Self-help Materials

We are currently in the process of updating and re-formatting all of our self-help  materials.  Although there is not much there at the moment, to view what has been done so far, click here.  However, since it is a work in progress, the information is also below.

The following is a list of flyers and publications that ULS has made available for your use. They contain a wealth of information about your rights and information about the problems we most frequently encounter. To view some of these files, you must have Acrobat Reader. This program is available for no charge at www.adobe.com. You may also click here for information about internet resources and free legal clinics statewide.  We have grouped our flyers in the following categories:

For an alphabetical list of flyers, click here.

Family Law

• Domestic Law Handbook (same as "Family Law Handbook")
• Family Law Handbook (same as "Domestic Law Handbook")
• Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) (Prepare court paperwork needed for Protective Orders, Stalking Injunctions, uncontested divorce/parentage actions, and more)
• Powers of Attorney

Housing

• Answering an Eviction Complaint by yourself (PDF)
• Advocate's Guide to Possession Bond Hearings (PDF)
• Apartment renter's move-in checklist (PDF)
• Bad Housing - dealing with habitability problems (PDF) 
• Basic Guide to Answering an Eviction Complaint (PDF)
• Deposits
• Eviction: answering without a lawyer (PDF)
• Foreclosure
• Habitability 
• Immediate Occupancy ("Possession Bond") Hearing Information
• Lockout: getting help from the police (PDF)
• Mold - a 20-page brochure from the Environmental Protection Agency (PDF)
  
• Move-In Checklist for Renters (PDF)
• Mutual Termination of Rental Agreement (PDF) for ending a lease before it expires.
• "No Cause" Termination of Tenancy (PDF)
• Nonpayment eviction (information about eviction when the tenant can't pay the rent or tenant-caused damage to the rental unit)
  
• Notice to the Landlord (PDF) (a one-page document telling landlords what CANNOT be done without a court order; includes "Request to a Law Enforcement Officer" in case the landlord locks you out without a court order)
• No Trespassing! (PDF) notice to LL, management and maintenance staff
• Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) (Prepare an answer to Court eviction proceedings)
• Possession Bond Hearing Information
• Rental Agreement (PDF) - sample you can use
• Renter's Handbook to view or download;(plain text with hyperlinks)
• Renter's Handbook en español;(Spanish-not updated)
• Residential Rental Agreement (sample)
• Request to a Law Enforcement Officer After "Lockout" (PDF) (includes "Notice To The Landlord")
• Setting Aside a Default Judgment (PDF)
• Statement to Housing Authority by "Section 8" Beneficiary (PDF) (use this if you cannot get the landlord's release)
• Tenant in Foreclosed Property (PDF)
• What Happens at an Immediate Occupancy ("Possession Bond") Hearing

Consumer

• Bankruptcy
• Credit Reports
• Debt Collection
• Exempt Property
• Foreclosure
• Homestead Exemption
  

Public Benefits

• Family Employment Program (FEP) (see Public Benefits Handbook)
• General Assistance (GA) (see Public Benefits Handbook)
• Medicaid (See Public Benefits Handbook)
• Primary Care Network (see Public Benefits Handbook)
• Public Benefits Handbook
• Social Security Notice of Overpayments (see Public Benefits Handbook)
• Social Security Overpayment Q&A's
• Social Security Representative Payee Program
• Social Security Disability
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) (see Public Benefits Handbook)
• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) (see Public Benefits Handbook)
• Unemployment (see Public Benefits Handbook)
• Women, Infants and Children's Supplemental Food Program (WIC) (see Public Benefits Handbook)

Estate Planning/Elder/Senior

• Deeding Your House
• Driving Privileges
• Funeral Plans
• Holographic or Handwritten Wills
• Joint Ownership of Bank Accounts
• Medicaid and Nursing Home Care
• Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) (Prepare court documents needed for guardianship and more)
• Planning Your Estate - Probate
• Powers of Attorney
• Settling an Estate
  

ULS Clinics, Forms and Links

• Client Information Sheet (PDF) (eligibility form)
• Client Information Sheet (Spanish) (PDF)
• Investigation/Representation Agreement (PDF)
• Investigation/Representation Agreement (Spanish) (PDF)
• Internet resources and free legal clinics statewide
• Online Court Assistance Program (OCAP) (Prepare court documents in many areas, including family law, housing, guardianship, etc.)

Other information available:

• Do I Qualify?
• Can ULS help me?
• Eligibility Screening Process
• ULS Office Locations