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One of the most important steps you can take as a tenant is to know your rights. What your rights are will depend upon what type of housing you live in or applying for.

This section of the website has all of our handbooks and booklets available to download as PDF files. These booklets have useful forms, sample letters, and checklists.

Finding Public and Subsidized Housing

Front Matter Front Matter

Housing Programs Housing Programs

How to Apply How to Apply

Who is Eligible Who is Eligible

Who Has Priority? Who Has Priority?

How Waiting Lists Work How Waiting Lists Work

Tenant Screening Tenant Screening

Challenging a Denial of Housing Challenging a Denial of Housing

Using a Section 8 Voucher Using a Section 8 Voucher

Immigrants and Housing Immigrants and Housing

Reasonable Accommodations Reasonable Accommodations

Glossary Glossary

Directory Directory

Public Housing

Our Homes, Our Communities Report Our Homes, Our Communities Report

Using Your Public Housing Grievance Process Using Your Public Housing Grievance Process

Understanding Your Lease in Public Housing Understanding Your Lease in Public Housing

Creating a Memorandum of Understanding Creating a Memorandum of Understanding

Rent in Public Housing Rent in Public Housing

Transfers in Public Housing Transfers in Public Housing

Private Housing

Download individual PDF files below or get the entire book as an eBook - Find Out How.

Legal Tactics epub for Android or i-devices

Legal Tactics for Kindle

Acknowledgements Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Using Legal Tactics Chapter 1 Using Legal Tactics

Chapter 2 Before Moving In Chapter 2 Before Moving In

Chapter 3 Security Deposits Chapter 3 Security Deposits

Chapter 4 Tenancy Chapter 4 Tenancy

Chapter 5 Rents Chapter 5 Rents

Chapter 6 Utilities Chapter 6 Utilities

Chapter 7 Discrimination Chapter 7 Discrimination

Chapter 8 Getting Repairs Made Chapter 8 Getting Repairs Made

Chapter 9 Lead Poisoning Chapter 9 Lead Poisoning

Chapter 10 Getting Organized Chapter 10 Getting Organized

Chapter 11 Receiverships Chapter 11 Receiverships

Chapter 12 Moving Out Chapter 12 Moving Out

Chapter 13 Evictions Chapter 13 Evictions

Chapter 14 Taking Your Landlord to Court Chapter 14 Taking Your Landlord to Court

Chapter 15 Using the Court System Chapter 15 Using the Court System

Chapter 16 Getting (& Preventing) Access to Information Chapter 16 Getting (& Preventing) Access to Information

Chapter 17 Emergency Assistance Chapter 17 Emergency Assistance

Chapter 18 Rooming Houses Chapter 18 Rooming Houses

Chapter 19 Mobile Homes Chapter 19 Mobile Homes

Chapter 20 Condominium Control Chapter 20 Condominium Control

Chapter 21 Tenants Facing Foreclosure Chapter 21 Tenants Facing Foreclosure

Directory Directory

Self Help Forms and Letters

Eviction Storage Law

Eviction Storage Law Flyer Eviction Storage Law Flyer
Download a one-page overview

Eviction Storage Law Booklet Eviction Storage Law Booklet
Download a booklet on the new law

Sample Letter to Give to Constable Sample Letter to Give to Constable
Download a sample eviction storage letter to constable

Water Law

Water Law Flyer Water Law Flyer
Water Law Booklet Water Law Booklet

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