Legal Assistance to the Elderly

LAE provides advice, referrals and/or representation at no cost to eligible individuals who are experiencing the following:

HOUSING

-- Tenants facing eviction, illegal rent increases,  denials of reasonable accommodations of their disabilities and some other housing issues

ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION

-- Elders who are victims of physical or financial abuse

INCOME AND BENEFITS ADVOCACY

-- Elders facing a decrease or denial of income benefits, such as SSI and SSDI

END OF LIFE PLANNING

-- Elders & disabled adults who need simple wills and end of life planning

-- We also have an exciting collaboration with AIDS Legal Referral Panel to provide End of Life Planning services tailored to the needs of our LGBTQ Elders 

HEALTHCARE ADVOCACY 

-- Elders & disabled adults facing denial of coverage for Medicare/Medi-Cal, inappropriate hospital or rehabilitation facility discharge​ or other healthcare services denials 

CONSUMER DEBT DEFENSE

-- Elders & disabled adults who are experiencing consumer or debt collection problems

updated 07/19_FC

Eligibility: 
Must be a San Francisco resident age sixty and over, or a San Francisco resident age eighteen through fifty-nine and disabled.
Phone: 
(415) 538-3333

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