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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 […]

NLSLA Sues to Help Elderly Tenants Trapped In 16-Floor Building With Broken Elevators

September 27, 2021/in Client Stories

There are only two elevators in the 260-unit building known as Cathay Manor in LA’s Chinatown, and neither of them works. The first elevator broke down in May, forcing the […]

Wraparound Supports Help Domestic Violence Survivors Overcome the Odds

July 22, 2021/in Client Stories

Sandra Cass* first came to NLSLA through one of the organization’s Self-Help Legal Access Centers, seeking assistance with a temporary restraining order against her abuser. She had been with the […]

NLSLA Secures Victory for Elderly Tenant After Years-Long Battle

July 22, 2021/in Client Stories

In 1994, Mr. and Mrs. Tello moved into an apartment in LA’s Miracle Mile neighborhood—a rental that the owner had illegally converted into two units. The Tellos never used the […]

Fraud Victim Gains Financial Stability with Help from NLSLA Volunteer

September 21, 2020/in Client Stories

Rob Spawn is not your typical volunteer. An expert witness with a long career in wealth management, Spawn had never been asked to help in a legal aid case before. […]

NLSLA Advocate Fights for Homeless Family, Securing Benefits and Housing

September 21, 2020/in Client Stories

When Ramona* reached out to NLSLA, she had just left an abusive marriage and was working as a home health aid to support her two children. Then the virus arrived, […]

NLSLA Protects Client from Corrupt Landlord

September 21, 2020/in Client Stories

In the midst of a years-long housing crisis, guest units – also known as “granny flats” – have offered low-income tenants an affordable housing option. Many tenants who rent out […]

NLSLA Sues To Protect The Immigrant Victims Of Violent Crimes

June 24, 2019/in Client Stories, News

It’s been almost four years since A.S.’s husband tried to kill her, stabbing her repeatedly until a neighbor ran in to help. The shock and trauma of that day are […]

NLSLA Protects 45,000 Low-Income Renters in Successful Lawsuit

March 11, 2019/in Client Stories, News

Thanks to your support and the dedication of NLSLA’s advocates, more than 45,000 families who depend on Section 8 rental subsidies are now protected from sudden, illegal rent hikes that […]

“Homelessness is more than just losing your home.”

December 11, 2018/in Client Stories

When Rebecca Gutierrez learned her rent was going to increase by 300 percent, she was terrified. Rebecca shares her apartment, which is subsidized with a Section 8 voucher, with her […]

NLSLA Pushes Policy Change at EDD, Halting Discriminatory ID Practice

NLSLA Sues to Help Elderly Tenants Trapped In 16-Floor Building With Broken Elevators

Wraparound Supports Help Domestic Violence Survivors Overcome the Odds

NLSLA Secures Victory for Elderly Tenant After Years-Long Battle

Fraud Victim Gains Financial Stability with Help from NLSLA Volunteer

NLSLA Advocate Fights for Homeless Family, Securing Benefits and Housing

NLSLA Protects Client from Corrupt Landlord

NLSLA Sues To Protect The Immigrant Victims Of Violent Crimes

NLSLA Protects 45,000 Low-Income Renters in Successful Lawsuit

“Homelessness is more than just losing your home.”

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