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HUD certified housing counselors provide assistance with navigating the rental process, information regarding legal protections, and advocacy. Counselors also help renters develop household budgets, determine financial assistance eligibility, apply for assistance, and identify an affordable place to rent. Provides free renter's rights and responsibilities workshops that address how fair housing laws protect renters, how affordable housing is calculated, the importance of insurance, and more. Workshops are hosted by a HUD-Certified Housing Counselor.
Provides free legal advice and referrals on most civil legal issues, including:
- Criminal expungement
- Employment law
- Family law (custody related to divorce)
- Landlord/tenant
- Legal Kiosk: Provides a private room with a computer and secure password login for use by youth to maintain court dates, appointments with the county, and other legal appointments. Must reserve the legal kiosk room.
Volunteer Lawyers Network attorneys may or may not specialize in a given area but should be able to point clients towards resources if they are unable to offer assistance in a client's particular need.
Provides free civil and criminal legal services to enrolled Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members. services available:
- Answer questions
- Go to court
- Notary services
- Provide legal services
- Resolve cases on behalf of clients
Program does not accept all cases and may deny services based on criteria of the case and the client.
Cases accepted:
- Child Protection (CHIPS)
- Consumer law and debt collection
- Criminal law
- Domestic abuse
- Elder law (health care directives, powers of attorney, estate planning, probate, guardianships, grandchild adoption/guardianship/custody, Indian trust land/accounts)
- Estate planning
- Family law (divorce and custody/visitation)
- Housing
- Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
- Juvenile delinquency
- Probate
- Public benefits (denial or termination of benefits such as Social Security)
- Truancy cases
Cannot accept cases such as:
- 1st or 2nd degree drug possession
- Bankruptcy
- Commitments
- Criminal or civil cases outside of the service area
- Drug sales
- Employment discrimination
- Federal court cases
- Personal injury
- Suing other band members for money damages
- Worker's compensation
- Wrongful termination
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Private attorneys agree to take cases for clients who have been screened through the intake process and either need representation in a matter that is not an area of Legal Assistance of Olmsted County's expertise, or where there is a conflict of interest. Areas of available legal assistance may include:
- Consumer/financial law
- Elder law/wills
- Employment law
- Family law
- Guardianship/conservatorship law
- Immigration law
- Landlord/tenant housing law
- Property/real estate law
- A food shelf is available to clients and assists individuals with special dietary needs on a case by case basis - Offers assistance to those facing landlord/tenant disputes. Does not provide financial assistance. - Paulsen Parents: Gathers stories and information on discrimination/denials of service regarding parenting with a disability. This program is available to parents with disabilities at no cost. - Publications and presentations on disability awareness
Assists agricultural workers with employment-related legal issues and improves the working and living conditions of agricultural workers. Cases that are generally accepted: - Employer-provided housing concerns
- Employment discrimination and retaliation
- H-2A contract violations
- Labor trafficking
- Limited public benefits assistance
- Problems during the recruitment process
- Wage theft
- Workplace health and safety violations
Deals only with civil law issues, does not cover criminal law: - Attorneys will only advise on wills and do not draw them up - High priority for seniors with "consumer questions" since so many seniors are victims of consumer fraud Topics include: - Housing - Medical assistance - Powers of attorney - Healthcare directives - Harassing creditor phone calls - Garnishments - Long-term care - Income and benefits issues
Administers legal programs and services through offices in Anoka, Minneapolis, Saint Cloud, and Wilmar. Helps eligible clients through direct representation, brief advice, and through participating in community legal education programs and clinics. Services include: - Family law - Housing issues - Public benefits - Employment - Criminal expungement - Consumer dept Does not provide representation in CRIMINAL law matters
Individuals representing themselves in Scott County Housing or Conciliation Court who need help filling out paperwork or preparing required forms are able to meet with a volunteer attorney (2 are available) for a 20-minute consultation to get questions answered. First come, first-served clinic.
Provides guidance with a landlord/tenant or conciliation court question; clients can speak with an attorney for up to half an hour.
Free legal advice and brief services from volunteer attorneys with the Volunteer Lawyers Network. Services focus on civil issues such as:
- Debt and consumer issues
- Housing (tenant/landlord)
- Immigration
Appointments are typically brief, 15 - 30 minutes per client, and volunteers may occasionally need to cancel due to emergencies. Call the center to confirm schedules and availability.
