Provides legal services to those who meet our case selection and financial adequacy requirements. Accepts clients regardless of their current immigration status. The clinic provides free legal advice to low-income people living within the clinic`s boundaries. KBCLS` boundaries are the south side of Bloor Street to Lake Ontario, the east side of Ossington Avenue/Strachan Avenue and the west side of Yonge Street. Legal services range from legal advice to representation before the courts in the areas of law we practice. The hotline offers 30 minutes of free legal assistance and telephone advice on civil cases, including: The Federation of Subway Tenants` Associations is a non-profit organization that advocates for better rights for tenants through information and education. Walk-in clinic. Free and confidential summary legal advice and recommendations in a positive and inclusive LGBTQ2S space. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Free legal advice for low-income people living in the Lake Ontario area south to York Mills/401 in the north and from Yonge Street/Don River in the west to Victoria Park Avenue in the east. Provides free legal advice to low-income, non-English-speaking clients in Ontario`s Chinese, Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian communities. CLEO provides clear, accurate and practical information about legal rights to help people understand and exercise their legal rights. Services are available free of charge to low-income individuals and University of Toronto students who require assistance with a legal matter that falls within the clinic`s areas of practice. Can help tenants raise concerns, negotiate with the landlord and file claims with the Landlord and Tenant Board and Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. We do not assist social housing tenants on matters covered by the Housing Services Act, 2011 with respect to income-related rent subsidies (e.g. finding subsidy overpayments, income and asset audits, transfer applications). If you need help with a GIR issue, please contact your local legal clinic.
The Landlord and Tenant Board is the court that decides disputes between landlords and tenants. If you can`t wait for a legal representative to call you back, or if you don`t have a callback number, envoyez-lsrs@lso.ca an email. Or, if you are in crisis or in custody, call 1-855-947-5255 or 416-947-5255, Monday to Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. The committee`s website contains information on housing law, forms for landlords and tenants to use, and an FAQ page that answers common questions about housing law and committee processes. The Tenant Duty Counsel Program (PTDP) is a CATO program funded by Legal Aid Ontario. We fund 30 legal clinics across the province to provide PCTD services – a walk-in service available at locations across Ontario where the Landlord and Tenant Committee holds its hearings. The clinic will act for tenants only and help to: Phone: 416-285-4460 Leave a message with your name, phone number, and a brief summary of your legal problem PCTD staff also notify tenants who have been illegally locked out or who have sheriff`s notices or eviction orders. The Ontario Coalition for Community Mediation is a group of community mediation service providers who offer free help resolving conflicts or disagreements. Community mediation is not a legal procedure.
Topics that may be appropriate for community mediation include conflicts between neighbors, landlords and tenants, as well as in schools and workplaces. They have a list of affiliates that you can contact if you are interested in finding mediation services. If you have a problem with your landlord, you may need legal help before there is a hearing with the landlord and tenants` panel. For low-income tenants, this assistance is provided by community legal clinics, located in all major cities. Find your legal clinic. Downsview Community Legal Services is a community legal clinic that provides free legal assistance to disadvantaged people living in the Downsview area. If you have a problem with your landlord, you may be eligible for free legal aid. CCHR is an organization that works with tenants primarily by phone and email. Tenant Service Advisors assist tenants who do not have a lawyer on the day of their hearing with the Landlord and Tenant Committee. The Landlord and Tenant Board is the court that decides disputes between landlords and tenants. Some clinics can help you with immigration and refugee issues or debt and consumer issues.
During the COVID-19 situation, many community legal clinics no longer meet people in person, but offer telephone services. Call ahead for more information. Community legal clinics provide information, advice and representation on a variety of legal issues, including housing and social assistance. Some legal clinics don`t deal with all of these issues, but staff may be able to refer you to someone who can help. Community legal clinics are staffed by lawyers, community lawyers and sometimes law students. Legal Aid Ontario funds legal clinics across Ontario. There are two types of legal clinics: community legal clinics and specialized legal clinics. If you have a legal question, call the office and speak to a front desk attendant. Appointment only as needed. Walk-in services (Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.) are temporarily unavailable due to COVID-19. CHRC`s human rights services include assistance to tenants who: Public defenders are lawyers and legal staff paid by Legal Aid Ontario.
You can: Some specialized legal clinics offer free legal advice to certain low-income groups: Housing staff can help you find good housing. Use the StarRez portal to apply for residency or log in to the Off-Campus Housing Search Tool to search for rental properties and find roommates. Attend our events or meet us in person to help you with your apartment search and learn more about your tenant rights. Provides free legal advice on landlord and tenant issues to low-income people living in the West Toronto area, among others. WTCLS can provide you with legal advice, help you fill out forms, represent you before certain courts and tribunals, and refer you to other authorities if we are unable to assist you. We can help tenants raise concerns, negotiate with the landlord and file claims with the Landlord and Tenant Board and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. PCLS is a community legal clinic and teaching clinic that provides free legal and other services to low-income people in the community. We help rental housing tenants resolve a wide range of legal issues, including: Provides a variety of legal services to low-income residents living in “West” Scarborough (east of Victoria Park Avenue, west of Midland and south of Steeles Avenue East) who are financially eligible. The CFSA Legal Support Centre has a virtual legal clinic open to the people of Ontario on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is run by volunteer lawyers who can provide a free 20-minute consultation on certain immigration, family and housing law issues.
Get free advice from the Landlord and Tenant Committee on the day of your scheduled hearing. Provides free legal advice and assistance to low-income individuals living within the boundaries of the catchment area: If you have a telephone hearing during the COVID-19 situation, you can register for free legal advice at tdc.acto.ca or by calling 1-877-374-0391. Downtown Legal Services is both a community legal clinic and a clinical training program run by the University of Toronto`s Faculty of Law. Their free services are provided by law students who work under the strict supervision of specialized lawyers. Their services are available to low-income people living in Toronto and fee-paying students at the University of Toronto. The Law Society of Ontario offers an online Law Society referral service that gives you the name of a lawyer or licensed paralegal who provides free legal advice in any area of law for up to 30 minutes. Find the clinic near you with your postal code. Here is a list of community legal clinics near you. Admission to the Legal Clinic takes place: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CERA is a not-for-profit charitable organization that advocates for housing rights and human rights by educating individuals and communities, promoting progressive and inclusive housing laws and policies, and providing legal information and services to marginalized Ontarians. Most help for: If you have a low income, you may be eligible for free legal aid from a community legal clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario.
Use our search tool to find a legal clinic near you. LAO has 4 free regional helplines that can give information and legal advice in French to people in your area over the phone: a lawyer in your area can advise you free of charge for up to 30 minutes. You can ask for a lawyer who speaks your language or a lawyer who accepts legal aid certificates. If you are unable to use the Online Service (for example, You are in a shelter or remote community without internet access), you can also call them via the hotline. This line is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. Phone: 416-861-0677, ext. 702 (leave a message). Landlord Support Centre staff inform and advise landlords by phone, email and in person to clients who visit the office about their rights and obligations under The Residential Tenancies Act, the provincial law that governs tenancy relationships in Ontario. Staff also advise landlords on how to enforce their rights through notices, mediations and applications to the Landlord and Tenant Board.
You can also talk to a lawyer in a Landlord and Tenant Committee office.