The mission of the Housing Unit is to preserve habitable and affordable housing and to remove barriers to housing. The Housing Unit represents clients in all housing matters including landlord tenant disputes, subsidized housing issues, fair housing issues, and home ownership matters.
We represent low income tenants involved in a dispute with their landlord. This includes disputes over rent, lease violations, lease terminations, illegal lockouts, and habitability of the premises. We represent clients in matters involving federally subsidized housing rights such as Section 8 and public housing. We assist clients with homeownership issues such as mortgage matters, foreclosure matters, predatory lending, and restrictions on occupancy. We represent clients asserting their rights under state and federal fair housing laws to protect clients from discrimination by housing providers. We advocate for tenants whose landlords engage in illegal eviction actions.
The Housing Unit also represents homeless individuals in removing obstacles to obtaining housing.