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Problems with a Legal Contract

A contract is an agreement between people or legal entities, such as a business or an organization, in which one party agrees to perform a service or provide goods in exchange for money or other goods or services. A person, company, or other legal entity who signs a contract is…

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Debt & Creditors

Public Benefits

Para español, haga clic aquí. To help reduce poverty and provide better access to health care for those who need it, the government has assistance programs known as “public benefits.” These programs include Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP, also known as “food stamps”), Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. Public benefits…

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Public Benefits

Public Charge (Immigrant Rights)

If you are applying for immigration status as a lawful permanent resident (LPR) or to enter the U.S. on a visa, USCIS may review your application to determine if you are “likely at any time to become a public charge.” A new final public charge rule went into effect on…

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Public Benefits

Public Housing

The government helps pay for housing under specific circumstances. This is called “subsidized housing,” and there are several different types of programs available. The most common subsidized housing programs are: Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, Project-Based Section 8, Section 202, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Each year, the United States…

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Housing

Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications

It is illegal for housing providers to discriminate against you based on your mental, physical, or intellectual disability. Actions such as denying you housing or a mortgage, denying a reasonable accommodation or modification request, or not providing accessible units for multi-family homes built after 1991 are considered discriminatory when based…

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Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Benefits)

Reemployment Assistance is simply the current name for what used to be known as “unemployment compensation,” or what people mean when they say they have received “unemployment pay.” The purpose of Reemployment Assistance benefits is to give temporary financial relief to workers who are unemployed through no fault of their…

Removal of a Guardian Advocate

Certain developmental disabilities can make it difficult or even impossible for a person to properly manage all areas of their life. Often, when someone with a developmental disability — such as intellectual disability, spina bifida, autism, Down syndrome or cerebral palsy — turns 18, a guardian advocate is appointed to…

Rental Assistance and Other Resources

Thousands of low income and vulnerable people across Central Florida turn to CLSMF for legal assistance related to protection of their livelihoods, their health, and their families. The following page includes links to information and resources where Central Floridians can find many types of necessary and valuable resources. We highly…

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Disaster Relief

Rental Property Problems after Disaster

If you rent a home or an apartment that was damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster, you may experience problems with your landlord or struggle to have repairs completed on your residence. When a rented property is damaged due to a disaster, it is common to have questions about…

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Housing

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Disaster Relief

Renters’ Rights and Evictions

A tenant is the person who lives in a rented space. The landlord is the owner or manager of that rental space. If you pay rent to a landlord, you are a tenant. It does not matter whether you pay your rent weekly, monthly, or at other regular periods. It…

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