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   Avoid Predatory Lending This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Tips for spotting a bad home loan, or a predatory lender.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   Repairs--What Can I Do When My Landlord Won't Make Them
Find out your rights and what your landlord has to do.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   Hiring a Home Repair Contractor
Tips on how to hire a home repair contractor
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   The Road Home Program (Separate Website)
State website offers homeowners and rental property owners details about the program and tools and resources.
By: Road2la.org
  
   
  For More Information, Read These
 
   Flood and Fire Victims' Rights as Tenants
Common questions asked by tenants who suffer flood or fire damage
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   Rent
When must your landlord accept late rent? Can you deduct repair costs from rent? Find answers to these and other questions in this article.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   After a Disaster: Repairing Your Home (Separate Website)
Learn how to avoid a rip-off.
By: Federal Trade Commission

    Read this in: Spanish / Espaņol
  
   
   Before You Rent or Sign a Lease--Tips for Renters
Tips for prospective renters
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   Don't Lose Your Home to a Crooked Mortgage Company This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Take a look at these tips for avoiding a home loan that may be a bad deal for you.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   Early Lease Cancellation--Can I Do It?
When a tenant can get out of his lease early
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   Housing Justice Network (Separate Website)
HJN focuses on public and subsidized housing, Section 8 assistance, single family housing foreclosures, fair housing, CDBG and HOME programs, the housing programs of the Rural Housing Service, and more
By: National Housing Law Project
  
   
   Just Moved to Louisiana?--How Our Landlord-Tenant Law Is Different
Brief summary of how Louisiana Landlord-Tenant laws are different from other states' laws.
By: New Orleans Legal Assistance  
  
   
   Practical Advice on Housing Law (Separate Website)
This ABA webpage offers "Practical Law" information on different legal problems, including housing problems such as buying, selling or renting.
By: American Bar Association
  
   
 
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