NEWS & EVENTS

Legal Aid’s New Annual Report is Here!

Legal Aid’s New Annual Report is Here!

JUNE 20, 2023 - In it, we feature six-year-old A’Miracle who has a rare incurable heart condition and Legal Aid attorney Rachel Barr who represents her. https://lascinti.org/who-we-are/publications/     

Pandemic SNAP Payments End this Month!

Pandemic SNAP Payments End this Month!

Pandemic SNAP payments end this month! Legal Aid Attorney Phil Rich with more information here.For Spanish speakers, Legal Aid Attorney Olivia Davis with more information here.

SNAP Emergency Allotments are Ending!

SNAP Emergency Allotments are Ending!

February is the last month for SNAP Emergency Allotments Everyone on SNAP has been getting an extra payment each month called the Pandemic Emergency Allotment.  You get this payment over the last weekend of each month. The Emergency Allotments were approved to help...

Holiday Office Closure

Holiday Office Closure

Happy Holidays! The Legal Aid Society will be closed on Friday, December 23 and Monday, December 26 for the Christmas Holiday and Monday, January 2 for the New Year’s Holiday.

Attorney Jordan Cotleur Speaks with Senator Sherrod Brown

Attorney Jordan Cotleur Speaks with Senator Sherrod Brown

Legal Aid Attorney Jordan Cotleur spoke with Senator Sherrod Brown about how institutional investors, such as VineBrook Homes, mass acquire single family homes, pricing individual homebuyers out of the market, and use predatory tactics to evict tenants. Check out...

How to get your landlord to fix health or safety issues

How to get your landlord to fix health or safety issues

“The biggest mistake tenants make when a landlord won’t make needed repairs is to stop paying rent,” stated Nick DiNardo, Legal Aid Managing Attorney. “By doing so, they put themselves at risk of eviction. Instead, pay the rent in escrow at the clerk of courts.”Legal...