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Legal Help for Housing Crisis

Get free legal advice from the Office of Housing Stability and learn about how to contact lawyers that can help you.

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The Office of Housing Stability can connect you with lawyers that can assist you if you are facing an eviction. There are also other legal resources available to renters in Boston.

Legal Clinics: Virtual and In Person

Most Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., the Office of Housing Stability hosts a virtual Legal Clinic for small landlords and tenants, where you can speak with attorneys, a landlord mediator, and OHS staff. There is commonly an in-person Legal Clinic in a branch of a Boston Public Library on the third Thursday of the month. 
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Upcoming Legal Clinics

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More Legal Resources

These agencies provide professional low-cost legal help to those in need who qualify.

Greater Boston Legal Services

Free civil legal aid to low-income people in Boston.

617-371-1234
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau

Legal services program for those with low incomes in the Boston area.

617-495-4408
Mass Legal Help

Get practical information about your legal rights in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer Referral Program

Get lawyer referral services and information at Housing Court.

617-654-0400
Volunteer Lawyer’s Project

They offer eviction help for tenants and owner-occupied landlords.

617-603-1700

Housing Crisis Help

Eviction Help
Homeless resources
Office of Housing Stability
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