Foreclosure

Legal Services for Seniors

Legal Services for Seniors (LSS) can help with:
 
- Elder Abuse, Financial & Physical
- Security, SSI and private pension problems
- Health care, Medicare, Medi-Cal & private health insurance problems
- Housing rights and landlord/tenant disputes
- Advanced Health Care Directives
- Simple wills
- Consumer and debt collection problems
- Guardianships
 

Wanda

OK. How crazy can things get?

4 months after moving into a new home with a 2 year lease, my landlord informs me she is selling the place and starts having strangers coming in and out of my home.

Leigha

May 2010--We are in a situation where we rented for almost 8 years from a landlord we had a great relationship with. Unbeknownst to us, the owner of our property was hoping to get his mortgage re-financed with BofA due to the market crash. Of course, as banks did back then... they told the owner they wouldn't work to refinance him unless he was delinquent on his payments. Feeling he had no other option, the owner withheld his mortgage payments (though we continued paying our rent). As history proved, instead of "working with" the owner, BofA immediately foreclosed.

Causa Justa :: Just Cause

We are a housing & immigrant rights organization in SF and Oakland. We have a Tenant Rights Clinic in both cities and help low-income Spanish speaking tenants in the SF office. In the Oakland office we serve low-income tenants who reside in Oakland. The Tenant Rights Clinics helps tenants with issues they have with their landlord, such as evictions, repairs, harassment, illegal rent increases.

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA)

Neighborhood Legal Services believes access to safe, affordable housing is essential to the health of individuals, families, and communities.
 
The organization works to preserve affordable housing and rent control, prevent unlawful evictions and foreclosures, and fight discrimination in Section 8 and other government-subsidized housing. Attorneys provide a range of services, from advice and counsel to individual representation and high-impact litigation.
 
Services are available to qualifying residents of all LA County.

Legal Services of Northern California - Sacramento

Since 1956, Legal Services of Northern California has provided quality legal services that empower the poor to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty. LSNC’s service priorities include the preservation of housing; health care; enhancing economic stability; support for families, family safety, and stability; civil rights; education; and serving populations with special vulnerabilities.

updated 07/19_FC

Legal Services of Northern California - Auburn

Since 1956, Legal Services of Northern California has provided quality legal services that empower the poor to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty. LSNC’s service priorities include the preservation of housing; health care; enhancing economic stability; support for families, family safety, and stability; civil rights; education; and serving populations with special vulnerabilities.

updated 07/19_FC

Sandy

I am about to go crazy. The home we have been renting has now been sold in a foreclosure sale.The 18th of November. I have been asking for 90 days to save to move and today was told I have to pay rent while the house. I dont know what to do. I spoke to the organization and the middle man between us and new owners. and he says to bad .

Debbie

My family of five moved into a 3bd 1.5 bath in Feb.2005 for 1300.00 a month. Our lease she a one year term. At the end of that first year we stayed on as month to month with little issues expect getting them to come fix things in a timely manner. We were month to month from Feb.2006- 1-2010. In January the wife called and asked if we would be interested in signing another long term lease. My husband and I decided to go ahead and sign a 13 ,month leas, we were able to choose length of lease. that lease was only with her his name is not on it.

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