Housing

Downloads & Brochures

To download the brochures and information sheets, click on the links below. All materials are in Adobe PDF.

Rent Escrow Information

• Trouble with Housing Conditions?
• The Do’s and Don’ts of Rent Escrow
• How to Prepare for Your Rent Escrow Hearing

Return of the Security Deposit Information and Sample Letter to Landlord

• Return of Security Deposit Packet

Tenant Know Your Rights

• Know Your Rights: Words You Should Know
• Know Your Rights: What the Tenant Must Do
• Know Your Rights: What the Law Requires of Your Landlord
• Know Your Rights: What the Landlord Cannot Do
• Know Your Rights: Utility Shut Offs and Lock Outs
• Know Your Rights: Security Deposit
• Know Your Rights: Rent Escrow
• Know Your Rights: Paying Rent
• Know Your Rights: Moving In
• Know Your Rights: Lead-Based Paint Hazards
• Know Your Rights: When Your Landlord Doesn't Make Repairs
  
  

The Tenant Eviction Relief Project & Tenant Information Hotline is ready to take your calls! ABLE advocates provide a full range of services, including client intake and assessment of eviction defenses, investigation, litigation, and community legal education. For more information, click here.

If your landlord has sued you for eviction and you can’t find or afford an attorney, you have the right to file a response. The link below will take you to another website – where you can get help in creating an Answer to an eviction. This program will ask you questions about the Complaint – be sure to follow the dates on the eviction papers. The information and documents you receive are based upon what you provide.

Eviction Answer Form

NOTE: The program does not provide legal advice or individual legal help from an attorney. It will help you prepare your own Answer to an eviction.

The link below will take you to another website – where you can get help in preparing a letter to your landlord or forms to file in court for the return of your security deposit. The information and documents you receive are based upon the information you provide.

Return Of Security Deposit Form

NOTE: The program does not provide legal advice or individual legal help from an attorney. It will help you prepare the papers you need to request the return of your security deposit.

A poverty affidavit may be used to seek a waiver of the prepayment of fees that are usually charged to file documents with a clerk of court when filing a case in court. The poverty affidavit must show that you cannot afford to pay the filing fees. The link below will take you to another website – where you can get help in creating a poverty affidavit. This program will ask you questions about your financial situation. The information and documents you receive are based upon what you provide.

Poverty Affidavit Form

NOTE: The program does not provide legal advice or individual legal help from an attorney. It will help you prepare your own poverty affidavit that you can file with the clerk of court without an attorney.