Questions and answers about common legal problems.
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Just Moved to Louisiana?--How Our Landlord-Tenant Law Is Different
Brief summary of how Louisiana Landlord-Tenant laws are different from other states' laws.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Leases--Common Questions
Get answers here.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Rent
When must your landlord accept late rent? Can you deduct repair costs from rent? Find answers to these and other questions in this article.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Before You Rent or Sign a Lease--Tips for Renters
Tips for prospective renters
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Early Lease Cancellation--Can I Do It?
When a tenant can get out of his lease early
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Flood and Fire Victims' Rights as Tenants
Common questions asked by tenants who suffer flood or fire damage
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Neighbor Problems?
Tenant's remedies for bad neighbors
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Security Deposit--How to Get It Back
Do you know how to get your money back from your ex-landlord? Find out what steps you can take.
Read the question and answer sheet. The Q&A also has sample letters to send your landlord, including letters with English followed by Spanish text.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
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Spanish / Espaņol
Sale of Your Apartment
Information about the rights of tenants when a landlord sells the building.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Eviction - How Can I Tell If I Have a Defense?
Here are questions and answers about different defenses to an eviction.
Read all of the eviction information sheets under Know Your Rights.
Click on "Self Help" to find more information about evictions and what you can do if your landlord is trying to evict you.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Evictions--What Rights Do I Have?
FAQs about tenant's rights and the eviction process.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Appealing an Eviction - What Rights Do I Have?
Questions and answers about how to appeal an eviction.
Be sure to read other items on LawHelp that talk about evictions and what you can do if your landlord is trying to evict you. Some items are located under the label "Know Your Rights" and some are under "Self Help."
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Are you from New Orleans Big Four (4) Public Housing?
Read this if you lived in the Lafitte, B.W. Cooper, St. Bernard, and C.J. Peete developments at the time of Hurricane Katrina.
Warning:
These questions and answers were written by Housing Law Unit staff at New Orleans Legal Assistance in December 2007 after getting in touch with HUD, HANO, and other housing advocates.
The facts and rules may have changed since December 2007!
If you have a housing issue call or see a lawyer right away.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
FEMA Begins Referring Families to HUD for Temporary Disaster Housing Program
(Separate Website)
See this information from FEMA about DHAP-IKE.
By: FEMA
For New Orleans Public Housing Residents Not from the Big Four Warning! New Orleans Legal Assistance Housing Unit staff wrote this sheet in December 2007 and updated it in March 2008. But the facts and rules may have changed since then!
If you have questions about this information or another housing problem call a lawyer! You can find a program that provides free legal services by clicking on the Legal Program Directory on this site. The free legal services program in the New Orleans Area is New Orleans Legal Assistance, at (504) 529-1000.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance
Gustav and Ike Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program has been Extended For Eligible Applicants In Texas And Louisiana
(Separate Website)
Important October 2008 information about extended housing help for some survivors of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
By: FEMA
Housing Justice Network
(Separate Website)
HJN focuses on public and subsidized housing, Section 8 assistance, single family housing foreclosures, fair housing, CDBG and HOME programs, the housing programs of the Rural Housing Service, and more
By: National Housing Law Project
HUD Information about DHAP-IKE (Disaster Housing Assistance Program)
(Separate Website)
Here are updates from HUD about the Disaster Housing Assistance Program for some survivors of Hurricane Ike and Gustav (DHAP_IKE).
By: US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Military Pro Bono Project
The Military Pro Bono Project's website notes that : "The ABA Military Pro Bono Project (MPBP) will connect eligible, active-duty servicemembers with pro bono attorneys to assist with the resolution of civil legal issues. "
By: American Bar Association
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Practical Advice on Housing Law
(Separate Website)
This ABA webpage offers "Practical Law" information on different legal problems, including housing problems such as buying, selling or renting.
By: American Bar Association
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