Eviction

Law Foundation of Silicon Valley

Our Housing Program provides free legal advice and representation on housing-related matters to low-income individuals in Santa Clara County.

We can assist with:

• Defending eviction lawsuits

• Housing discrimination issues like reasonable accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities

• Enforcing the San Jose Tenant Protection Ordinance

• Legal Outreach and Support for renter organizing/campaigns

• Help with Housing Authority hearings

San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc.

San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP), Inc. provides free civil legal services to disadvantaged families, seniors, persons with disabilities, persons infected with HIV or AIDS, and domestic violence survivors in San Diego County. SDVLP offers the North County Unlawful Detainer Clinic, which provides legal information to litigants in unlawful detainer cases. Clinics operate weekly and are provided on a walk-in basis.

North County Unlawful Detainer Clinic:

Vista Courthouse
Main Building, South Entrance
325 South Melrose Drive
Vista, CA 92081

Legal Aid Society of San Diego

The Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. (LASSD) is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal services to lower income San Diego residents.  

Housing

  • Eviction
  • Problems or questions about public housing (section 8, tax credit or other)
  • Housing discrimination
  • Questions about tenant rights (security deposits, etc.)
  • Source of income discrimination

Eviction Clinic for San Diego County Courts

Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino

The Legal Aid Society advocates educating, organizing, and empowering tenants to exercise their human right to affordable and safe housing, with an emphasis on foreclosure prevention. 

U.D.(Eviction) Answers Clinic* 

  • Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino
  • 588 W. Sixth Street, San Bernardino CA 92410
  • Every Monday, Tuesday & Thursday at 9:00am
  • NO U.D’s on the 2nd Thursday and 4th Tuesday of the month

*call to confirm eligibility

updated 07/19_FC

 

Public Law Center (PLC)

Through volunteers and staff, PLC provides free civil legal services, including counseling, individual representation, community education, and strategic litigation and advocacy to challenge societal injustices.

PLC works to preserve and create affordable housing in Orange County, prevent homelessness, and assist tenants who are being unfairly evicted or who are subjected to sub-standard living conditions. PLC can assist with:

Orange County Superior Court Self Help Centers

The Superior Court of Orange County Self-Help Centers and website provide services and procedural information for self-represented litigants in order to increase understanding, participation, and access to the justice system and to enhance efficiencies and effectiveness of the court. Self-help centers services include workshops; how-to booklets and form packets; and public computers with access to legal websites and easy-to-use document preparation software and SmartForms.

Locations

Monterey County Superior Court Self Help Center

The Self-Help Center provides information and explains options to self-represented litigants. The Self-Help Center does not represent parties or give legal advice.

The Self-Help Center can help you with:

  • Unlawful Detainers and Answers (Landlord/Tenant Issues)
  • Monterey County Bar Association referrals
  • Referrals to other community resources
  • Small Claims forms

The Self-Help Center cannot help you with:

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles - Torrance Self-Help Center

They are walk-in clinics that offer self-representing individuals legal information, assistance in preparing legal forms, and guidance on a variety of civil matters, including evictions, divorces and paternity actions, and civil harassment. Referrals to private attorneys or legal services programs are provided as needed. They also host workshops in several areas:

1) Eviction (unlawful detainer) answers

2) Eviction (unlawful detainer) trial prep

3) Family law (divorce and paternity)

4) Record expungement

Help build power for renters' rights: