Paub Txog Koj Cov Cai: Tsab Lus Txib Los Ntawm Feem Tswj Hwm Ua Rau Muaj Kev Phom Sij Rau Kev Nkag Siv Tsoom Hwv Teb Chaws Cov Khoos Kas Kev Pab
Nyob rau Lub Peb Hlis Ntuj Tim 1, 2025, Tus Tuam Thawj Teb Chaws Trump tau tawm Tsab Lus Txib Los Ntawm Feem Tswj Hwm 14224 uas tshaj tawm tias kom siv Lus Askiv los ua hom lus siv raws cai ntawm Teb Chaws Meskas thiab thim Tsab Lus Txib Los Ntawm Feem Tswj Hwm […]
Alamin ang Iyong Karapatan: Binabantaang alisin ng Executive Order ang Access sa mga Pederal na Programa
Noong Marso 1, 2025, naglabas si Pangulong Trump ng Executive Order 14224 na nagdedeklara na Ingles ang opisyal na wika ng U.S. at binabawi nito ang Executive Order 13166, Pagpapabuti ng Access sa mga Serbisyo para sa mga Indibidwal na may Limitadong Kaalaman sa Ingles, na inilabas ni Pangulong Clinton noong 2000. Ang mga karapatan […]
अपने अधि का रों के प्रति जा गरूक रहें: का र्यका री आदेश संघी य का र्यक्रमों की पहुंच को संकट में
1 मार्च 2025 को, राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प नेकार्यकारी आदेश 14224 जारी किया, जिसमेंअंग्रेजी को संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका की आधिकारिक भाषा घोषित किया गया और 2000 मेंराष्ट्रपति क्लिं टन द्वारा जारी कार्यकारी आदेश 13166 को निरस्त कर दिया गया, जिसनेसीमित अंग्रेजी दक्षता वालेव्यक्तियों के लिए सेवाओं की पहुंच मेंसुधार किया था। भाषाई अधिकारों की जड़ें लंबे समय […]
Mass Lawsuit Filed Against Six LA Landlords to Prevent Price Gouging in the Wake of the Palisades and Eaton Fires
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 24, 2025 – Following two of the most destructive wildfires in California history, in which thousands of people lost their homes, tenant advocates have joined forces to file a lawsuit against six LA-based landlords and agents accused of illegally raising rents to exploit displaced residents. Filed on February 21, 2025, […]
Free Legal Help Available for California Wildfire Survivors
A free hotline is now available to connect California Wildfires survivors who cannot afford an attorney to free legal services.
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Sues City for Transparency on Vehicle Towing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2024 Contact: Elana Eden, Communications ManagerLegal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles(323) 801-7996eeden@lafla.org Los Angeles, December 17, 2024 – The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), along with pro bono partner Davis Wright Tremaine, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) for unlawfully refusing to […]
Lawsuit Challenges Department of Education’s Presumptive Denial of Debt Relief to Vulnerable Student Loan Borrowers Harmed by For-Profit School Fraud
The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. The complaint alleges that the Department presumptively denies loan cancellations to vulnerable low-income borrowers who have not earned high school diplomas, even when they provide sufficient evidence to show that their schools falsely certified their eligibility for financial aid.
Update on Encampment Sweeps Litigation
A federal judge has found that the City of Los Angeles altered, created, and failed to produce key evidence about encampment sweeps.
Tenants Win Big in Court Decision Upholding New LA Renter Protections
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has upheld two innovative tenant protection ordinances passed by the Los Angeles City Council against a legal challenge by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA). One ordinance prohibits evictions based on nonpayment unless the tenant owes at least one month’s fair market rent, and the other ordinance requires landlords to provide relocation assistance to tenants forced to leave due to significant rent increases.
Tenants’ Rights Advocates Reach Landmark Settlement on Behalf of Californians Struggling With Pandemic Rent Debt
A landmark settlement has been reached in a case brought by tenants’ rights advocates alleging that the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) unconstitutionally operated the state’s Covid-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP or Housing is Key), which has led to qualified applicants missing out on the assistance they were promised after the pandemic destroyed many Californians’ livelihoods.