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  • Housing Providers and Fair Housing Laws

    As a housing provider, you have an obligation to uphold fair housing laws. Individuals looking to buy or rent from you have rights under the Federal Fair Housing Act and Florida’s Fair Housing Act that protect them from housing discrimination It is just as important that you know these specific…

    Family & Personal

    Fair Housing | Housing

  • Identity Theft

    There are many ways a criminal can steal your identity, but they all boil down to the same idea: When someone uses your personal or financial information to harm you or defraud an institution, they have committed identity theft. This information could be as public as your address or phone…

    Issues & Rights

    Fraud & Unfair Agreements

  • Income-Based Health Care (Medicaid)

    If you or your family are struggling to get healthcare and have limited financial resources, Medicaid might be able to give you the assistance you need.  Medicaid provides health coverage to millions of low-income people and families, including parents and caretakers, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities.…

  • Juvenile Expungement (Sealing Criminal Records)

    Having a publicly available criminal history can be an obstacle to those trying to get an education, find housing, or build a career. Under some circumstances, people in the state of Florida can petition to have their criminal history sealed or expunged.  Having your criminal record “sealed” means that it…

  • Landlords in Foreclosure

    Your Landlord is Facing Foreclosure If the person who owns the home that you are renting does not make their mortgage loan payments, they may end up in foreclosure — a lawsuit where their lender attempts to have the court sell off the property to pay off the loan. This…

    Family & Personal

    Housing

    Financial Matters

    Debt & Creditors

  • Last Will and Testament

    A properly executed Last Will & Testament allows you to make the decisions about your property instead of allowing the courts to do so. A Last Will and Testament is a written legal document that tells how you would like to distribute your “estate” after your death. Your estate includes…

  • Legal Advice Helpline

    CLS HELPline 1-800-405-1417 Community Legal Services (CLS) Helpline is an intake and attorney-staffed telephone advice, brief services, pro se, and referral system serving low income individuals, seniors, and other vulnerable people with civil legal issues throughout Central Florida. The attorneys who answer Helpline calls provide eligible clients with immediate brief…

    Issues & Rights

    Issues & Rights

  • Legal Help for Older Adults

    Community Legal Services provides legal services at no-cost to people age 60 and over through funding from the Older Americans Act. These grants are intended to help keep central Florida older adults living healthy, independent lives. Community Legal Services also offers specialized legal services for people who are age 55…

    Issues & Rights

    Older Adults

  • Lending Discrimination

    Your race, color, religion, gender, familial status, or national origin should never affect your ability to qualify for a mortgage — this concept is called “fair lending.” Fair lending is a right provided to you by the Federal Fair Housing Act, with equal protections offered by Florida’s Fair Housing Act.…

    Family & Personal

    Fair Housing | Housing