Assists tenants with finding funding, alternative housing, and other resources to assist with legal questions
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Provides legal advice and representation to renters from:
- Discrimination
- Evictions
- Landlord harassment
- Poor housing conditions and secure emergency repairs
- Prevent unlawful lockouts
- Secure emergency rent assistance
- Utility shutoff
Provides free civil and criminal legal services to enrolled Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members. services available:
- Answer questions
- Go to court
- Notary services
- Provide legal services
- Resolve cases on behalf of clients
Program does not accept all cases and may deny services based on criteria of the case and the client.
Cases accepted:
- Child Protection (CHIPS)
- Consumer law and debt collection
- Criminal law
- Domestic abuse
- Elder law (health care directives, powers of attorney, estate planning, probate, guardianships, grandchild adoption/guardianship/custody, Indian trust land/accounts)
- Estate planning
- Family law (divorce and custody/visitation)
- Housing
- Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
- Juvenile delinquency
- Probate
- Public benefits (denial or termination of benefits such as Social Security)
- Truancy cases
Cannot accept cases such as:
- 1st or 2nd degree drug possession
- Bankruptcy
- Commitments
- Criminal or civil cases outside of the service area
- Drug sales
- Employment discrimination
- Federal court cases
- Personal injury
- Suing other band members for money damages
- Worker's compensation
- Wrongful termination
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Deals only with civil law issues, does not cover criminal law: - Attorneys will only advise on wills and do not draw them up - High priority for seniors with "consumer questions" since so many seniors are victims of consumer fraud Topics include: - Housing - Medical assistance - Powers of attorney - Healthcare directives - Harassing creditor phone calls - Garnishments - Long-term care - Income and benefits issues
Provides legal advice and/or representation in cases involving:
- Denial of relocation benefits based on government displacement and non-return of security deposits
- Discrimination
- Eviction (Unlawful Detainer)
- Illegal lockouts and utility terminations by landlords
- Maintenance and repairs in rental housing
- Mortgage foreclosures and cancellations of contracts for deed
- Public and subsidized housing admissions and terminations
- Utility shut-offs
Consultation with attorney in regard to tenant/landlord issues. Depending on the circumstances, the attorney may provide legal advice only, brief service or extended court representation.
Deals only with civil law issues, does not cover criminal law: - Attorneys will only advise on wills and do not draw them up - High priority for seniors with "consumer questions" since so many seniors are victims of consumer fraud Topics include: - Housing - Medical assistance - Powers of attorney - Healthcare directives - Harassing creditor phone calls - Garnishments - Long-term care - Income and benefits issues
- Monthly CLE available to members of the Minnesota and Wisconsin State Bar - Internet access including Wi-Fi access - Photocopier and fax machine - Provides access to legal resources including statutes, legislative materials, court rules, court forms, WestLaw, regulations, ordinances, self-help materials, forms, case law, legal treatises, and encyclopedias Legal Clinic Services
- Civil Law Clinic: Automobile title transfer; conciliation court; consumer issues; creditor/debtor issues; default judgment, housing; housing eviction; eviction expungement; judgment collection
- Criminal Law Clinic: Traffic tickets, criminal process, criminal expungement, and DANCO orders
- Family Law Clinic: Child custody, child support, domestic abuse, marriage dissolution, name change, paternity issues, and spousal maintenance
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Full representation on housing cases in Hennepin County court. Referral required from the Housing Court Project clinic or Legal Aid. Issues include: - Evictions - Lockouts - Non-emergency repair problems - Section 8 Housing and Public Housing terminations - Utility shut-offs
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Provides Minnesota's veterans with legal information, referrals, and legal advice regarding most legal topics. Legal representation services for veterans who are in housing court on a case-by-case basis.
Veteran advocate lawyers are only licensed to advise on Minnesota state law, but can connect veterans with legal resources in other states that will meet their legal needs. Legal clinics are also available across the state throughout the year to assist veterans with questions, legal forms, and counsel. Visit website for event details.
Administers legal programs and services through offices in Anoka, Minneapolis, Saint Cloud, and Wilmar. Helps eligible clients through direct representation, brief advice, and through participating in community legal education programs and clinics. Services include: - Family law - Housing issues - Public benefits - Employment - Criminal expungement - Consumer dept Does not provide representation in CRIMINAL law matters
Processes court cases filed in Polk County and offers other legal services, including:
- Civil court
- Court records
- Criminal state trial court
- Family court
- Jury selection
- Juvenile court
- Landlord/tenant information
- Law Library
- Notary Public
- Order for protection forms
- Probate court
- Traffic court