Housing

We can help with evictions, fair housing, foreclosures, housing discrimination, maintenance disputes and more.

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Legal Aid NC Helpline

Toll-Free: 1 (866) 219-LANC (5262)

8:30 AM – 1:30 PM, Monday – Friday
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, Monday & Thursday

Apply for free help with civil (non-criminal) legal issues. Those 60 and older should call the Senior Helpline.

​Fair Housing Helpline

Toll-Free: 1 (855) 797-FAIR (3247)

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday

​Free help with housing discrimination. Learn more: Fair Housing Project

​​​We provide free legal help to low-income North Carolinians in civil cases involving basic human needs like safety, shelter, income and more.

Tenant Rights

At the moment, we are not running live Tenant Rights Clinics. You can check out our most recent recordings here. Affirmative Case for Repairs Forms

Category Name Organization
Small Claims A Guide to Small Claims Court Legal Aid of North Carolina
Eviction Audiencias de Desalojo Legal Aid of North Carolina
Eviction Eviction Appeals Legal Aid of North Carolina
Eviction Eviction Defense Manual Legal Aid of North Carolina
Eviction Eviction Guide Legal Aid of North Carolina
Eviction Eviction Hearings Legal Aid of North Carolina
Eviction Evictions For Mobile Home Tenants Legal Aid of North Carolina
Fair Housing Foreclosures and Fair Housing During COVID Legal Aid of North Carolina
Homelessness Homeless Youth Handbook – North Carolina Baker McKenzie
General Lumbee Tribe CARES Act Housing Assistance Program Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
Rental Assistance Raleigh Residents: Get Help With Rent, Security Deposits, Utilities and Mortgages Legal Aid of North Carolina
Rental Assistance Rental Assistance Programs in North Carolina NC Office of Recovery and Resiliency
Homelessness Spotlight on Homelessness Social Security Administration
Eviction The Tenant’s Toolkit Podcast Legal Aid of North Carolina
General Updates for Tenants During the Coronavirus Crisis NC Justice Center
Mobile Homes What To Look for When Buying a Manufactured Home Legal Aid of North Carolina
Eviction Winston-Salem Eviction Diversion Mediation Program City of Winston-Salem

Our projects focus on unique client populations and special areas of law.

Fair Housing Project

About ​The Fair Housing Project of Legal Aid of North Carolina works to eliminate housing discrimination and to ensure equal housing opportunity for all people in North Carolina through education,…

Economic Justice Initiative

About The Economic Justice Initiative, known as the EJI, is a statewide project of Legal Aid of North Carolina that strives to keep working poor and working families in possession…

Durham Eviction Diversion Program

The Durham Eviction Diversion Program is a partnership of our Durham office, Duke Law’s Civil Justice Clinic and the Durham Department of Social Services. The program uses tenant education, legal…

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Join us to learn how to apply for SNAP, get all the benefits you deserve, and know your rights with DSS.