Protect your rights or get the help you need, without a lawyer.
Sometimes you can fix your legal problem yourself. Here are forms, on-line applications, and information that may help you handle your problem. Some legal problems have deadlines which must be met or you lose your rights. You might need Adobe Acrobat reader for some information. To download this free software, click here.
There are 9 resources
Apply for SBA Disaster Business Loans
(Separate Website)
Link to SBA loans applications and instructions.
By: Small Business Administration (SBA)
Don't Be a Victim of Loan Fraud
(Separate Website)
Tips on how to protect yourself from predatory lenders, and how to help yourself if it happens to you.
By: U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Home Improvement and Repair
(Separate Website)
With most home improvements, federal law gives you three business days to cancel without penalty. Of course you would be liable for any benefit already received. But avoid problems - tips on what to do when selecting a contractor.
By: Consumer Action Website-Federal Citizen Information Center
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
HUD Hurricane Katrina Resources
(Separate Website)
Gateway to HUD legal information and self-help resources.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hurricane Katrina Helping Handbook 168 page handbook for individuals, families and small businesses.
By: Morrison & Foerster LLP
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Internet Sites for Legal Information
(Separate Website)
List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana.
By: Law Library of Louisiana
Louisiana Housing Financing Agency
(Separate Website)
This agency develops programs to help finance safe and affordable housing for low and moderate income Louisianans.
By: State of Louisiana
Release and Waiver of Liability by Home Demolition Workers A release and waiver of liabililty by volunteers who help you gut or demolish your home
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)
Other Formats:
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Soft Second Morgtage -- Orleans Parish Housing Opportunity Zones
(Separate Website)
See this information about a soft second mortgage program to make it easier for lower-income people to buy a home. Up to $65,000 for a second mortgage and up to $10,000 in closing cost assistance is available.
By: Louisiana Recovery Authority and others
Other Formats:
PDF File
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
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