Legal Access Alameda

1) Community Legal Assistance Saturday Program (CLASP)

• First Saturday of the month, client intake from 10:30 a.m. - noon.
• Alameda County Law Library, 125 12th Street, Oakland.
• No appointment required, open to anyone seeking brief advice or referral in a legal matter.
• 15 minute consultation with an attorney in a wide spectrum of areas of law, including family, immigration, housing, employment, consumer, bankruptcy, personal injury, trusts & estates, real estate and more.
• Interpreters available in some languages

2) Lawyers in the Library

• Volunteers provide free consultation and referrals at public libraries on a rotating basis throughout the month. 

3) Lawyer Referral Service

• Provide legal advice and consultation to tenants regarding a number of inquires and issues including:
  • Support tenants in understanding generally their rights.
  • Tenants are having a rent increase dispute with the landlord. 
  • Tenants are having a dispute regarding provisions in the lease and want to discuss these lease provisions.
  • Habitability issues such as mold, poor lighting, poor security.
  • Tenants being harassed or discriminated against by their landlords. 
  • Security deposit issues.  

updated 04/20_VZ