FREE LEGAL HELP AVAILABLE FOR DISASTER SURVIVORS
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20201023/libreng-tulong-na-ligal-magagamit-ng-mga-nakaligtas-sa-sakuna]


Release Date: 
October 7, 2020 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Free help with disaster-related legal concerns
is available to eligible wildfire survivors in Butte, Lake, Monterey,
Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo
counties.

Survivors may seek no-cost aid with wildfire-related legal issues by
calling the disaster legal services hotline at (888) 382-3406. Help is
available in several languages. The program is a partnership between
FEMA and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

Types of free legal assistance that may be available from a volunteer
lawyer include:

 	* Help securing FEMA and other government benefits available to
disaster survivors;
 	* Assistance with life, medical and property insurance claims;
 	* Help with home repair contracts and contractors;
 	* Replacement of wills and other important legal documents destroyed
in the wildfires;
 	* Assisting in consumer protection matters, remedies and procedures;
 	* Counseling on mortgage-foreclosure problems;
 	* Counseling on landlord-tenant problems;
 	* Referral to other attorneys and organizations for help with
additional legal matters; and
 	* COVID-19 resources.

Free disaster legal services are not allowed for cases that will
produce a monetary award.

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