HOUSING
SEOLS helps people with legal problems in a variety of ways, such as legal information, advice, or representation. SEOLS’s Housing Team may be able to help with the following housing issues:
- Eviction
- Grievance/Informal meeting (if you have rent-subsidized housing)
- Lockouts by landlord without court order
- Utility shutoff by landlord without court order
- Retaliation by landlord
- Concerns related to domestic violence
- Discrimination based on protected classes (race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability)
- Lead poisoning issues
- Mobile home tenant and owner issues
- Foreclosures (Visit the Consumer Problems Tab in Resource Center)
- Land contract issues
- Eviction record sealings
- Security Deposits (Go to SEOLS Resource Center)
- Conditions/Rent Escrow issues
- Small Claims lawsuit by landlord
Visit the Resource Center for information about: Getting your security deposit back; A guide for getting your landlord to make necessary repairs and starting an Escrow account; How to respond to an eviction complaint if you are sued for money and claims of property damage; A guide for responding in Small Claims Court if you sued for money by a landlord.
SEOLS may be able to represent you if:
- You receive a subsidy or voucher and received a notice to leave
- If you have been locked out of your home or your utilities have been shut off
- If you received court papers
For any of these issues, call our Intake Line at 844-302-1800 or fill out the online Intake Form AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
If you live in Washington, Athens, Fairfield, or Delaware Counties and received court papers for eviction, you may be eligible to receive assistance through our Tenant Advocacy Project. Please call our Intake Line at 844-302-1800 or fill out the online Intake Form AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SEOLS helps people with legal problems in a variety of ways, such as legal information, advice, or representation. SEOLS’s Housing Team may be able to help with the following housing issues:
- Eviction
- Grievance/Informal meeting (if you have rent-subsidized housing)
- Lockouts by landlord without court order
- Utility shutoff by landlord without court order
- Retaliation by landlord
- Concerns related to domestic violence
- Discrimination based on protected classes (race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, disability)
- Lead poisoning issues
- Mobile home tenant and owner issues
- Foreclosures (Visit the Consumer Problems Tab in Resource Center)
- Land contract issues
- Eviction record sealings
- Security Deposits (Go to SEOLS Resource Center)
- Conditions/Rent Escrow issues
- Small Claims lawsuit by landlord
Visit the Resource Center for information about: Getting your security deposit back; A guide for getting your landlord to make necessary repairs and starting an Escrow account; How to respond to an eviction complaint if you are sued for money and claims of property damage; A guide for responding in Small Claims Court if you sued for money by a landlord.
SEOLS may be able to represent you if:
- You receive a subsidy or voucher and received a notice to leave
- If you have been locked out of your home or your utilities have been shut off
- If you received court papers
For any of these issues, call our Intake Line at 844-302-1800 or fill out the online Intake Form AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
If you live in Washington, Athens, Fairfield, or Delaware Counties and received court papers for eviction, you may be eligible to receive assistance through our Tenant Advocacy Project. Please call our Intake Line at 844-302-1800 or fill out the online Intake Form AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.