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Health

For people unfamiliar with the healthcare system, navigating insurance plans and providers to find quality medical coverage can seem complex, expensive, and a bit intimidating. Florida has a number of health care options available to its residents. Medicare is federal health care given to people dependent on their age (over…

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Health

Health Care Wishes and Advance Directives

Every competent adult has the fundamental right to make decisions about their own health, including the right to choose or refuse medical treatment. If you become incapacitated and can no longer make your own decisions, “advance directives” are helpful tools to enforce your health care wishes. Properly executed advance directives…

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Wills, Estates, & Powers of Attorney

Homebuyers Education

Don’t miss the opportunity of becoming a HOMEOWNER. Is homeownership for me? How do I stick with a budget and maintain my credit scores? What is the role of a realtor and a home inspector? How do I qualify for a loan? What is a home sale “Closing?” Being well-informed…

Financial Matters

Debt & Creditors

Homeless or Displaced Students

During a disaster, children may get separated from their parents or guardians. Parents may place children with friends or relatives during an emergency evacuation or until their damaged home can be restored. Other youth may be separated from their parents or guardian and be on their own entirely during this…

Issues & Rights

Student & Children’s Rights

Homeowners Insurance after Disaster

If your property was affected by a natural disaster and you had a home and/or flood insurance policy, you may file an insurance claim to determine whether you have coverage for your damages. Community Legal Services can help you file a claim and explain the insurance coverage options that are…

Financial Matters

Disaster Relief

Hope & Help Medical-Legal Partnership

In an effort to explore how medical-legal partnerships can support people living with HIV who have a history of involvement with the justice system, the Hope & Help Medical-Legal Partnership (H&H MLP) provides civil legal assistance to low-income patients of Hope & Help participating in a University of Central Florida…

Housing

Community Legal Services (CLS) provides legal information and representation to renters and homeowners to help you stay in your home. Information available here includes evictions, landlord-tenant disagreements, subsidized housing, unlawful detainers, ejectments, reverse mortgage foreclosures, mortgage foreclosures, and more.

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Housing

Housing Choice Vouchers – Subsidized Housing

Families who participate in the Housing Choice Voucher Program use vouchers issued by local Housing Authorities (HA) to rent privately-owned apartments or houses from landlords approved by the HA. Families sign leases with landlords, just as they would in private housing, and the HA pays a portion of the family’s…

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Housing

Housing Discrimination and Fair Housing Laws

Find information on Florida and federal fair housing protections, detailing how discrimination in renting, buying, lending, insurance, or housing-related services based on certain protected classes is illegal. Learn how to recognize unfair practices and what legal options and support are available.

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Fair Housing | Housing

Housing Providers and Fair Housing Laws

As a housing provider, you have an obligation to uphold fair housing laws. Individuals looking to buy or rent from you have rights under the Federal Fair Housing Act and Florida’s Fair Housing Act that protect them from housing discrimination It is just as important that you know these specific…

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Fair Housing | Housing