Free housing and tenant legal help in the United States

What this covers

Eviction defence, rent arrears, repairs and unsafe housing, deposits, discrimination by landlords, homelessness and social housing applications.

By city

• New York 9 organisations
• Chicago 5 organisations
• San Francisco 5 organisations
• Washington 5 organisations

Organisations

Akron

• Community Legal Aid Services NGO · Spanish

Albuquerque

• New Mexico Legal Aid NGO · Spanish

Anchorage

• Alaska Legal Services Corporation NGO · English, Spanish

Ann Arbor

• Legal Services of South Central Michigan NGO · English, Spanish

Atlanta

• Atlanta Legal Aid Society NGO · English, Spanish
• Georgia Legal Services Program NGO · English, Spanish
• GeorgiaLegalAid.org NGO · English, Spanish

Austin

• TexasLawHelp.org NGO · English, Spanish

Baltimore

• Maryland Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Berkeley

• East Bay Community Law Center University clinic · English, Spanish

Bismarck

• Legal Services of North Dakota NGO · English, Spanish

Boise

• Idaho Legal Aid Services NGO · English, Spanish

Boston

• Greater Boston Legal Services NGO · Chinese, French, Haitian Creole
• Massachusetts Legal Help NGO · English, Spanish
• WilmerHale Legal Services Center University clinic · English, Spanish

Bowling Green

• Kentucky Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Brooklyn

• Access Justice Brooklyn NGO · English, Spanish

Burlington

• Vermont Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Camden

• South Jersey Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Charleston

• Legal Aid of West Virginia NGO · English, Spanish

Charlottesville

• Legal Aid Justice Center NGO · English, Spanish

Cheyenne

• Legal Aid of Wyoming NGO · English, Spanish

Chicago

• Illinois Legal Aid Online NGO · English, Spanish, Polish
• Katten de Diego Legal Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• Legal Aid Chicago NGO · English, Spanish
• Mandel Legal Aid Clinic University clinic · English, Spanish
• Rentervention NGO · English, Spanish

Cleveland

• Legal Aid Society of Cleveland NGO · English, Spanish

Columbia

• South Carolina Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Columbus

• Legal Aid Society of Columbus NGO · English, Spanish
• Ohio Legal Help NGO · English, Spanish
• Ohio State Legal Services Association NGO · English, Spanish

Concord

• New Hampshire Legal Assistance NGO · English, Spanish

Denver

• Call4All Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• Colorado Legal Services NGO · Spanish

Des Moines

• Iowa Legal Aid NGO

East St. Louis

• Land of Lincoln Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Edison

• Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) NGO · English, Spanish
• LSNJLAW NGO · English, Spanish

Fairfax

• Legal Services of Northern Virginia NGO · English, Spanish

Freehold

• Legal Aid Society of Monmouth County NGO · English, Spanish

Gainesville

• Three Rivers Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Grand Rapids

• Legal Aid of Western Michigan NGO · Spanish

Harrisburg

• MidPenn Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Hartford

• CTLawHelp.org NGO · English, Spanish
• Greater Hartford Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Hattiesburg

• Mississippi Center for Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Helena

• Montana Legal Services Association NGO · English, Spanish

Hillsboro

• Oregon Law Center NGO · English, Spanish

Honolulu

• Legal Aid Society of Hawaii NGO · English, Spanish

Houston

• Lone Star Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Indianapolis

• Indiana Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Jackson

• West Tennessee Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Jersey City

• Northeast New Jersey Legal Services NGO

Jonesboro

• Legal Aid of Arkansas NGO · English, Spanish

Kansas City

• Legal Aid of Western Missouri NGO

Knoxville

• Legal Aid of East Tennessee NGO · English, Spanish

Lafayette

• Acadiana Legal Service Corporation NGO · English, Spanish

Lakeland

• Florida Rural Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Lander

• Wyoming Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Las Vegas

• Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada NGO · English, Spanish
• Nevada Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Los Angeles

