Tenants with federal housing subsidies may now appeal for reimbursement if public housing authorities charged them higher rents based on receiving state benefits to care for a disabled family member.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ Torture Survivors Project helps immigrants who have been victims of torture that occurred outside the United States. We provide legal assistance and community education to a diverse community of asylum seekers, asylees, and refugees.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ immigration work focuses on adults and minors who have been the survivors of crime, either in the U.S. or in their home countries. We help survivors adjust their status, navigate the immigration process, and keep their families together.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Our award-winning Access to Justice campaign highlights the life-changing impact of legal aid and the essential role of access to justice in building stronger communities. The post LAFLA’s 2024 Access to Justice Videos Win Golden Telly Award appeared first on LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
LAFLA bids a heartfelt farewell to a true champion of justice, Special Counsel on Immigration Michael Ortiz, who is retiring after more than 45 years of transformative service to the immigrant community.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
New Video Resource: Disaster Relief – Housing Small Claims For renters impacted by the January wildfires, the small claims process can help address issues such as: Security deposit returns, Habitability concerns (e.g. smoke or ash damage), or Other landlord-tenant disputes. LAFLA can guide you through your options and the process to move forward. https://youtu.be/Ou1zf4hl9GY| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2025 LOS ANGELES, CA – In a major win for tenant rights advocates, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has rejected attempts by several corporate landlords to dismiss a landmark lawsuit accusing them of illegal rent gouging in the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires. Filed on February 21, […] The post Court Rejects Landlords’ Attempt to Dismiss Price-Gouging Lawsuit Following Wildfires appeared first on LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
LAFLA is proud to announce the release of our 2024 Annual Report—celebrating our 95th year protecting the promise of equal access to justice. The post Our 2024 Annual Report is Here appeared first on LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2025 Contact: Maria Duvuvueiduvuvueim@lsc.govContact us WASHINGTON—The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is awarding Disaster Relief Grants totaling over $1.1 million to civil legal services organizations in North Carolina, South Carolina and California. These funds are awarded to LSC-funded organizations in areas impacted by natural disasters and emergencies. They will support programs […] The post LSC Awards $1.1 Million for Emergency Disaster Legal Servic...| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
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New Video Resource: Student Rights and Options After A Sudden School Closure Learn from LAFLA student loan attorney Robyn Smith about what rights and options are available to you after a sudden school closure. This presentation will show you how to navigate: Scams Teach-outs Transferring credits Obtaining school records Closed school discharges State Tuition Recovery […]| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
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Law students play a vital role in LAFLA’s mission to serve the legal needs of low-income clients.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles seeks dedicated volunteers with a strong commitment to social justice who wish to help us provide comprehensive, free legal services to a diverse client population. LAFLA is committed to both providing quality services to clients while ensuring that volunteers gain meaningful experience.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
We are thrilled to welcome our 2025 summer class of law clerks! These students represent 18 law schools, hail from 15 cities across the globe, and speak 11 languages other than English, ranging from Spanish, French, and ASL, to Hebrew, Russian, and Farsi. These promising young advocates enjoy cooking, skydiving, biking, and skiing among many […]| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
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Language rights are deeply rooted in long-standing federal and state mandates. While these have not been changed by Trump’s executive order, the order threatens more than two decades of progress towards meaningful language access for all.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
LAFLA’s LEIF Program engages and empowers law students who are historically underrepresented in public interest law. This cohort of summer law clerks participates in unique events and programs where they gain hands-on experience helping LAFLA clients, and complete a research project on a special area. Aisha Khawaja chose to spend her summer fighting for the rights of […]| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Dr. King's visits to the Pasadena and Altadena visits underscores the region’s unique role in the Civil Rights Movement—and remind us of the strength and resilience of these communities.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Haga clic aquí para leer esto en Español한국어로 읽으려면 여기를 클릭하세요点击这里阅读中文简体版本。 點擊這裏閱讀中文繁體版本。 Nhấn vào đây để đọc phần này bằng Tiếng Việt LAFLA Holiday Hours All LAFLA offices will be closed from Tuesday, December 24, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. All services will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025. You can still apply for […]| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
For LAFLA's 95th year, our Access to Justice Gala will honor community leaders who go above and beyond to provide justice and hope for those who are less fortunate.| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
We are thrilled to welcome our summer class of 33 law clerks, who represent 20 law schools. These students hail from 24 cities across the globe — as far away as New Delhi, India, La Habana, Cuba and Seoul, Korea. Our law students speak 22 languages other than English, ranging from Spanish, Swedish, and ASL, […]| LAFLA: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
