Louisiana

Repairs

Know Your Rights

• AUDIO PRESENTATION: AVOID CONTRACTOR FRAUD

  Tips for working with contractors to repair your home. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office, including information about applying for help online)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Flood and Fire Victims' Rights as Tenants

  Common questions asked by tenants who suffer flood or fire damage. Check out also the item on this site about getting your landlord to make repairs: "Repairs: what can I do when my landlord won't make them." Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)

• Hiring a Home Repair Contractor Empleando un contratista para reparar su casa

  This presentation has pictures and sound. Esta presentación tiene imágenes y sonido. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Repairs--What Can I Do When My Landlord Won't Make Them (Spanish version with video and text)

  Find out your rights and what your landlord has to do. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Free or Low-Cost Rebuilding Help

  Some organizations offer people free construction material, volunteer labor or other rebuilding help. Here is a list of places that may be able to help people rehabilitate or rebuild damaged or destroyed homes. Content Detail

  By:

  GNOInfo.com (formerly LouisianaRebuilds.info)

• How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal

  Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Just Moved to Louisiana? How Our Landlord-Tenant Law Is Different. English/Espanol

  Just Moved to Louisiana? How Our Landlord-Tenant Law Is Different. ¿Acabó de Mudar a Louisiana? Cómo Nuestra ley de Arrendador e Inquilino es Diferente. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

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  Spanish / Español

• Hiring a Home Repair Contractor

  Tips on how to hire a home repair contractor. Now you can hear a sound recording of this LawHelp item. Click on the title for more. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)

• Home Repair Advice after Flooding (2016)

  See this information about how to avoid problems when repairing your home after a flood. Read More

  By:

  Acadiana Legal Service Corporation

• Just Moved to Louisiana?--How Our Landlord-Tenant Law Is Different (Text and Video)

  Quick overview of how Louisiana's Landlord-Tenant laws are different from laws in other states. You can also hear a sound recording of this LawHelp item -- click on the title to find out more. Read More

  By:

  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• LousianaFreeLegalAnswers

  Information from the American Bar Association & Louisiana State Bar Association about their site: http://la.freelegalanswers.org/ See if you qualify Answer a few questions to see if you qualify to use this service. Ask a question Ask our volunteer attorneys a specific question about your civil legal issue. Check your email You'll receive an email telling you when your question receives a response. Log back in See the response to your question; ask more questions. Read More

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  American Bar Association & Louisiana State Bar Association