Skip to content

Fighting for Safe, Affordable Housing

Legal support to help you remove barriers to get housing, keep your housing, and fix unsafe housing.

900

Evictions per day are filed in New York State

3,820

Tenants with housing concerns were assisted in 2024

How We Help

Safe and affordable housing is essential to the well-being not only of families and individuals, but of our community as a whole. Neighborhood Legal Services’ (NLS) Housing Unit plays a vital role in promoting housing equity across Western New York by representing clients facing issues such as:

  • Icon for Evictions Evictions
  • Icon for Unsafe Conditions Unsafe Conditions
  • Icon for Housing Choice (Section 8) Vouchers Housing Choice (Section 8) Vouchers
  • Icon for Public & Subsidized Housing Issues Public & Subsidized Housing Issues
  • Icon for Discrimination Discrimination
  • Icon for Housing Emergencies Housing Emergencies
  • Icon for Other Landlord/Tenant Concerns Other Landlord/Tenant Concerns

Request Support

We are a not-for-profit public interest law firm providing free civil legal assistance to low-income individuals. Reach out if you or someone you care about are in need of support.

Apply today
For Erie County - 716.847.0650
For Niagara County - Niagara Falls - 716.284.8831
For Niagara County - Lockport - 716.201.0046
For Wyoming, Genesee, and Orleans Counties - 585.343.5450

Resources

Visit our searchable library of helpful materials related to all of the important topics outlined above and more.

It Doesn’t Take a Lot To Make a Difference

We deliver free legal services to those in need.

In the Community

Visit our event calendar for upcoming opportunities to connect with us in your community.

See upcoming events