• Inner City Law Center, Veterans Project NGO · English, Spanish
• Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles NGO · English, Spanish
• Name and Gender Marker Change Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• Public Counsel Pro bono service · English, Spanish

Louisville

• Legal Aid Society of Louisville NGO · English, Spanish

Memphis

• Memphis Area Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Miami

• DLA Piper Tenants' Equal Justice Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish

Middletown

• Connecticut Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Milwaukee

• Legal Action of Wisconsin NGO · English, Spanish

Minneapolis

• Legal Access Point Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Mission

• Dakota Plains Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Montgomery

• Legal Services Alabama NGO · English, Spanish

Nashville

• Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands NGO · English, Spanish

New Brunswick

• Central Jersey Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

New Orleans

• Southeast Louisiana Legal Services NGO · Spanish, Vietnamese

New York

• CourtHelp Association / Network · English, Spanish
• LawHelp Interactive NGO · English, Spanish
• LawHelp.org NGO · English, Spanish
• LawHelpNY NGO · English, Spanish
• Legal Services NYC NGO · English, Spanish
• Metropolitan Council on Housing Association / Network · English, Spanish
• New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) NGO · English, Spanish
• Pro Bono Net (Scale Justice) Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• The Legal Aid Society NGO · Spanish

Newark

• Essex-Newark Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Oakland

• Bay Area Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish
• National Housing Law Project NGO · English, Spanish

Oklahoma City

• Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma NGO · English, Spanish

Omaha

• Legal Aid of Nebraska NGO · English, Spanish

Oxford

• North Mississippi Rural Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Philadelphia

• Community Legal Services of Philadelphia NGO · English, Spanish

Phoenix

• Community Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Portland

• Legal Aid Services of Oregon NGO · English, Spanish
• Oregon Law Center NGO · English, Spanish
• Pine Tree Legal Assistance NGO · English, Spanish

Prestonsburg

• AppalReD Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Providence

• Rhode Island Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Raleigh

• Legal Aid of North Carolina NGO · English, Spanish

Reno

• Nevada Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Richmond

• Central Virginia Legal Aid Society NGO · English, Spanish
• Virginia Judicial System Court Self-Help Association / Network · English

Rochester

• Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) NGO · English, Spanish

Rockford

• Prairie State Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Sacramento

• California Courts Self-Help Guide Association / Network · English, Spanish

Saint Paul

• LawHelp Minnesota Association / Network · English, Spanish

Salt Lake City

• Utah Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

San Francisco

• California Courts Self-Help Guide Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• California Rural Legal Assistance NGO · English, Spanish
• National Housing Law Project NGO · English, Spanish
• Swords to Plowshares NGO · English, Spanish
• Tenants Together NGO · English, Spanish

Seattle

• Columbia Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish
• Northwest Justice Project NGO · English, Spanish
• Washington LawHelp NGO · English, Spanish

Sioux Falls

• East River Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

St. Louis

• Legal Services of Eastern Missouri NGO · English, Spanish
• Pro Bono Legal Intake Clinic (Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis) Pro bono service · English, Spanish

St. Paul

• Housing Justice Center NGO · English, Spanish
• Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Tampa

• Bay Area Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Topeka

• Kansas Legal Services NGO · English, Spanish

Tucson

• Southern Arizona Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Washington

• Eviction Defense Legal Clinic Pro bono service · English, Spanish
• Legal Aid DC NGO · English, Spanish
• Legal Services Corporation Association / Network · English, Spanish
• National Homelessness Law Center NGO · English, Spanish
• National Low Income Housing Coalition Association / Network · English, Spanish

Wausau

• Wisconsin Judicare NGO · English, Spanish

Weslaco

• Texas RioGrande Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

White Plains

• Legal Services of the Hudson Valley NGO · English, Spanish

Wilmington

• Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. NGO · English, Spanish

Worcester

• Community Legal Aid NGO · English, Spanish

Other needs covered in the United States

• Children & youth
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