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If none of these organizations can help, you may want to hire a lawyer. Contact the New York City Bar's Legal Referral Service at 212-626-7373. Outside New York City, contact the New York State Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service. Referral services charge a small fee for a legal consultation.

 
There are 25 resources  
Groups serving all people: - (12)
Groups only serving senior citizens: - (2)
Groups only serving HIV+ individuals: - (6)
Groups serving other special populations: - (5)
  Groups serving all people:
 
Housing Conservation Coordinators
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Helps low to moderate income people.
Legal Aid Society: Lower Manhattan Neighborhood Office
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Aid Society: Manhattan Courthouse Project
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 You must be on public assistance with minor children on your budget. If the DSS case is not open or the children are not active on the budget, we will not be able to help.
 families on public assistance with minor children
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Legal Aid Society: Harlem Community Law Office
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Manhattan Legal Services (formerly Harlem Legal Services, Inc.)- Housing Unit LSC LOGO
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
 You must be a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant.
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Neighborhood Preservation Project
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 MFY serves low and moderate income New Yorkers.
Urban Justice Center - Homelessness Outreach & Prevention Project
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 130.0% of poverty level;
Eviction Intervention Services
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 You must be low-income or moderate-income in order to receive assistance.
City Bar Justice Center Legal Hotline
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 200.0% of poverty level;
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
New York County Lawyers' Association - Legal Counseling Project
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association Foundation
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
Safe Horizon Mediation Program
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
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  Groups only serving senior citizens:
 
Volunteers of Legal Service (VOLS) Elderly Project
New York, NY
This group does not provide legal representation in court.
For Help, you must be:
 You must be living on a fixed income and have less than $20,000 in assets.
 a senior (60 years or older)
 a resident of Manhattan
This group provides only brief advice in this area of law.
MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Manhattan Seniors Project
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 a senior (60 years or older)
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  Groups only serving HIV+ individuals:
 
African Services Committee - HIV Legal Services Program
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
Gay Men's Health Crisis - Legal Department
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 AIDS person, individuals seeking legal services must first register with the Palm Center (for intake hours, call 212 367 1500).
 HIV positive
HIV Law Project, Inc.
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 While most of our clients live at or below 125% of the poverty level, we do not have strict income caps and will consider (on a case-by-case basis) handling legal matters for those living above 125% of the poverty level.
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
Legal Action Center of the City of New York, Inc. (LAC) - HIV Legal Services
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
Legal Aid Society: Harlem Community Law Office - AIDS Representation
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 125.0% of poverty level;
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
 
See full listing for exceptions to income requirements.
Manhattan Legal Services(formerly Harlem Legal Services, Inc.) - HIV/AIDS Project LSC LOGO
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 at or below 187.5% of poverty level;
 HIV positive
 or related to an HIV positive individual
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  Groups serving other special populations:
 
The Door - A Center of Alternatives
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 under 21 years old
 and over 12 years old
DC 37 Municipal Employees' Legal Services (MELS)
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 a DC 37 member or retiree
Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal Services
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 Unable to afford a private attorney.
 over 60 years old or disabled
MFY Legal Services, Inc. - Mental Health Law Project
New York, NY
Urban Justice Center - Mental Health Project & The Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities Legal Advocacy Project (PPDLAP)
New York, NY
For Help, you must be:
 The client must not be able to afford a lawyer.
 mentally ill
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