Legal Advice as a Tenant

Legal advice from attorney Ken Carlson, who is celebrating his 42nd birthday since 1980 in landlord-tenant law to protect the rights of California tenants and has helped tens of thousands of clients. Under New York City`s Right to Attorneys Act (RTC), the DSS/HRA`s Bureau of Criminal Justice (OCJ) offers tenants facing eviction through a housing court administrative proceeding or NYCHA administrative proceeding access to free legal representation and advice from nonprofit legal advisory organizations in all five boroughs. If you are facing an eviction case, the CJO may provide free legal assistance through our non-profit legal service providers to provide you with legal representation or other assistance in your housing court case under city law to a lawyer. If you are a tenant and have questions about harassment by your landlord, repairs to your apartment or building, or your rights as a tenant, please call 311 and ask for the tenant helpline or visit the city`s online tenant resource portal for information and resources for New York City tenants. including free legal advice from the non-profit legal service providers of the CJOC. If you are faced with a request from your landlord to make an eviction order against you, the OCJ can provide you with free legal services through our not-for-profit legal service provider partners under the City`s Right to Counsel Act. While tenants can conduct all their own negotiations with their landlords, some landlords may respond to the authority of a lawyer. You can also get help writing letters and citing laws in communication with your landlord. Lawyers at the King County Bar Association`s neighborhood legal clinics may be able to help you write a letter affirming your rights. If you receive court documents that your landlord is trying to evict you, or a notice from the housing court that plans to appear in an eviction case, you should talk to a lawyer who can advise you on what you need to do next to protect your rights as a tenant. Select one of the following topics for answers to legal questions, sample forms, and information about courts, lawyers and social agencies that provide housing-related services. Legal advice is free, available in any zip code, and available regardless of immigration status. You may be able to speak to a lawyer to understand or respond to an eviction notice or grant termination.

If you have defenses in an eviction trial, you may be able to get a lawyer to represent you in court. You can call CLEAR Line Legal Assistance at 888.201.1014 from anywhere in the state. CLEAR is the Northwest Justice Project`s free legal aid and support for low-income residents of Washington State and is open Monday through Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. The King County Bar Association`s Housing Justice Project is the primary tenant resource for King County residents who live outside of the city of Seattle and need legal assistance for an eviction notice or lawsuit. The Catholic Community Services Legal Action Centre can also help tenants facing eviction. Tenants of subsidized or Section 8 voucher housing may be represented at a complaint hearing by the Northwest Justice Project or the Legal Action Center.

All tenants who are currently subject to an eviction order are eligible, regardless of their postal code, immigration status, or whether the tenant has previously refused or was not eligible for legal representation under the universal access program, and regardless of household income under an income exemption from the CJOC. Colorado Legal Services website: www.coloradolegalservices.org/node/4/contact-colorado-legal-services Phone: (303) 837-1313. For Adams County, call 720-595-4379. For Adams or Broomfield County Email 17thevictionclinic@colegalserv.org Other Colorado Legal Services Locations in Colorado: www.coloradolegalservices.org/node/4/contact-colorado-legal-services If your landlord refuses to fix a serious or dangerous condition in your home, such as mold, peeling lead paint, or a leak, or if your landlord doesn`t provide essential services you legally have Rights, such as heating, hot water, gas, electricity or adequate security, you can file a complaint in the housing court (an HP lawsuit) to ask a judge to order your landlord to make these repairs. Washington LawHelp provides detailed information about the laws governing tenancy in Washington State. You can also call CLEAR, the Northwest Justice Project`s free legal aid and support for low-income Washington state residents. CLEAR is open Monday to Friday 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Tue 3:30 p.m.

to 6:15 p.m. at 888-201-1014. Centro San Juan Diego, Archdiocese of Denver Website: centrosanjuandiego.org/en/legal-night/ Telephone: (303) 295-9470 Provides free legal advice on housing and immigration matters by telephone on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. Small Claims Court is the primary way for tenants to collect money owed to them by their landlord. No lawyers are allowed to sit in small claims court, but a lawyer from neighbourhood legal clinics can help you prepare for your case. If you believe you have been illegally locked out of your home by your landlord, the OCL may offer free legal services through our non-profit legal service providers to assist you in an “illegal lockout case” in housing court. The OCJ has partnered with Legal Services to provide tenants in New York City with free access to telephone legal advice and information. It is illegal for a landlord to evict you without bringing an eviction action against you in court or before there is a court order authorizing a commissioner to evict you. If you believe you have been illegally locked out, you can take legal action (an “illegal lockout” or “restitution of property”) in the housing court. For OCJ legal advice on tenant housing, please call 311 and ask for the City`s Tenant Helpline. Mi Casa Resource Center and Colorado Hispanic Bar Association Website: micasaresourcecenter.org/ Phone: (303) 573-1302 Offers a free legal clinic on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Participants must make an appointment prior to the event: micasaresourcecenter.org/other-resources 84% of tenants who had a lawyer under the Right to Counsel program avoided eviction. Legal aid is extremely valuable for tenants, but it must be used in certain ways. There are five ways to make legal aid work for you in resolving landlord-tenant disputes. Many of these resources are free or inexpensive for tenants seeking help. Contact each program individually to learn more about the terms and conditions. How a new fair housing law, “disparate (uneven) impact,” can affect renters and landlords in Oregon. Below is a list of free, low-cost rent assistance and legal resources for renters and mobile/manufactured landlords renting land in Colorado. If you are a tenant or owner of a mobile home that is at risk of eviction, or if you have other questions about your lease or tenancy, you can contact one of the following organizations to understand your legal rights. The Housing Department does not guarantee the quality or availability of the legal services listed. If you have any questions or comments about this list, please contact MHPOP@state.co.us.

We recommend that you consult the free legal advice before taking a consultation so that you can understand the context of the issues you are facing and better focus on what you need to know. OCJ`s helpline is available Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to provide legal advice and telephone information to New York tenants who need help with legal questions regarding rent, lease, or other landlord-tenant matters. More information about your rights as a tenant, including answers to questions about your lease or what to do if you fall behind on your rent: In rare cases, tenants may be able to get legal representation to sue their landlords. You`ll need to hire a private lawyer to pursue this option, which may not be affordable for many tenants. You may be able to find a lawyer through the King County Bar Association`s Lawyer Referral Service. Other local rent assistance: Call 211 or go to search.211colorado.org/ My apartment needs serious repairs and my landlord won`t do them, or I have more questions about my second floor housing situation at 440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA 94804 This video explains Oregon Senate Bill 608, the law that limits rent increases and free evictions throughout Oregon.

Content details I have a rent termination case filed by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) The law is not a place to guess. You need to know. Nor is it a place to “wait and see”. Taking the right steps as soon as possible is key to achieving your goals. If you`re waiting, the “light at the end of the tunnel” could be the headlights of an oncoming train. Don`t take that risk. One. Find out how you want things to be for you b. Identify where the real problems lie, then c. Take effective steps to correct them.

I have an eviction case pending in housing court (before or after the COVID-19 emergency began) Rumors about tenants` rights abound, so you don`t know what to do. Some laws are not clear or apply in one city but not in another. Many lawyers don`t know what to do, so they tell you to give up. That is not an answer. I was locked out of my apartment by my landlord, without a court order or warrant. Information on federal debt collection laws, with a video explaining them. Colorado State Rent Assistance content details: cdola.colorado.gov/rental-mortgage-assistance Contact a representative CALL OR TEXT: 1-888-480-0066/M – F 8:30 a.m.