Legal Assistance to the Elderly

¡Tendremos un taller por Facebook Live el miércoles, 14 de abril a las 6:30 p.m.! Únanse para aprender sobre los derechos de los inquilinos bajo la ley SB-91 e información del programa de asistencia de renta de California. No se lo pierdan. Nos vemos el 14 de abril en la página de Facebook de Excélsior Works: Excelsior Works

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Bay Area Renters! Join our virtual "Kapit Bahay, sa Bahay (neighbors at home)" tenant rights webinar on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 from 6PM-8PM with Somcan. https://www.somcan.org/ LAE attorney Hannah Kim will present the pros and cons of SB 91, a CA Bill on COVID-19 relief to inform tenants of their rights and protections.... Interpretation in Filipino is provided. Registration link here: bit.ly/383viQh

¡Información importante para inquilinos de California! Las protecciones contra desalojos se extendieron hasta el 30 de junio de 2021. Mire el video de abajo para obtener más información, y visite https://laesf.org/covid19/.

Important update for tenants - more information soon!

Can't Pay Rent Due to COVID? Watch this. An important deadline is fast approaching: January 31, 2021. Tenants seeking eviction protection must pay 25% of the accumulated rent due between September 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021. Watch this video for important information on your options. ¿No puede pagar su renta debido al Coronavirus? Vea este video. Se puede encontrar el video en español aquí. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccb19ZNnSGo&t=101s

The deadline to fill out Asian Law Caucus and Berkeley Labor and Occupational Health Program's COVID-19 survey has been extended to next Friday, December 11th! Participants will be entered into a sweepstakes to win a $100 Visa Gift Card. See flyers for details. Please take a moment and let your voice be heard at bit.ly/ALC-WorkersSurvey

Thanks to everyone who came out to protest the repeal of Emergency Rule 1 today! Special thanks to Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Housing Rights Committee of... SF, and SF Tenants Union for joining us today! The economic crisis facing renters is dire. It is not speculative to say that when Rule 1 is lifted, millions of Californians, including children, will lose their homes. If the Judicial Council @CaliforniaCourts #CAJudicialCouncil acts to rescind its Emergency Rule without a proper legislative fix it will look like California was hit by the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s with thousands of people becoming unhoused and living on the streets. #fightfightfight #HousingIsARight #SaveRule1 #PeopleOverProperty #housingjusticeisracialjustice

Thanks to everyone who came out to protest the repeal of Emergency Rule 1 today! Special thanks to Legal Assistance to the Elderly, Housing Rights Committee of... SF, and SF Tenants Union for joining us today! The economic crisis facing renters is dire. It is not speculative to say that when Rule 1 is lifted, millions of Californians, including children, will lose their homes. If the Judicial Council @CaliforniaCourts #CAJudicialCouncil acts to rescind its Emergency Rule without a proper legislative fix it will look like California was hit by the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s with thousands of people becoming unhoused and living on the streets. #fightfightfight #HousingIsARight #SaveRule1 #PeopleOverProperty #housingjusticeisracialjustice

In a letter to the Judicial Council, our Director of Litigation explains the practical implications of #EmergencyRule1, and what its repeal could mean for vulnerable Californians. #EvictionsMakeUsSick. Join us and other tenants' advocates at 455 Golden Gate Avenue TOMORROW 08/13 at 10 AM, to demand that the Council maintain #EmergencyRule1.

JOIN US - tenants, attorneys, advocates - THIS THURSDAY (August 13), 10 AM at 455 Golden Gate Ave. We're demanding that the Judicial Council maintain #EmergencyRule1, which has effectively prevented most types of evictions throughout California. #EvictionsMakeUsSick

¡Participe en Facebook Live sobre los DERECHOS DE LOS TRABAJADORES! Presentado por La Raza Centro Legal, con la ayuda de Asian Law Caucus de parte del Colaborativo Legal del Excélsior. Cuándo: 20 de mayo de 2020 (miércoles)... Hora: A las 6:00PM Dnde: https://www.facebook.com/excelsiorworks/ See more

Beware of COVID-19 related scams! Prevention is the best measure. Here are some tips and resources to help you identify scams and protect yourself from exploitation. Flyer and info provided by Institute on Aging and Open Door Legal.

