Brochures, Handbooks & Fliers

 

TOPICS

  ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE
  BATTERED IMMIGRANTS
  CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
  COURTS
  DISABILITIES
  DIVORCE
  DISASTERS
  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
  EDUCATION
  EMPLOYMENT
  ENVIRONMENT
  FAMILY
  FARMWORKERS
  FINANCES
  HOUSING
  LEGAL AID OF NC - GENERAL
  MEDICAID
  MEDICARE PART D
  MEDICAL
  SENIORS
  WILLS

ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE

BATTERED IMMIGRANTS

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

[Also click here to view the  "Legal Information & Comments" articles on the LANC Advocates for Children's Services' publications webpage.]
 

COURTS

DISABILITIES

  •   "Disability Rights North Carolina" (organization)
    ...a tri-fold publication that describes the services of Disability Rights North Carolina (formerly named "Carolina Legal Services"), which is a private, nonprofit organization in North Carolina that works to improve the lives of people with disabilities by protecting their rights. [brochure developed and distributed by Disability Rights North Carolina]
     

DISASTERS

DIVORCE

  •   "Absolute Divorce, Pro Se Plus Clinic"
    ...This 15-page document was developed by the LANC-Asheville Office for low-income residents of Buncombe County who participate in the Pro Se Plus Divorce Clinic. The document provides a summary of divorce law in North Carolina and instructions for filing the necessary forms in Buncombe County District Court for clinic participants.  To determine eligibility for the clinic and to receive forms for divorce, please contact the LANC-Asheville Office during the designated intake hours.
     
  •   "Separation and Divorce"
    ...a publication from the NC Bar Association's "This Is The Law" pamphlet series.  The purpose of this pamphlet is to explain the law of separation and divorce by answering frequently asked questions on those matters.
    [To view additional brochures from the NCBA's "This Is The Law" pamphlet series, click here.]
     

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT

ENVIRONMENT

FAMILY

FARMERWORKER ISSUES

FINANCES

HOUSING

  •   "Bond Requirement When Appealing a Small Claims Court Judgment" (information sheet; one page; pdf document)
    ...If you appeal a magistrate’s judgment for eviction and you do not petition to file as a poor person, then you will be required to pay the following to the clerk..."
     
  •   "Buying a Home"  (pdf document)
    ...a publication from the NC Bar Association's "This Is The Law" pamphlet series.  This pamphlet has been prepared to inform you of some of the considerations to be made in purchasing a home in North Carolina.
    [To view additional brochures from the NCBA's "This Is The Law" pamphlet series, click here.]
     
  •   "Domestic Violence and Assisted Housing - The Violence Against Women Act" (pdf document)
    ...a publication from the National Housing Law Project that discusses how the VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) may be of help to victims of domestic violence.
     
  •   "Earned Income Disregard" (information sheet; one page;
    pdf document) 
    ....If you live in public housing and go to work, then you may be entitled to a twelve –(12) month rent freeze. Public housing residents are eligible for this rent freeze if their income increased after..."
     
  •   "Foreclosure" (information sheet; one page; pdf document)
    ...This information provides comments on components of the foreclosure process, including "Notice of Foreclosure Hearing," "Notice of Sale" (and "Sale Procedure"), and "Effect of Bankruptcy on Foreclosure."
     
  •   "Grievance Hearing with Public Housing Authority" (information sheet; one page; pdf document)
    ...Before a Public Housing Authority (PHA)  can evict a tenant, it must provide the tenant with a written lease termination.  This notice must explain in detail the reason(s) for the termination.  It also must notify the tenant the date when the lease is terminated.
     
  •   "How to Appeal a Magistrate's Judgment for Eviction" (information sheet; one page; pdf document)
    ...To appeal a magistrate’s judgment and remain in the rental property during the appeal, you must do the following within ten (10) days of the judgment...
     
  •   "If the Sheriff comes to evict you and padlock the premise" (information sheet; one page; pdf document)
    ...If a judgment for possession or eviction is entered against you and you do not appeal the judgment, then you have ten (10) days from the date of the judgment to move out.  If you do not move.... 
     
