Legal Aid Center in the News
Court offers online application for temporary protective orders
April 20, 2020
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Glen Puit
With domestic violence on the rise in the Las Vegas Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic, court officials say they’ve launched a new online system that allows people to apply for temporary protective orders electronically.
People who need $1,200 checks most may have hardest time getting them
April 23, 2020
Nevada Current
Pashtana Usufzy
As many Americans rejoice in the appearance of government stimulus funds in their bank accounts and others eagerly await deposits and checks, low-income Nevadans and those without permanent housing are likely to face barriers in receiving their cuts of the relief funding.
Complaints pile up over extended stay motels skirting eviction moratorium
April 17, 2020
Nevada Current
Michael Lyle
“Weekly motels have been trying to be sneaky”. When it comes to complaints from tenants about landlords or property managers , the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada usually gets, on average, 225 calls per month. Maybe 250.
Nevada Renters Have Relief Options During Coronavirus
April 9, 2020
Public News Service
Renters in the U.S. tend to have lower incomes and less stable jobs than homeowners, creating greater anxiety for them during the current health crisis.
Las Vegas business tells company-housed workers to move, then changes course
April 6, 2020
Fox 5 KVVU-TV
Jaclyn Schultz
Some laid off employees of a valley company were told they should move from their homes by April 15, and later the company changed course on its decision and informed workers they could leave when able.
Executive order addresses fear of eviction, but tenants remain vulnerable to predatory landlords
April 5, 2020
The Nevada Independent
Tabitha Mueller
A tenant getting tased and forcefully removed. Landlords changing card readers and locking people out of their apartments. A coronavirus patient sitting in her room, terrified of being thrown out because property managers will not let her come into the office to pay.
Legal aid group still helping during virus outbreak
March 31, 2020
Las Vegas Sun
Kelcie Grega
Nevadans facing legal issues during the coronavirus pandemic can still seek remote assistance from Legal Aid of Southern Nevada.
Legal, housing rights groups call for statewide moratorium on evictions
March 27, 2020
Nevada Current
Michael Lyle
Implore governor to protect tenants from ‘deceptive’ landlords. Some tenants at weekly motels are being threatened that they will either be kicked out or have their locks abruptly changed if rent isn’t paid.
In the Las Vegas Valley and can't pay rent? Here are your legal options
March 25, 2020
Fox 5 KVVU-TV
Jaclyn Schultz
Thousands of people across the valley worry they cannot pay rent, as April 1 approaches and Gov. Steve Sisolak's mandatory shutdown of nonessential businesses remain in effect.
Some weekly Las Vegas renters are facing eviction, even with a freeze
March 27, 2020
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Rachel Crosby
Just weeks ago, Charles Moorehead was making decent money as a personal chef for a local family. But when the pandemic prompted social distancing, he was laid off.
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Nevadans with medical debt hit with murky collection practices
February 26, 2020
Nevada Current
Pashtana Usufzy
Report estimates 1 in 5 Nevadans have some form of medical debt in collections. Across the country, a reckoning is taking place over medical debt stemming from hospital visits.
After The Alpine Apartments Fire, Questions Remain Regarding Tenants' Rights
January 16, 2020
Nevada Public Radio
Mike Prevatt
Hours after the smoke cleared from the December 21 Alpine Motel Apartments fire, investigators said the culprit appeared to be a stove.
Vegas Strong Resiliency Center has new office, more amenities
January 6, 2020
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Alexis Egeland
The Vegas Strong Resiliency Center continues to offer services to survivors of the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, now in a larger space.
Foster Care Advocates Press for Greater Focus on Education
December 9, 2019
Public News Service
Truancy rates are high and graduation rates are low – especially for Nevada's 4,200 children in foster care – and child advocates say systemic change is needed.
More Articles …
- Payday lenders attempt to "sneak" into regulation-light sandbox, legal aid attorneys warn
- Inquilinos acusan a propietarios de negligencia en servicio y cobros excesivos
- It costs a lot of money to go without a bank
- Legal Aid, courts streamline process to help domestic violence victims
- Leave No Victim Behind conference held in Las Vegas
