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Provides a hotline available for fraud reporting, for consumers, insurance, medicaid, landord/tenant issues, etc. Also offers a "Tenants Rights Guide" with information about leases, safety, repairs, and rights available to both tenants and landlords.

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Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
State Attorneys General
Insurance Fraud Reporting
Consumer Fraud Reporting
* Helps needy men, women and children through the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. This program consists of cash assistance to eligible needy families that include a minor child living with a parent (including families where both parents are in the household) or a caretaker relative. * Offers quality housing unit/repair.* Provides information and referral for DHS clients experiencing difficulties with landlords through the Landlord hotline.* Offers the employment unit that assists in job seeking services.* Provides assistance safety planning, obtaining legal documents, and securing safe shelter to TANF clients who are victims of domestic violence.

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Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Job Finding Assistance
TANF
* The attorneys and advocates of the Housing and Consumer Law Unit at the Legal Aid Society of Rochester assist clients with a variety of legal matters, including: Bankruptcy. Consumer Credit. Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure. Eviction prevention. Foreclosure Prevention. Loan modifications. Real Estate Transactions. Advanced Directives (Power of Attorney, Healthcare Proxy).

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Legal Counseling
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Provides free legal counseling and representation for low-income individuals who need assistance in civil cases including government benefits, senior legal services, federal tax issue, unemployment insurance, disability, housing landlord/tenant, family law matters, and consumers issues.

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Legal Representation
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Comprehensive Family Law Services
General Legal Aid
Eviction Prevention Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Tax Appeals/Audit Assistance
Legal Counseling
Health Law
Welfare Rights Assistance

Provides civil legal services regarding housing issues, consumer problems, income security/benefits, and language access.

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Administrative Advocacy
Pension Benefits Assistance
Workers Compensation Benefits Assistance
Welfare Rights Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Public/Subsidized Housing Appeals Assistance
Consumer Education
Community Legal Clinics
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Legislative Advocacy
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Consumer Law
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Legal Representation
Bankruptcy Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Predatory Lending Assistance
Legal Counseling
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Criminal Justice/Legal System Reform Groups
Prosecutes businesses and individuals engaged in fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or illegal trade practices.

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Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Mail Fraud Reporting
Fraud Prevention
Telemarketing Fraud Reporting
Credit Card Fraud Reporting
Housing Complaints
Home Health Care Complaints
Home Improvement/Repair Complaints
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
Automobile Complaints
Government Consumer Protection Agencies
Insurance Fraud Reporting
Internet Fraud Reporting
General Consumer Complaints
Arbitration
Provides services to prevent homelessness and facilitates the transition from homelessness to permanent housing. Provides direct housing search assistance, advocacy, financial assistance, case management, and job skills training. Offers bus tokens to homeless individuals for transportation to Department of Social Services.

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Housing Search Assistance
Homeless Transportation Programs
Homeless Drop In Centers
Street Outreach Programs
Case/Care Management
Homelessness Advocacy Groups
At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Free legal advice about civil (non-criminal) legal problems, including issues such as: consumer, including frozen bank accounts; debt problems; student loans; ID theft; car problems; utility shutoffs and other consumer problems; housing, including evictions, lockouts, security deposits, repair problems, subsidized housing, foreclosures and other housing problems; Special Education and other school ; access to healthcare; public benefits; divorce and other family matters, including child support, custody, child protective matters, and guardianship; domestic violence; elder law; employment; disability discrimination and other disability issues; unemployment benefits; welfare, Medicaid and food stamps.

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Welfare Rights Assistance
Uncontested Divorce Assistance
Legal Counseling
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Contested Divorce Assistance
advice on any type of civil (non-criminal) legal matter actual legal representation currently limited to: simple uncontested divorces SSD/SSI denials cases involving domestic violence farmworker legal issues naturalization cases evictions other legal matters referred to partner agency, Legal Services of Central New York free self-help clinics on divorce consumer law veterans Cortland County is now services out of Syracuse Office

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Community Legal Clinics
Eviction Prevention Assistance
Provides advocacy and mediation services for a variety of conflicts, such as early intervention programs, lemon law disputes, agricultural issues, probation issues, housing problems, special education programs, and more.

