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Protecting Yourself Against Eviction: Self-Help Answer Packet for Tenants
Is your landlord trying to evict you? Have you received court papers for an “unlawful detainer”? It is important that you protect your rights. The first step to protecting yourself is to file an “Answer”
(form UD-105) in court after you get court papers for eviction.
Know Your Rights: Domestic Violence
BayLegal Youth Intern Armaan Sharma has assembled and designed a new Know Your Rights resource on domestic violence. With extensive information on legal definitions and rights, and specific information for youth, immigrants, and LGBTQIA+ individuals, we hope this resource will prove useful to anyone seeking help or providing community education on domestic violence.
Know Your Rights: McKinney-Vento Act (education rights for youth experiencing homelessness)
BayLegal’s Youth Justice team has assembled a Know Your Rights document and resource list on the McKinney-Vento Act’s protections for youth experiencing homelessness. Many thanks to the YJ team’s high school interns, who have worked this summer to research and design this resource!
Juvenile Court Guardianships in Delinquency Court: A Quick Guide
This guide, prepared by BayLegal’s Youth Justice team, covers the process of court-appointed guardianships for youth in delinquency court. Topics include how and under whose authority the process can be started, which forms are required and who needs to complete or assist with them, benefits and supports available for youth and guardians, and resources for further assistance. Also attached is a ZIP file containing a set of juvenile court guardianships forms for easy access and reference.
Know Your Rights: AB 181
Thanks to BayLegal YouthJustice law clerk Sophie Tohl and intern Armaan Sharma for this one-page guide to a new diploma pathway for young people with disabilities, established under California’s AB 181. Please circulate widely to any students you serve who entered ninth grade during the 2022-23 school year or later, and who might qualify for this pathway.
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