LawHelpNY.org provides legal information to New Yorkers who cannot afford a lawyer. LawHelpNY lists more than 600 free legal services projects and organizations with their contact and admission information, as well as more than 4,000 Know Your Rights and self-help resources covering 16 areas of law. LawHelpNY.org is also available in Spanish. NYLAG lawyers do justice to communities. They offer the following legal services on the van: 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 non-profit legal service providers under the City`s Right to Counsel Act. The Legal Aid Society is a private, not-for-profit legal advisory organization, the oldest and largest in the country, dedicated to providing quality legal representation to low-income New Yorkers since 1876. It is dedicated to a simple but powerful belief: no New Yorker should be denied access to justice because of poverty. The City Bar Justice Center`s legal helpline provides legal information, advice, and recommendations to low-income New Yorkers who can`t afford a private lawyer or don`t have access to legal representation. The helpline can help you with civil law matters, including matrimonial and family law, housing law, domestic violence, bankruptcy, debt collection and benefits.
For advice or representation regarding immigration laws related to domestic violence, employment law, health law, HIV/AIDS, homelessness law, immigration law or tax matters, please visit our civil practice homepage in www.legalaidnyc.org. Disability Rights New York (DRNY) provides legal assistance to people with disabilities. DRNY`s mission is to protect and promote the rights of adults and children with disabilities so that they can freely exercise their own life choices, enforce their rights and participate fully in community life. DRNY fulfills this mission in several ways: through advocacy, coalition building, litigation and public information. In addition, DRNY provides technical support to other disability lawyers in New York City. 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 tenants. including free legal assistance from OCL`s not-for-profit partners for legal service providers. If you are facing an eviction case, the CJO may offer you free legal assistance through our non-profit legal service provider partners to provide you with legal representation or other assistance in your case in the housing court under the City Attorney Entitlement Act.
Under New York`s Right to Attorneys Act (RTC), the DSS/HRA Bureau of Criminal Justice (OCJ) offers tenants facing eviction in a housing court or NYCHA administrative proceeding free access to legal representation and advice from nonprofit legal aid organizations in the five boroughs. 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. Provides a hotline, no real legal representation is provided. For OCJ legal advice on tenant housing, please call 311 and ask for the City`s Tenant Helpline. Rolling Legal Services – Bring free legal services to your community. Our innovative legal aid basket brings lawyers into local communities that have historically been underserved. For many population groups, such as geographically isolated people, people with disabilities, and survivors of domestic violence, access to free, quality legal services may be out of reach. If you believe you have been illegally locked out of your home by your landlord, OCJ can provide free legal services through our non-profit legal service providers to assist you in a “illegal lockout” case in housing court. Legal services related to the right to counsel are free of charge, available in any postal code and regardless of immigration status.
Check out our legal aid directory to find legal help, or chat with a LiveHelp operator to make the site easier to navigate. 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 been the subject of a legal challenge under the universal access program, and regardless of household income under an income exemption from the OCJ. OCJ`s hotline 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, their lease, or other landlord-tenant matters.