Answers to 3 commonly asked questions about tenants’ legal rights
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Answers to 3 commonly asked questions about tenants’ legal rights
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Our phones were ringing off the hook Thursday morning when we offered viewers a chance to receive free legal advice from Jacksonville Area Legal Aid lawyers who were at News4Jax to answer questions about a tenant’s legal rights.
We partnered with JALA to offer the phone bank after the I-TEAM investigation Rodent Residential uncovered a mice infestation at the Hilltop Village Apartments.
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By Missy Davenport, JBA Pro Bono Committee chair
Before COVID-19 changed everything, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid had a clinic on the third Tuesday of each month where volunteer attorneys assisted low-income clients with the preparation of advance directive forms such as power of attorney and living will documents.
Missy Davenport
With the current safety concerns, the in-person clinic has been on hold for nearly a year.
However, many attorneys are still taking these cases pro bono and assisting clients without a fee to get the much-needed documents completed.
Advance Directives Clinic volunteer George Morrison describes one of his cases:
What were the facts of your case?