We help thousands of low income Bay Area residents build safer, healthier, and more stable lives.
BayLegal’s mission is to provide meaningful access to the civil justice system through quality legal assistance regardless of a client’s location, language or disability.
People received legal advice and representation to access healthcare and crucial safety net benefits.
Clients and their children were able to keep their homes they otherwise would have lost to housing discrimination, illegal evictions or foreclosures.
Victims of violence and their children escaped intimate partner abuse and were awarded more than $6.6 million in present and future support orders.
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On Friday, March 27th, State Controller Betty Yee took an important step to protect low-income Californians when she suspended all actions by the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) to collect on debts imposed by state and local governments. The debts at issue in this action include fines and fees imposed by juvenile and criminal courts, as …
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California’s Judicial Council took action yesterday to maintain housing and prevent crowding in our state’s courtrooms during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Council’s 11 temporary emergency rules are designed to prevent evictions and foreclosures during the emergency period, to reduce in-person court appearances wherever possible by permitting remote court operations and proceedings, and to …
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“History will judge societies and governments and their institutions, not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.” Cesar Chavez Dear friend of BayLegal, I hope this note finds you and your loved …
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