Ted Howard has been elected by our Board of Directors as its new President! As the Washington Council of Lawyers noted when presenting Ted with a … Read More
2024 General Assembly Wrap-up
The General Assembly completed its reconvened (“veto”) session last month, and we wanted to provide a more complete rundown of outcomes for our legislative… Read More
LAJC’s priorities at the end of the 2024 General Assembly Session
That’s a wrap! The 2024 Regular General Assembly Session officially ended on Friday, March 9. There were 3,594 bills introduced this session; 2,280 of those… Read More
Organizing School at LAJC
Last week, we joined with other members of the Richmond Transparency and Accountability Project (RTAP) to host their first “Organizing School,” a place for… Read More
LAJC Priority Bills Update
We have reached the halfway point for the 2024 General Assembly Session. For the past month, LAJC and our community partners have been actively… Read More
The General Assembly Begins!
Today marks the start of the 2024 Virginia General Assembly Session, and we are excited for the chance to once again advocate alongside community… Read More
Been hurt by a bad car deal?
Did a car dealer talk you into a loan that you didn’t understand and can’t afford? Are you making costly payments on a car that… Read More
Catherine Cone
Catherine Cone oversees the Housing and Consumer Justice Program at LAJC. Trained as a civil rights attorney, she spent nearly nine years at the… Read More
Stopping illegal rental fees
In 2015, LAJC attorneys and consumer clinic law students worked together to file suit against IQ Data, a debt collector for a landlord in… Read More
