211 Helpline gives free, confidential information and referrals to anyone in need. This resource serves Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties.

Services include:

HANDS offers housing/home ownership information to low-income people. They can help you find an apartment. They can guide you towards owning your own home. They offer one-on-one counseling sessions. Most HANDS counseling is free.

Counseling services include:

• Affordable Apartments
• Budgets
• Foreclosure Prevention
• Pre-Home Purchase
• Tenant Rights

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development offers foreclosure assistance. They can help you keep your home. Look at their website for more information: http://www.hud.gov/local/fl/homeownership/foreclosure.cfm

Pro Bono Legal Representation

Volunteer attorneys take case like bankruptcy, family law (including divorce, child support, and custody), housing (including foreclosures and landlord-tenant issues), probate, and criminal records expunction for free. You must qualify for Pro Bono services.

Pro Bono website

InCharge is a non-profit agency that helps with debt management. This includes combining all credit card payments into one monthly amount. The agency works with creditors to lower interest rates. It delivers a plan to pay off credit cards in much less time.

Services include:

• Bankruptcy Pre-Discharge Counseling
• Bankruptcy Pre-Filing Counseling
• Budget & Credit Counseling
• Debt Management Program
• Forclosure Prevention Help
• Military Debt Relief
• Pre-Purchase Housing Counseling

The law firm provides free legal help to eligible clients. Call or visit the website to learn more.

Service Areas:

• Domestic Violence/Family Law
• Education
• Elder Law/Life Planning
• Foreclosure Defense
• Housing/Landlord Tenant
• Hurricane/Disaster Assistance
• Money and Debt
• Preserving Home Ownership
• Public Benefits
• Record Sealing / Expungement
• Veterans Issues

Toll Free:1.866.256.8091

Legal Aid Services of Collier County providing Housing Law assistance. They offer a wide range of services designed to assist eligible clients with housing legal issues.

Services include, but not limited:

• Defending unlawful eviction
• Foreclosure defense (including mortgages, HOA, reverse mortgage)
• Assisting Tenants on issues involving security deposits, shut-off of utilities, retention of personal property)
• Assisting tenants impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic
• Mobile home tenancy issues
• Unsafe and uninhabitable living conditions Housing discrimination, including accommodations for those with disabilities
• Senior housing issues (assisted living, nursing homes, eligibility and safety)
• Issues involving public housing, Section 8, Rural Development Housing, and other forms of subsidized housing

Please call or visit website for more information.