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About Stay Housed LA

Apply for Legal Help

Find a Workshop

Learn How Evictions Work

Learn how to defend yourself from eviction

Self-Help Eviction Defense

<h2>Before you begin</h2>

To be eligible for free legal services you MUST live in Los Angeles County. If you do not live in Los Angeles County, please check out our page about the eviction process, which includes information about state law.

Stay Housed LA has income limits for legal services. We also have limited staffing and are not able to guarantee representation to every tenant who is income eligible and completes an intake. We are prioritizing services for tenants who live in the zip codes listed <a href="/priority-zip-codes">here</a>. If you are not in one of these zip codes, you can still apply, but you are less likely to get an attorney to represent you.

You can still understand and protect your rights with other resources! For eviction self-help materials, visit our <a href="/self-help-eviction-defense">self-help page</a>. To attend a workshop and learn more about your rights, sign up <a href="/workshops">here</a>.

PLEASE do not enter multiple requests for legal services as this slows our team down. If you need additional services, please contact the legal server provider you already spoke to. Unfortunately, we cannot transfer clients to another legal service provider.

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	<li>The information you enter in this website will be shared between the organizations that make up Stay Housed LA, the County of Los Angeles, and their third party evaluator.</li>
	<li>No attorney-client relationship is formed by filling out this website form.</li>
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If you need assistance applying for legal services, call the Stay Housed LA hotline at 1-888-694-0040.

Your address is in Los Angeles County. Click next to continue.

Your address is not in Los Angeles County. Stay Housed LA only serves residents of Los Angeles County.

The Notice to Vacate is the last step in a legal eviction process. Have you gotten a Notice to Vacate?
<img alt="Notice to vacate" src="eviction-notice.png" />

You were served a &ldquo;Summons&rdquo; and a &ldquo;Complaint-Unlawful Detainer&rdquo;. They are usually served together. This is the eviction lawsuit.
<div class="flex flex-row"><img alt="Summons - Unlawful detainer-eviction" src="summons-page1.jpg" /><img alt="Summons - Unlawful detainer-eviction" src="summons-page2.jpg" /></div>

<h2>Income Eligibility Information</h2>

Please input information about your income to determine whether you are eligible for free legal services.

Thank you for reaching out to Stay Housed LA

Unfortunately, tenants who do not have an active eviction case or do not meet our income requirements are not eligible for legal representation through Stay Housed LA.

However, anyone can attend an educational event where we provide information about the eviction process and your rights as a tenant in Los Angeles County.

See the workshops below that are relevant to you. If you want to have a one-on-one conversation with a legal professional, make sure to sign up for a clinic.

Based on the information you provided, you are eligible for free legal services.

Please fill out the form below to be connected with a legal service provider and a community-based organization in your area.

Contact Information

By selecting &quot;text&quot; as a preferred method of contact, you agree to receive text messages from Stay Housed LA. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies.

Apply for free legal services to help with eviction in Los Angeles County. 

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Join this workshop to learn more about your rights as a tenant in the County of LA. We’ll go over the COVID-19 Emergency Protections that apply to County tenants, the eviction process, and what to do if you are experiencing harassment. There will be a general Q&A at the end of the presentation.

County of Los Angeles

LA County Tenant Rights Workshop

Eviction Process

Know Your Rights

Rent Control Protections for LA County

Get help with using the Tenant Power Toolkit, an online resource that lets tenants create an answer and other initial paperwork for their eviction case. The Toolkit can be used at any time by tenants on their own. This workshop is for people who need in-person assistance to access or properly use this resource.

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City of Los Angeles

Tenant Power Toolkit: In-Person Answer Workshop

Eviction Defense

En Español - Join us for a Spanish virtual workshop to learn more about your rights as a tenant in the City of Los Angeles.

City of Los Angeles: Know Your Rights Workshop

Join us for the Eviction Trial Prep workshop, open to tenants in Los Angeles County. We will review the Eviction Process, trial, and settlement, and how to gather and present evidence. This workshop is for people who have received a summons and complaint who do not have legal representation. 

Únase a nosotres para el taller de preparación para el juicio de desalojo, abierto a inquilines en el condado de Los Ángeles. Revisaremos el proceso de desalojo, el juicio y el acuerdo, y cómo reunir y presentar pruebas. Este taller es para personas que han recibido citatorio y denuncia que no cuentan con representación legal.

LA County Eviction Trial Prep Workshop || Taller de preparación para el juicio de desalojo del Condado de Los Ángeles

Eviction Trial

General tenants rights in the County of Los Angeles.

LA County Tenants Know Your Rights Workshop (LA CAN)

Tenants Support Space

Join this workshop to learn more about tenants rights in the City of Los Angeles. We’ll go over the COVID-19 Emergency Protections that apply to City of Los Angeles tenants, the eviction process, and what to do if you experience landlord harassment.

LA City Know Your Rights Workshop (LA CAN)

In-person legal clinic for tenants in the city of Los Angeles, with a focus on Council District 10. Clínica legal en persona para inquilinos en la ciudad de Los Ángeles, con un enfoque en el Distrito 10 del Consejo.

City of Los Angeles: In-Person Tenant Legal Clinic

Habitability

Rent Control Protections for the City of LA

Join us to learn more about your rights as a renter in Los Angeles County and Los Angeles City! This presentation is a bilingual Spanish workshop to prepare you for the eviction process. 

LA County and City Tenant Rights Workshop

Join us to learn more about 1) general rights regarding habitability, harassment, and security deposits; 2) how tenants can use small claims court when their rights have been violated. This presentation will cover tenants rights under state law and will not discuss the COVID-19 tenant protections or the eviction process. 

Tenants Rights and Small Claims Court

Small Claims Workshop

This workshop covers the eviction process, including trial and settlement.

Eviction Trial Workshop

Join us for a virtual workshop to learn more about your rights as a tenant in the County of Los Angeles.

County of Los Angeles:  Know Your Rights Workshop

Join this workshop to learn more about renter’s rights in the County of LA. We’ll cover the COVID-19 Emergency Protections, the eviction process, and what to do if your landlord is harassing you.

LA COUNTY TENANTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOP

Join us to learn more about your rights as a renter in Los Angeles County! This presentation is a bilingual Spanish workshop to prepare you for the eviction process. 

The Eviction Process (Bilingual Spanish)

This webinar will provide an overview of the process after your small claims rental debt hearing( including post judgment, contesting a judgment, paying a rental debt court judgment, and collection methods). 

After Your Rental Debt Hearing in Small Claims

 Join us to learn more about your rights as a renter in Unincorporated Los Angeles County!

Unincorporated LA County Tenant Rights Workshop

In this workshop you will  learn about Tenant's rights in the City of Los Angeles, what is left of the COVID-19 Emergency tenant protections, the eviction process & how Stay Housed LA can help. 

En este taller aprenderás sobre los derechos del Inquilina/os en la ciudad de Los Ángeles, lo que queda de las protecciones para inquilinos de emergencia de COVID-19, el proceso de desalojo y cómo Stay Housed LA puede ayudar.

LA City Know Your Rights Workshop / Taller Conozca Sus Derechos De La Ciudad De LA

Este taller es presencial en Boyle Heights. Hay interpretación disponible por Zoom. || This workshop is in Spanish, with English interpretation over Zoom.