LEGAL SERVICES
P.A.’L.A.N.T.E. offers comprehensive legal and mediation assistance to tenants and tenant associations to help them assert their rights and secure safe, affordable housing.
OUR PROGRAM AIMS TO
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• Help tenants remain in their apartments and prevent displacement
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• Overturn illegal rent increases and ensure rents remain affordable
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• Identify and address hazardous living conditions, ensuring tenants live in safe, healthy environments
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• File housing code violations with the appropriate government agencies
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• Present findings to landlords and engage in constructive dialogue to resolve issues
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• Advocate for landlords to renovate apartments with code violations or unsafe conditions, restoring livability
LEGAL RESOURCES
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SEEKING LEGAL HELP
In collaboration with our legal partners, P.A.'L.A.N.T.E. provides a weekly legal clinic and provides free legal representation to renters and low-income homeowners who are at risk of becoming homeless.