Neighborhood Legal Services - Niagara Falls Site | Neighborhood Legal Services - Niagara Falls Site

Offers legal assistance in the following areas: - Disability: Offers disability rights services and legal advice/representation to developmentally disabled individuals and others. - Family Problems: Provides assistance with kinship custody and assistance for victims of domestic violence. - Housing Problems: * Until further notice, the Housing Unit can only provide assistance with ERAP application issues and illegal lockout emergencies (ex: landlord changed locks, stopped a utility, etc. without going to court); cannot assist with any other housing-related issues at this time.* Typically helps tenants who are facing eviction or who have been locked out of their apartments. Helps people who are applying for public or subsidized housing who have been denied, or tenants in public or subsidized housing who are worried about losing their subsidy or who have questions about how their rent has been calculated. Helps tenants whose landlords are not making necessary repairs and who are forced to live under unsafe or hazardous conditions. Also provides legal assistance and advocacy to people who have encountered discrimination while looking for housing, or during their tenancy. - Entitlements Advocacy: Assists tenants with welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, SSI, and utilities.

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211 Western New York

Physical Address

225 Old Falls St, Niagara Falls, NY 14303

Voice

(716) 284-8831

Main Phone

Voice

(888) 869-6576

24-Hour COVID-19 Legal Helpline

Voice

(716) 284-8831

Main Phone

Voice

(888) 869-6576

24-Hour COVID-19 Legal Helpline

Fax

(716) 284-8040

Fax

Fax

(716) 284-8040

Fax

Application process

Call.

Fee

Free.

Eligibility

Indigent residents of Niagara County. Clients must meet income eligibility guidelines.

Service area

Niagara County, NY

Agency info

Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.