Before & After: House #3

This abandoned house was owned by a company in Australia. Legal Aid worked with volunteer attorneys to file an Abandoned Housing Act lawsuit on behalf of the neighborhood association. Once the Court granted entry to the property, the neighborhood and their contractors found that the property had sustained significant fire damage. The contractors—a father-son team…

Before & After: House #1

The Tri-Blenheim Neighborhood Association approached Legal Aid about this dilapidated house in 2016. Legal Aid worked with a volunteer attorney to file an Abandoned Housing Act lawsuit. Under court supervision, the contractor—a dedicated community partner who lives just a few blocks from the property—began work in late 2019. The contractor has since completed all repairs…

Before & After: House #4

After the owner of this vacant house passed away, the title changed hands several times due to fraudulently recorded deeds. A volunteer attorney from Lathrop GPM helped the Tri-Blenheim Neighborhood Association file an Abandoned Housing Act lawsuit to clear title and abate nuisance conditions. The neighborhood’s rehabilitation partners completed all repair work and later sold…

Thank You 2021 Year-End Donors!

Throughout the pandemic, our work-from-home companions got to see firsthand all the good work we do for our clients as a result of your support. They were impressed and decided they want to be the ones to thank you for your year-end donations! (It’s the least they could do!)

Thank you pro bono attorneys

Thank you pro bono attorneys

THANK YOU PRO BONO ATTORNEYS During this season of gratitude, we want to take this opportunity to let you know you’re appreciated. Although your extraordinary gift of service means more than words can express, we can say: it is because of you that problems have been solved, it is because of you that lives have been changed, and…

Migrant Farmworker Outreach 9/20/21

The 9/20/21 Monday Night Migrant Farmworkers Outreach had something for everyone!   Orrick Christian Church volunteers brought in an enormous barbeque contraption and hosted a cookout for the workers and their families. Legal Aid staff members Erin Bartling, Kate Macan, and Helen Perez answered questions about Legal Aid. Representatives from the Mexican Consulate were also on…