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Provides education, information, and referrals to landlords and tenants regarding their rights and responsibilities. Also help to explain eviction notices, talk about how to terminate tenancy, explain repairs/maintenance, and explain deposits. Home Inc. is not a legal service and does not have the ability to enforce any laws.

Can provide information and referrals for people who are looking for rental units.

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Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Housing Counseling
Housing search assists renters, near-homeless, those at-risk of homelessness and homeless individual and families in search of safe and affordable housing and maintenance.

Educates tenants on housing rights, tenant legal reviews, responsibilities, Smart Change Financial Enrichment and housing options.

Housing counseling/case advocates serve clients with Housing Matters Rental Housing Clinics, one-on-one housing assessments, housing affordability, and advocacy.

Assists special populations with housing-related issues including accepting energy-assistance applications.

Second chance tenancy assists renters on options to repair history and create housing options through "good faith" efforts in tenant history repair and "safety net advocacy".

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Housing Search Assistance
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Advance Medical Directives
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Tax Information
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Elder Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Counseling
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Information Services
Legal Counseling
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Welfare Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Patient Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Consumer Law
Focuses on eviction prevention, landlord and tenant mediation, and information regarding tenant rights and obligations in the state of Nebraska. While this program provides consultation related to the Landlord/Tenant Law, it does not provide legal advice.
Investigates discrimination in housing as related to rental, sales, and lending transactions.

Inservice programs on fair housing laws for housing providers, human service agencies, etc.

Public education to help the public understand how the Fair Housing Laws protect people.

Community program development to address housing discrimination.

Information on landlord and tenant rights.

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Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Housing Counseling
Discrimination Assistance
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Welfare Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Patient Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Consumer Law
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Welfare Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Patient Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Consumer Law
Provides assistance to prevent individuals from losing their housing and becoming homeless. This may include helping them preserve their current housing situation or identifying alternate appropriate housing options. The program provides short-term assistance via in-home case management services for up to three months. The focus of the program is on crisis resolution, linking program participants to community resources and mainstream benefits, and helping them develop a plan to prevent future housing instability.

Categories

Homelessness Prevention Programs
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Advance Medical Directives
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Tax Information
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Elder Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Counseling
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Information Services
Legal Counseling
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Welfare Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Patient Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Consumer Law
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Advance Medical Directives
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Tax Information
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Elder Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Counseling
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Information Services
Legal Counseling
Provides legal representation in civil cases for low-income eligible Story County residents. Services include civil protective orders (domestic, sexual, and elder abuse), dissolution of marriage, child custody, visitation, will, power of attorney, paternity, guardianship, conservatorship, debtor/creditor, landlord/tenant, unemployment benefits appeals.

Categories

Will Preparation Assistance
Advance Medical Directives
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
General Legal Aid
Consumer Law
Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
Protective/Restraining Orders
Labor and Employment Law
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Welfare Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Patient Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Consumer Law
Provides answers about rights of landlords and renters; provides inspections, code enforcement, and responds to complaints.

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
City Government Departments/Offices
Offers onsite legal assistance at the courthouse during hours eviction hearings are scheduled. Tenants may speak with an attorney for legal advice, help negotiating with their landlord, and possible representation at the hearing (representation is not guaranteed). Follow up case management services may also be offered.
Provides legal representation for tenants given an eviction notice due to delayed rental payment associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provides assistance to prevent individuals from losing their housing and becoming homeless. This may include helping them preserve their current housing situation or identifying alternate appropriate housing options. The program provides short-term assistance via in-home case management services for up to three months. The focus of the program is on crisis resolution, linking program participants to community resources and mainstream benefits, and helping them develop a plan to prevent future housing instability.

Categories

Homelessness Prevention Programs
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Provides answers about rights of landlords and renters; provides inspections, code enforcement, and responds to complaints.
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Welfare Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Patient Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Consumer Law
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Welfare Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Patient Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Consumer Law
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

Legal Representation
Will Preparation Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Tax Information
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Discrimination Assistance
Adoption Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Advance Medical Directives
Welfare Rights Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Information Services
Debt Management
Veteran Benefits Assistance
General Legal Aid
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Patient Rights Assistance
School System Advocacy
Consumer Law
Assists individuals or families who are at immediate risk of homelessness and seeking emergency shelter to identify safe, alternate housing arrangements, and if necessary, connect them with community referrals to help them obtain or return to housing.

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Homeless Diversion Programs
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Advance Medical Directives
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Tax Information
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Elder Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Counseling
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Information Services
Legal Counseling
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.

After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal Aid local offices for extended representation.

Private Attorney Involvement Program links clients to attorneys in their local area for free legal services in family law matters.

Taxpayer clinics educate low-income taxpayers about their tax rights and responsibilities and how to file for low-income tax credit.

Homeless Assistance Project (Douglas and Lancaster Counties) provides assistance with family law, child support modification, bankruptcy, license revocation, and disability claims.

Migrant Worker program provides civil legal services to migrant farm workers.

Housing counseling assists people who are homeless by making referrals and assessing their legal needs. Assists renters who are having problems getting things fixed, need help with landlord issues, or are facing eviction; work with HUD issues; assist home buyers or home owners with questions, etc.

Assists in the following areas, in addition to the programs already noted: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Landlord-Tenant, Utility Shutoffs, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Family Law (including Divorce, Custody/Visitation, Child Support, Domestic Abuse).

Categories

Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Advance Medical Directives
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Tax Information
Debt Management
General Legal Aid
Legal Representation
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Elder Law
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
Housing Counseling
Will Preparation Assistance
Legal Information Services
Legal Counseling