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Legal Information Services
Special Education Classes / Centers
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities / Delays
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley provides walk-in service at any of the offices. If you have a warrant of eviction from a marshal or a sheriff, have been denied emergency food stamps by the local Department of Social Services, or have a notice of utility cut-off, you may you may walk into any of the offices.

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Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Food Stamps / SNAP Appeals / Complaints
Provides a variety of services and assistance directed at the prevention of homelessness and preservation of housing.
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley provides walk-in service at any of the offices. If you have a warrant of eviction from a marshal or a sheriff, have been denied emergency food stamps by the local Department of Social Services, or have a notice of utility cut-off, you may you may walk into any of the offices.

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Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Food Stamps / SNAP Appeals / Complaints
Offers legal services for non-criminal matters and non-fee generating cases only. An attorney provides advice on estate planning, wills, Power of Attorney (POA) and Health Care Proxy documents, assists with consumer issues and assists with landlord/tenant disputes. The attorney does not provide court representation.

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Medicaid Appeals / Complaints
Will Preparation Assistance
Grandparent Rights
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Elder Law
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Provides mediation and arbitration services for community, parent/child, divorce, custody and visitation, and juvenile issues. A neutral third person, the mediator, facilitates discussions between the parties. The mediator helps participants develop or refine their communication skills, and teaches school children techniques for resolving disagreements. Mediators are trained conflict resolution volunteers.

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Elder Mediation
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Child Custody / Visitation Assistance
Consumer Disclosure Laws
The Hudson Valley Justice Center offers direct representation and advice to low income residents of the Hudson Valley. The office focuses on the following areas of law: Eviction defense and other landlord-tenant disputes, domestic violence, Benefits hearings for eligible citizens, Immigration, Family Law Matters.

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Domestic / Family Violence Legal Services
Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
General Legal Aid
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Immigration Courts
Provides Landlord/Tenant mediation, conflict resolution and counseling in tenant's rights.

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Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Provides educational programs, outreach activities, public presentations and services to increase community awareness of fair housing issues, advocacy on homelessness prevention, predatory lending. Fair housing laws can protect many residents from illegal discrimination in obtaining housing.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Landlord / Tenant Assistance
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Homelessness Advocacy Groups
Housing Counseling
Housing Discrimination Assistance
The Hudson Valley Justice Center (HVJC) offers individuals facing eviction across Westchester, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. direct representation and advice regardless of immigration status. HVJC will prioritize cases where clients are ineligible for other rental assistance programs.
Handles PINS petitions, support cases, respondent representation on paternity suits, orders of protection, visitation, voluntary surrender of children.

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Temporary Restraining Orders
Landlord / Tenant Assistance
Legal Services
Family Law
Child Support Assistance / Enforcement
Paternity Suits
Oversees the following services: Tenant Rights, Fair Housing and Homeownership Resources. Call for information regarding each service.

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Housing Discrimination Assistance
Homebuyer / Home Purchase Counseling
Landlord Rights Information / Counseling
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
Mortgage Delinquency and Default Counseling
Housing program that seeks affordable housing for those who are homeless, in need of new housing, or eviction prevention services.

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Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance
Housing Search Assistance
Provides a variety of services and assistance directed at the prevention of homelessness and preservation of housing.
Provides educational programs, outreach activities, public presentations and services to increase community awareness of fair housing issues. Fair housing laws can protect many residents from illegal discrimination in obtaining housing. Advocacy on homelessness prevention.

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Landlord / Tenant Assistance
Housing Counseling
Group Advocacy
Volunteer Opportunities
Housing Discrimination Assistance
Provides a hotline available for fraud reporting, for consumers, insurance, Medicaid, landlord/tenant issues, etc. Also offers a "Tenants Rights Guide" with information about leases, safety, repairs, and rights available to both tenants and landlords.

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Consumer Fraud Reporting
Welfare Fraud Reporting
Tenant Rights Information / Counseling
State Attorneys General
Insurance Fraud Reporting