Brochures, Handbooks & Fliers

 

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  CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
  COURTS
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  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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  DISASTERS
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  ENVIRONMENT
  FAMILY
  FINANCES
  HOUSING
  LEGAL AID OF NC - GENERAL
  MEDICAID
  MEDICARE PART D
  MEDICAL
  SENIORS

ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

Also click here to view the  "Legal Information & Comments" articles on the ACS Publications webpage.

COURTS

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.

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

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT

ENVIRONMENT

 

FAMILY

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.
  • "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.)
  • "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),

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 NC

"Life Alternating Solutions to Critical Legal Problems" (pdf document)
...Four-fold brochure about Legal Aid of North Carolina and used for the annual Access to Justice Campaign.

MEDICAID

"Facts on Medicaid for Children"
 ...Questions and answers. The Medicaid program for children is known as the Early, Periodic, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program (EPSDT).  Developed by Advocates for Children's Services, a statewide project of Legal Aid of North Carolina.



MEDICARE

  • "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.

NOTE:  Also see fact sheets on Medicare at
           www.makemedicarework.org

MEDICAL

SENIORS

  • "Senior Citizens Handbook"  (booklet)  (pdf document)
    ...An information handbook for senior citizens and prepared by the Law & Aging Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the NC Bar Association. The handbook covers such topics as: Money Matters, Health Care, Rights & Protections, Planning for the Future, and Legal Services.  (see additional NCBA publications).

 

 

 

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