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NLSLA Client Stories

An 80-Year-Old Needed a Roof Repair. A Forged Loan Left Her Home at Risk, Lawyers Say

June 29, 2026/in Client Stories, Press
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Major Victory for Deaf Senior as Court Finds Glendale Housing Authority Violated Disability Rights

June 26, 2026/in Client Stories, News

The Los Angeles Superior Court has ruled that the Glendale Housing Authority (GHA) violated the disability rights of Banik Avetikian, a 70-year-old deaf man and Section 8 housing voucher participant, […]

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Court Clears Path to Trial for Elderly Homeowner Defrauded by LA County’s PACE Program

June 22, 2026/in Client Stories, News

After Seven Years of Fighting, Alma Foster’s Case Against Los Angeles County Will Finally Be Heard by a Jury In a decisive victory for homeowner Alma Foster, an 80-year-old Los […]

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Elderly Chinatown Tenants Settle Grievances Against Landlord

April 2, 2026/in Client Stories, Press
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Elderly Chinatown Tenants Settle Grievances Against Landlord

March 10, 2026/in Client Stories, Press
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LA Chinatown tenants achieve settlement in years-long case

March 10, 2026/in Client Stories, Press
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NLSLA and AJSOCAL Secure Victory for Elderly Tenants Stranded for Weeks in 16-Story Building in Chinatown

March 5, 2026/in Client Stories, News, Press

Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles (NLSLA) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) have announced the successful completion of a long-term lawsuit on behalf of senior citizens living […]

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The Faces Behind Our Numbers

February 21, 2023/in Client Stories

In 2022, NLSLA helped close to 160,000 people across Los Angeles County get the benefits they need and deserve, fight for their home and avoid homelessness, access critical healthcare, find […]

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NLSLA Wins Lawsuit Challenging Harmful Section 8 Policy that Blocks Many Family Members from Becoming Live-In Aides

December 13, 2021/in Client Stories, News

Susana Ramis needs constant care. The 57-year-old has for decades suffered from debilitating anxiety, depression and panic attacks that have kept her from engaging with the outside world and made […]

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NLSLA Pushes Policy Change at EDD, Halting Discriminatory ID Practice

September 27, 2021/in Client Stories

In March of 2020, Ms. S lost her job as a result of the pandemic. Around that time, she also became homeless. She applied for unemployment insurance benefits, but was […]

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