  •   "Landlord Must Make Repairs" (information sheet; one page;
    pdf document)
    ...North Carolina law requires landlords to provide with fit and safe housing by making repairs and maintaining rental property in compliance with codes....
     
  •   "Landlord/Tenant Law" (brochure; pdf document)
    ...To make the law work, both the tenant and the landlord must do their part.  This brochure provides a summary what is covered in the law, responsibilities of the tenant and the landlord, the eviction process and how to appeal. (Brochure produced by the LANC-Greensboro Office.)
     
  •   "Landlords and Tenants" (pdf document)
    ...a brochure of the NC Bar Association's "This Is The Law" pamphlet series.  Landlords and tenants are free to bargain about many terms of rental agreements, and those who rent houses, apartments or mobile homes should feel free to seek changes in terms or conditions which they feel are not in their best interest before signing any rental agreement.
    [To view additional brochures from the NCBA's "This Is The Law" pamphlet series, click here.]
     
  •   "Legal Process of Eviction" (information sheet; one page)
    (pdf document)
    ...A diagram of the steps that must happen during the eviction process.
     
  •   "Legal Process of Disclosure" (information sheet; one page) 
       (pdf document)
    ...This diagram lists the time line and steps that a lone must take to inform a debtor that he/she intends to sell the property.
     
  •   "Mortgage Foreclosure Project" (pdf document)
    ...A tri-fold brochure that describes LANC's Mortgage Foreclosure Project (MFP), a special, statewide project of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC).  The goal of the MFP is to keep working poor and working families in possession of their homes and their equity.
     
  •   "Propietarios é Inquilinos" (pdf document)
        ("Landlords and Tenants")
    ...Spanish, tri-fold brochure publication of the NC Bar Association's "This Is The Law" pamphlet series.  Los propietarios y los arrendatarios son libres de negociar sobre muchos términos de acuerdos de alquiler, y aquellos que alquilan casas, los apartamentos o las casas móviles deberían sentirse libres de buscar cambios de términos o condiciones que ellos sienten no están en su mejor interés antes de firmar ningún acuerdo de alquiler.
    [To view additional brochures from the NCBA's "This Is The Law" pamphlet series, click here.]
     
  •   FORM LETTER:  "Demand to Landlord for security deposit  when disputed charges" (MS Word)  (also in pdf)
    ...Standard letter to send written notice to your landlord that you want your security deposit and that you disagree (dispute) the landlord's decision to take away your security deposit.
     
  •   FORM LETTER:  "Request for repairs" (MS Word) (also in pdf)
    ...Standard letter to send written notice to your landlord to make repairs.  Under North Carolina law, the landlord is required to provide fit premises by repairing defects that make the premises unsafe or unhealthy.
     
  •   FORM LETTER:  "Notice to Landlord that You Are Moving Out" (MS Word"  (also in pdf)
    ...Standard letter is to give your landlord notice of your intent to move out on or before a given date.  This notice satisfies the requirements of the typical rental agreement and North Carolina law.
     

LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA

MEDICAID

MEDICARE

[Also see fact sheets on Medicare at www.makemedicarework.org]

  •   "Medicare Part D, Prescription Drug Benefits" (pdf document)
    ...A brochure the services that Legal Aid of North Carolina attorneys, paralegals and volunteer attorneys can help seniors to navigate the complex exception and appeals process of the Medicare D program.  This tri-fold brochure was developed for seniors by Legal Aid of North Carolina's Senior Law Project.
     
  •   "Medicare Part D Overview" (MS PowerPoint presentation)
    ...A presentation of the Medicare Part D by John Coburn, who spoke at North Carolina's 2006 Legal Services Statewide Conference on March 14, 2006 in Durham, NC.  Mr. Coburn is an attorney for Health & Disability Associates in Chicago, IL.
     

MEDICAL

SENIORS

WILLS

 

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