Issues We Can Help With


Homeowner

Issues with paying your rent or mortgage, housing subsidies and public housing, eviction, and other problems with your apartment, mobile home, or house.


Consumer

Issues people face regarding money, insurance, consumer goods and contracts, taxes, document replacement, price gouging and small claims about quality of service.


Employment

Issues related to working at a job, including discrimination and harassment, worker’s compensation, workers rights, safety getting paid, pensions, being fired, and more.


Disaster Assistance

Issues related to natural disasters and public health emergencies. Includes getting benefits and assistance, clearing title to property, and dealing with insurance.


Landlord/Tenant

Issues with paying your rent, landlord-tenant issues, eviction, and other problems with your apartment, mobile home, or house.

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Disaster Legal Assistance Hotline

Free hotline for people affected by the wildfires in California. Leave a voicemail and an attorney will call you back.

(888) 382 -3406

 

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California Free Legal Answers

Write your legal question relating to COVID-19 or the recent wildfires and a lawyer will write you a free answer.

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Disaster Deadlines

FEMA Deadline

November 8th

Apply for FEMA

Disaster

Unemployment

Assistance Deadline

November 30th

 

Apply for Unemployment Assistance

Small Business Administration

Assistance Deadline

Physical Damage: October 25th

Economic Injury: May 24, 2022

Apply for SBA Assistance

Disaster Information

For information about a particular disaster, choose one of these

2021 Northern California Wildfires
Find information regarding 2021 Northern California wildfire legal issues.

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2021 Southern California Wildfires
Find information regarding 2021 Southern California wildfire legal issues.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Find information regarding COVID-19 legal issues.

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CZU Lightning Complex
San Mateo & Santa Cruz Counties

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North Complex and Willow Fires
Butte, Plumas and Yuba County

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Glass Fire
Napa & Sonoma Counties

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Glass Fire
Napa & Sonoma Counties

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Valley Fire
San Diego County

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To view information pages for other disasters click here 

Disaster Resources

California Helping Handbooks click here

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