Dear Friends, Today is #GivingTuesdayNow, a day of global giving and unity launched as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. As we face this crisis, Legal Assistance to the Elderly is more vulnerable than ever, and we need your support! Despite the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, we know that seniors are the most impacted by this disease and the shelter-in-place orders. At Legal Assistance to the Elderly 60% of our clients live alone and right ...now they are isolated and afraid. Since the early days of this pandemic, we have been helping seniors access healthcare, protecting them from abuse, fighting for their homes, and much more. Here is just one case we took on during this pandemic. "Michael" called our office because he was being discharged from a Skilled Nursing Facility without a care plan or any resources for living independently. He wasn’t able to go home safely. The facility was ordering this discharge despite the City’s Shelter-in-Place order and Michael’s high risk for contracting COVID-19. He was in the facility recovering from brain surgery to repair an injury caused by repeated falls. LAE represented him at his hearing challenging this discharge and won. This gave our client the time to heal and forced the facility to let him stay until he was ready to go home. With these additional weeks, Michael was able to recover and return happily and healthfully to his home in a North Beach SRO. Our funding is being cut. Today, as Legal Assistance to the Elderly navigates the financial fallout from this pandemic, we need your help to protect our seniors who are more vulnerable than ever before. So please be well, stay safe and give what you can to Legal Assistance to the Elderly. All my best, Laura Slade Chiera Executive Director DONATE -Protect seniors' rights during the COVID-19 crisis.

LAE's own Kat Cui in the news - yay Kat!

Our very own Christy Nieves was LIVE answering your questions (in Spanish) about what to do if you can't pay rent because of coronavirus. You can watch the entire presentation here:

¿Necesita información sobre qué hacer si no puede pagar la renta a causa del coronavirus? No se pierda nuestra presentación en Facebook Live el miércoles, 15 de abril, a las 6PM. www.facebook.com/excelsiorworks

Medicare scammers attempt to get your Social Security Number for identity theft. Do not engage. Find out how to spot these con artists from Cora Tung Han, an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Inquilinos de San Francisco: ¿no saben como van a pagar la renta este mes? Los abogados y el personal de Legal Assistance to the Elderly quieren asegurarse de que sepa qué pasos tomar durante COVID-19 para protegerse contra el desalojo. Las plantillas que puede usar para notificar a su arrendador que no puede pagar la renta se pueden encontrar en nuestro sitio web en inglés, español y chino: https://laesf.org/covid-19 Para preguntas y asesoramiento, póngase en contacto con no...sotros (si tiene más de 60 años o es un adulto con discapacidad) o una de nuestras organizaciones asociadas: Housing Rights Committee: (415) 703-8644 Chinatown Community Development Center: (415) 984-2728 Causa Justa: (415) 487-9203 San Francisco Tenants’ Union - https://www.sftu.org/drop-in-clinic/ Solo para personas de la tercera edad y adultos con incapacidades, Legal Assistance to the Elderly: (415) 538-3333

- https://laesf.org/covid-19 : ... Housing Rights Committee: (415) 703-8644 Chinatown Community Development Center: (415) 984-2728 Causa Justa: (415) 487-9203 San Francisco Tenants’ Union - https://www.sftu.org/drop-in-clinic/

A message from our Supervising Attorney, Tony Burchell, about the eviction cases proceeding in San Francisco Superior Court. Please share this if you can, and stay safe!

San Francisco Superior Court is still scheduling eviction trials! https://48hills.org//coronavirus-crisis-doesnt-stop-evict/

Please call Judge Wong and demand a stop to eviction trial during this crisis. You have to listen to a rather long outgoing message before you can leave a message.