Course Details

Clinic Practice: Tenant Advocacy

The Tenant Advocacy Clinic will use a variety of tools to advocate for low-income tenants on both an individual and systemic level. Students in TAC will represent clients facing evictions, housing discrimination, and poor living conditions in court and administrative hearings, taking primary responsibility for their cases including interviewing clients and witnesses, engaging in fact investigation, developing case strategy, engaging in written and oral discovery, pursuing settlement negotiations, and preparing pre-trial motions. Students with 711 licenses may conduct trials and hearings. Further, students will fight for systemic change for low-income tenants by, for example, representing and consulting with tenant associations and grassroots coalitions. By the end of the semester, students will gain exposure to multiple facets of the rental crisis in America and experience advocating for low-income tenants across myriad contexts

Catalog Number: LITARB 705
Practice Areas: Administrative Law & Govt ,  Civil Lit. and Dispute Resolution ,  Commercial Practice Area ,  Legal Skills Development ,  Property Practice Area
Additional Course Information: Experiential Learning

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Course History

Spring 2025
Title: Clinic Practice: Tenant Advocacy
Faculty: Sirota, Eric (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 8     Actual: 8

Fall 2024
Title: Clinic Practice: Tenant Advocacy
Faculty: Sirota, Eric (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 4     Actual: 4

Spring 2023
Title: Clinic Practice: Tenant Advocacy
Faculty:
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 8     Actual: 8

Fall 2022
Title: Clinic Practice: Tenant Advocacy
Faculty:
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 8     Actual: 8