Service Name: BAY AREA LEGAL AID (TENANT RIGHTS INFORMATION/COUNSELING)

Organization Name: BAY AREA LEGAL AID

• Description: Programs that provide information and guidance for tenants who need to know their rights and responsibilities regarding leases and rental agreements, deposits, legal eviction procedures, measures to protect themselves from unlawful or retaliatory evictions, rent withholding rights, rent control requirements, privacy rights and other issues that may be of particular interest to tenants. Tenant rights counseling may also include assistance in completing forms, advice regarding a particular dispute and contact with the offending landlord to provide notification that she or he is not in compliance with landlord/tenant laws.
• Website: http://www.baylegal.org
• Phone(s):
• Hours: Office: Tuesday and Thursday, 10am - 2pm; Legal Advice Line: Monday, 9:30am - 3pm; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:30-1pm, Thursday, 9:30am - 3pm; leave a message. Phone queue may fill up, clients should call the next business day at 9am.
• Eligibility: Contra Costa County resident; does not serve landlords with housing issues. Does not serve undocumented individuals with legal advice unless the client is a domestic violence or sexual assault victim. Income eligibility must be met for legal advice line, however, services may be provided via the clinics; eligibility for legal services can be determined via the legal advice line.
• Requirements: Bring all relevant papers to the appointment including proof of income or other financial documents, any documents related the problem, including notices or court papers, any other information that may be relevant or helpful to show to an attorney
• Areas Served:
  • Contra Costa United States
• Categories:
  • Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
• Contacts:
  • Haydee Alfonso, General Counsel and Managing Attorney