ALS
The Living Center
Fair Housing Law Project
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
San Francisco Regional office: (415) 436-6532
City of San Jose
Department of Housing
(408) 277-4747
City of San Jose
Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement
(408) 277-4528
City of San Jose, Department of Housing - Rental Dispute Program
(408) 277-5431
County of Santa Clara Housing Authority
(408) 275-8770
California Mobilehome Resource and Action Association
(408) 244-8134
Emergency Housing Consortium
Reception center (24 hrs): (408) 294-2100, (408) 539-2100
San Jose Family Shelter
(408) 926-8885
Bay Area Legal Aid
(408) 283-3700
National Housing Law Project
510-251-9400 / 202/463-9461
Neighborhood Housing Services of Silicon Valley
1156 N 4th St
San Jose, CA 95112
(408) 279-2600
www.nhssv.org
Western Center on Law and Poverty
Oakland office: (510) 891-9794 ext. 125
State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs California Tenants
California Tenants - A guide to residential tenant's and Landlord's rights & responsibilities
(800) 952-5210
Nolo's Encyclopedia of Landlord and Tenant Laws
Fair Housing
HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
(800) 669-9777
Department of Fair Employment and Housing
(800) 233-3212 (Within California)
National Fair Housing Advocate
Project Sentinel Fair Housing (Complaint Investigations)
(408) 287-4663 (HOME), (888) F-A-I-R-H-O-U
Mid-Peninsula Citizen's for Fair Housing (MCFH)
(650)327-1718
Asian Law Alliance
(408) 287-9710
Fair Housing Resources on the Internet
The John Marshall Law School
Fair Housing Legal Support Center
Research Database
Predatory Lending
National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)
National Associates of Consumer Advocates (NACA)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
(888) O-U-R-A-A-R-P
HUD approved mortgage counseling services (California)
HUD predatory lending information (California)
Santa Clara County, Office of the District Attorney -
Real Estate Fraud Unit
(408) 792-2639
Santa Clara County, County Counsel's Office - Probate Unit
(408) 491-4200
California Reinvestment Committee (CRC)
(415) 864-3980
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
(408) 293-1520
Legal Advocates for Children and Youth
Mental Health Advocacy Project
Social Security Administration Offices: Santa Clara County
District Office - Downtown
280 S. First St., Suite 244
San Jose, CA 95113
800-772-1213
TTY 800-325-0778
Branch Office - Campbell Office
770 W. Hamilton Avenue
Campbell, CA 95008
800-772-1213
TTY 800-325-0778
Branch Office - South Office
6140 Cottle Road
San Jose, CA 95123
800-772-1213
TTY 800-325-0778
Branch Office - South County Office
1059 First Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
800-772-1213
TTY 800-325-0778
Bay Area Legal Aid
(408) 283-3700 or (800) 551-5554
2 West Santa Clara Street, 8th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
www.baylegal.org
Housing consumer clinic by appointment, advice, referral, and possible
representation for issues that affect income or access to health care
Debtors Rights Clinic (East San Jose Community Law Center)
(408) 288-7030
1030 The Alameda, San Jose 95126
Advice regarding unpaid bills, bankruptcy, and harassment by collecting
agencies
Pro-Bono Project
(408) 998-5298
480 N. First St.
San Jose, CA 95103
www.probonoproject.org
Bankruptcy/debtor's rights clinic, holds consumer clinic by appointment on
last Wednesday of every month from 5-7pm and holds debtor's rights clinic on
first Tuesday of every month at 5 pm
Senior Adults Legal Assistance
(408) 295-5991
SVCLS
4 North Second St., Ste. 400
San Jose, CA. 95113
www.svcls.org/senior.htm
Simple wills, estate planning, advance health care directives, elder abuse
restraining orders, medical, medicare, emergency tenant landlord
Legal Aid Society
(408) 998-5200
480 N. First St.
San Jose, CA 95103
www.legalaidsociety.org
Special Education, Family Law, Immigration, Fair Housing
Asian Law Alliance
(408) 287-9710
184 Jackson St
San Jose, CA 95112
www.asianlawalliance-ala.org
Reforms in welfare and immigration by the Federal Government, ALA has been
actively advocating for the equal treatment of immigrants.
Santa Clara County Bar Association
(408) 287-2557
4 North Second Street,
Suite 400 San Jose, California 95113
www.sccba.com
Lawyer's Referral Service/Modest Means Panel
(408) 971-6822
Next Door
(408) 279-7550
www.nextdoor.org
Restraining orders for victims of domestic violence, psychologists, group
meetings on domestic violence issues)
Support Legal Services
(800) 572-2782
Domestic violence only: restraining orders, psychologists, group meetings
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
(510)644-2555 B
Berkeley, CA 94710
www.dredf.org
Offers education, training and technical assistance to persons with
disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, lawyers, service
providers and policy makers about disability civil rights laws and policies)
Employment Law Center - Legal Aid Society
(415) 864-8848
600 Harrison Street, Suite 120
San Francisco, CA 94107
www.las-elc.org
Wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination and unpaid wages
Centro Legal De La Raza
(415) 575-3500
474 Valencia St. Suite 295
San Francisco,CA 94103
Provides free legal services pertaining to immigration, housing, employment,
and senior and youth law, and specifically targets low-income
Spanish-speaking communities.
Department of Fair Employment & Housing
(916) 227-2837
(800) 884-1684
Immigration Rights Clinic
(408) 288-7030
600 Harrison Street, Suite 120
San Francisco, CA 94107
www.las-elc.org
Family based immigration, deportation, and immigration procedures,
consultation provided on Wednesday afternoons from 1-4.
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