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.

Assists tenants in building apartment search skills, learning tenant rights and responsibilities, and, budgeting/creating a debt repayment plan. Additional services include: - Assists tenants in establishing an action plan to either eliminate, explain, or correct problems associated with tenant screening - Assists tenants with obtaining and understanding tenant screening reports through education and advocacy - One-on-one assistance to address individual rental issues - Provides a financial literacy certificate training - Provides referrals to metro area vacancies (as available)

Provides free and confidential legal information and advice about any rental housing issues/questions via phone or email. Additional services may include: - Advice/assistance to low-income tenant groups in community organizing and advocacy - Advice to renters who rent mobile home lots and own the mobile home - Offers training that educates on tenant/landlord rights targeted to specific populations including high school and college students, shelter and transitional housing residents, social workers, inspectors, police officers, attorneys, prisoners about to be released, and landlords - Provides advice on any rental housing topic. Common topics: repairs, evictions, security deposits, leases, notices, privacy, rent increases, fees, neighbor/roommate disputes, etc. - Provides legal advice for tenants whose landlords are going through foreclosure and may be facing eviction - Policy advocacy on tenant rights and affordable housing issues ?- Policy-based research activities NOTE: Email is the preferred method of communication. Click to access the email an attorney form: https://homelinemn.org/e-mail-an-attorney/

Legal services may include: legal advice, review court papers, assist in drafting paperwork, mediate, negotiate, litigate, and/or represent at an administrative law or district court hearing LSNM assists people with low incomes and issues critical to daily life. Cases including: - Consumer: threats or harassment by a creditor or debt collector, paycheck or bank account being garnished, and utilities shut off - Education: children with a disability and need an Individualized Education Program (IEP), wrongfully disciplined, suspended or expelled of a child - Employment: criminal history, denied unemployment benefits - Family: custody, divorce, parenting time rights, understanding court papers, etc. - Housing: contract for deed, denied of subsidized housing, evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination and accommodation, locked out, and repair issues - Protective orders: from physically harming or threatening to harm an individual or child and harassment - Public assistance and disability benefits: food support, medical assistance or other public assistance, denied necessary medical care and unable to work because of a disability - Senior issues: health care directive, power of attorney, and simple will

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.

Legal services may include: legal advice, review court papers, assist in drafting paperwork, mediate, negotiate, litigate, and/or represent at an administrative law or district court hearing LSNM assists people with low incomes and issues critical to daily life. Cases including: - Consumer: threats or harassment by a creditor or debt collector, paycheck or bank account being garnished, and utilities shut off - Education: children with a disability and need an Individualized Education Program (IEP), wrongfully disciplined, suspended or expelled of a child - Employment: criminal history, denied unemployment benefits - Family: custody, divorce, parenting time rights, understanding court papers, etc. - Housing: contract for deed, denied of subsidized housing, evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination and accommodation, locked out, and repair issues - Protective orders: from physically harming or threatening to harm an individual or child and harassment - Public assistance and disability benefits: food support, medical assistance or other public assistance, denied necessary medical care and unable to work because of a disability - Senior issues: health care directive, power of attorney, and simple will

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, advocacy and representation for tenants with issues related to tenant/landlord law including Eviction Actions or Unlawful Detainers, Lease Terminations, repair issues, problems with public housing, subsidized housing, Section 8 housing and programs such as Group Residential Housing (GRH).

Legal services may include: legal advice, review court papers, assist in drafting paperwork, mediate, negotiate, litigate, and/or represent at an administrative law or district court hearing LSNM assists people with low incomes and issues critical to daily life. Cases including: - Consumer: threats or harassment by a creditor or debt collector, paycheck or bank account being garnished, and utilities shut off - Education: children with a disability and need an Individualized Education Program (IEP), wrongfully disciplined, suspended or expelled of a child - Employment: criminal history, denied unemployment benefits - Family: custody, divorce, parenting time rights, understanding court papers, etc. - Housing: contract for deed, denied of subsidized housing, evictions, foreclosures, housing discrimination and accommodation, locked out, and repair issues - Protective orders: from physically harming or threatening to harm an individual or child and harassment - Public assistance and disability benefits: food support, medical assistance or other public assistance, denied necessary medical care and unable to work because of a disability - Senior issues: health care directive, power of attorney, and simple will

