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Applying for LAFLA Services

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Other Ways to Get Help

SELF-HELP CENTERS
Self-help centers may be open to walk-ins for limited services, but services may change or close due to COVID-19. See our schedule. Litigants with urgent issues can call our self-help staff at 213-235-0060, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m., Monday–Friday, and 1–4:30 p.m., Monday–Thursday. For help with other issues, please call 800-399-4529 or browse our self-help resources.       

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLINICS
Our courthouse-based domestic violence clinics are open for walk-ins. Please see our schedule. We also provide assistance with restraining orders via our domestic violence hotline on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–3 p.m. Call 800-399-4529 extension 8097 for help. Lastly, we hold a virtual domestic violence clinic from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. over Zoom, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call 800-399-4529 (no extension) for help.

STAY HOUSED L.A.
LAFLA is proud to serve tenants as part of Stay Housed L.A., an initiative to connect tenants with resources about their rights and legal assistance. Tenants who need help can visit www.stayhousedla.org or call (888) 694-0040.

EMERGENCY HELP: If you are in immediate danger, please dial 911.
EMERGENCY SHELTER: Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233.
REFERRALS for self-represented litigants.

Do I Qualify?

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles follows federal poverty guidelines and assists only people with income less than 125% of the federal poverty guidelines. However, sometimes people with income over 125% of the federal poverty guidelines can qualify as well. Call LAFLA at 800-399-4529 to see if you are eligible.

At our self-help legal access centers, we can help anyone of any income level. We have four self-help centers: Torrance, Inglewood, Long Beach and Santa Monica. Find the self-help center closest to you.

Cases We Do Not Handle

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles does not handle the following types of cases:

  • Criminal Law
  • Police Misconduct
  • Attorney Misconduct
  • Bankruptcy
  • Car Accidents
  • Credit Counseling
  • Probate/Wills

Services

ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Linguistically accessible services for API clients.

Employment

Unpaid wages, unemployment benefits, wrongful terminations, discriminatory employment practices.

EXPUNGEMENT

Clear past criminal convictions.

HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS

Affordable housing, unfair displacement, unhoused rights, housing discrimination.

Medical-Legal Partnerships

Legal services for medical patients.

STUDENT LOAN ISSUES

Student loan default and repayment, for-profit college fraud, etc.

VETERANS JUSTICE CENTER

Benefits, housing, expungments, etc. for Veterans.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / FAMILY LAW

Restraining orders, orders for custody, dissolution, visitation, and support.

Eviction Defense

Wrongful evictions, subsidized housing issues, slum conditions, rent control.

Government Benefits

Benefits to fulfill basic needs (food, shelter, medical care, etc.).

IMMIGRATION

Removal proceedings, naturalization, etc. for survivors of crime.

Nonprofit Assistance

Legal support for community-based organizations.

TORTURE SURVIVORS PROJECT

Asylum, legal relief, case management, etc. for victims of torture.