Housing & Shelter
Housing Court Answers
Citywide
Information for tenants, landlords and advocates: housing court procedures, landlord-tenant rules, code violations, referrals to free legal help and back-rent assistance.
Transgender Law Center (TLC)
What they offer
A national trans-led advocacy organization. The Legal Information Helpdesk provides basic information about laws and policies that affect transgender people in the areas of employment, healthcare, housing, civil rights, immigration, incarcerated people’s rights, and identity document changes.
Who can get help
PREA Standards require prisons and jails to make individualized housing and program placements for all transgender and intersex people, including when assigning them to male or female facilities.
How to start
Scarleteen created a resource series called Kicked Out: A Survival Guide, for youth who are being, have been, or are afraid of being kicked out.
Details change, so call ahead to confirm hours and eligibility.
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