Assists individuals or families who are at immediate risk of homelessness and seeking emergency shelter to identify safe, alternate housing arrangements, and if necessary, connect them with community referrals to help them obtain or return to housing.
Provides assistance to prevent individuals from losing their housing and becoming homeless. This may include helping them preserve their current housing situation or identifying alternate appropriate housing options. The program provides short-term assistance via in-home case management services for up to three months. The focus of the program is o...
Aims to help low-income households resolve a crisis that would otherwise lead to a loss of housing.Services may include:--Financial assistance with rent and/or utility payments (those with shut-off and eviction notices)--Short-term financial assistance--Housing counseling and guidance--Conflict resolution and mediation with landlords/friends/family...
Provides education, information, and referrals to landlords and tenants regarding their rights and responsibilities. Also help to explain eviction notices, talk about how to terminate tenancy, explain repairs/maintenance, and explain deposits. Home Inc. is not a legal service and does not have the ability to enforce any laws.Can provide information...
Investigates discrimination in housing as related to rental, sales, and lending transactions.Inservice programs on fair housing laws for housing providers, human service agencies, etc.Public education to help the public understand how the Fair Housing Laws protect people.Community program development to address housing discrimination.Information on...
Accessline provides free legal advice, brief service and representation to low-income people on areas such as: consumer law, family law, housing law, public benefits, disability benefits, employment/unemployment, public benefits, clearing a criminal history and educational rights.After contacting one of the hotlines, cases may be referred to Legal ...
Housing Authority, Section 8, HUD Housing, rental assistance and rental deposit through Section 8 and other housing programs.
Connects anyone experiencing homelessness with landlords willing to rent to them through their Case Manager. Provides landlord with ongoing support and addresses issues that come up with the goal to keep individuals housed.
Housing search assists renters, near-homeless, those at-risk of homelessness and homeless individual and families in search of safe and affordable housing and maintenance.Educates tenants on housing rights, tenant legal reviews, responsibilities, Smart Change Financial Enrichment and housing options.Housing counseling/case advocates serve clients w...
Provides answers about rights of landlords and renters; provides inspections, code enforcement, and responds to complaints.
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide...
Mediation Services:a. Family (divorce,child custody/visitation, parenting plans)b. Intergenerational issues (elder care - daily or long term care, guardianship/powerof attorney, financial issues, visitation of grandchildren)c. Restorative justice - victim/offenderd. Business and Consumer matterse. Employment and work place concernsf. Landlord/Tenan...
Mediation for dispute settlement, such as divorce, child custody, small claims, consumer business, tenant/landlord, estate settlement and planning, debt, etc.Elder mediation with families of elderly to make decisions.Juvenile parole/probation mediation when conflict in the youth's life increases the risk of further law violation or incarceration.Of...
Schedules meetings with disputing parties in safe, neutral, barrier-free settings.Examples of parties the agency works with: families experiencing the crisis of divorce to reach peaceful custody and parenting agreements juvenile offenders, to see the harm caused by their crimes, rebuild trust and reduce recidivism neighbors facing property disputes...
Provides legal representation in civil cases for low-income eligible Story County residents including: Civil Protective Orders (Domestic, Sexual, and Elder Abuse) Dissolution of Marriage Child Custody Child Support Visitation Will Power of Attorney Paternity Guardianship Conservatorship Debtor/Creditor Landlord/Tenant Unemployment Benefits Appeals
Provides answers about rights of landlords and renters; provides inspections, code enforcement, and responds to complaints.
Provide assistance to landlords in being licensed and to register all of their residential properties within the city limits.
Provides answers about rights of landlords and renters; provides inspections, code enforcement, and responds to complaints.
Provides assistance to landlords in being licensed and to register all of their residential properties within the city limits.
Assist landlords with rental licensing requirements. Also assist tenants with non-responsive landlords in regards to maintaining the unit/structure.
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