Protective and Legal Services: - Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executions on judgments - Performs civil marriage ceremonies Court and Legal Information: - Landlord/tenant information - Law Library - Pro-se forms for self-representation - Information on other legal issues Coordination of Court Activities: - Coordination of public defender - Jury selection - Coordinates and schedules court's calendars - The department is responsible for processing and calendaring of Civil, Family/Probate, Criminal/Traffic, Juvenile, and Conciliation (small claims) cases through the court system. Court calendars reflect scheduled courtroom hearings, but they do not include all matters handled by the court each day. Confidential cases are not posted in this calendar, so if the case does not appear on the calendar, do not assume that court appearance has been cancelled or rescheduled. Fees and Filing: - Collection and receipt of fees, bonds and escrow funds - Notary Public - Files Notary Public registration - Wills - Minister credentials Licenses and Records: - Divorce/custody records - Other legal records

Provides advocacy services for tenants of substandard housing, facilitates contact with city inspection departments, and negotiates with landlords to get repairs made. Additional services include: - Educates tenants about legal advice, utility assistance, housing court assistance, protection, and remedies - Explores communal resolution of the issues found at the intersection of housing, race, and class - Healthy Homes project: Provides tools to help residents empower themselves to create healthier choices, livelihood, and opportunities for individuals to become proactive on their issues and policies that are impacting their health and community

Provides free legal representation and advice to low income and other needy elderly. Case priorities for representation focus on problems that affect low income elderly. Callers who do not fit into priorities receive advice, or information and referral. Handles cases such as: - Abusive debt collection practices - Benefits: Food Stamps (SNAP), Medical Assistance (MA), Social Security Disability, Personal Care Assistance (PCA) - Elder Abuse - Health Care Directives - Housing: Eviction, Subsidized Housing, Reasonable Accomodations of disabilities - Nursing home issues (payment, conditions, and discharge) - Utility Shut-off assistance

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.

Provides legal services including: - Creditor problems and harassment by bill collectors - Contract-for-Deed issues - Custody and visitation issues - Divorce - Evictions - Family issues - Fuel assistance - Garnishment - Housing code violations - Landlord-tenant issues including leases, evictions, denials of subsidized housing, fair housing, repair issues, etc. - Mortgage foreclosures - Representation for General Assistance, MFIP, Food Benefits, and Medical Assistance - Unemployment compensation - Utilities - Supplemental Security Income Legal Clinics: Virtual advice regarding Bankruptcy, Family Law, and Social Security is available Home visits may be possible Legal Aid does not handle adoption, paternity, or wills, but special circumstance cases are considered Assistance may involve representation, advice, or referral. The demand for services is high and Legal Aid is unable to handle all requests for assistance. There are established case priorities and, in some instances, waiting lists have become necessary to allocate services. Advice appointments may occur in person, on the phone, electronically, at clinics, or outreach.

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.

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

Court and Legal Information: Provides access to legal resources and guidance, including: - Information on other legal issues - Landlord/tenant information - Law library, including online databases, CD-ROMs, and reference services - Pro-se forms for self-representation Fees and Filing: Handles various administrative and financial services, including: - Census data - Collection and receipt of fees, bonds, and escrow funds - Files wills - Notary Public Licenses and Records: Manages essential public records and legal documents, including: - Census data - Divorce/custody records - Other legal records Marriage Ceremonies: - Performs civil marriage ceremonies Protective and Legal Services: Supports court-related protections and legal processes, including: - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executions on judgments - Jury selection - Orders for protection/domestic abuse forms assistance - Restraining orders for harassment forms assistance - Temporary restraining orders forms assistance

- Temporary Restraining Order filing office - Issues warrants, subpoenas, and executions on judgments Court and Legal Information: - Landlord/tenant information - Law Library - Pro-se Forms for self-representation - Information on other legal issues - Law enforcement records / files Coordination of Court Activities: - Coordination of public defender - Coordinates and schedules court's calendars Fees and Filing: - Collection and receipt of fees, bonds, and escrow funds - Notary Public - Files Notary Public registration, wills, and minister credentials Marriage Ceremonies: - Performs civil marriage ceremonies Licenses and Records: - Divorce/custody records - Other legal records - Jury selection

Attorneys from Volunteer Lawyers Network spend about 15 - 30 minutes per client providing legal advice and/or brief services including: - Debt and credit issues/bankruptcy - Consumer issues - Housing including tenant/landlord - General civil issues - divorce, child support, child custody - Labor and employment Please note that persons receive free legal advice, not representation, from an attorney. The attorneys are volunteers and may have emergencies that may require them to cancel at the last minute.

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.

Legal assistance for youth 24 years of age and under including protection from abuse or neglect, housing, government benefits, school issues, and discrimination.

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

Legal advice and representation with housing issues related to eviction, mortgage foreclosure, poor housing conditions, Section 8, accessibility issues for disabled individuals, or discrimination.

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

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