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MALS HAS MOVED TO 200 JEFFERSON, SUITE 1075. We look forward to serving you in our new location.
SHRM Legal Day Conference 2020 – Judge Higgins Keynote
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc.
50 years of serving Memphis and the Midsouth
It’s Our 50th Birthday, but Instead, of celebrating with a party, MALS is celebrating by serving our COVID-19 impacted community.
We provide free legal advice and representation for low-income, disabled, and elderly clients in legal crises that threaten self-sufficiency or quality of life. We serve people in Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby and Tipton counties.
COVID-19 Legal Help
COVID-19 has caused unemployment, likely evictions, likely utility cutoffs, increased domestic violence, increased child and elder abuse, and increased consumer fraud especially scams targeting the elderly. MALS can help.
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MALS turns potential tragedies into justice for those most vulnerable in our communities.
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News
Memphis and Shelby County Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance Program March 1, 2021 Program Overview The U.S. Department of Treasury has granted a total of $28.2 million to the City of Memphis and Shelby County (including 19.6 million to the City and 8.6 to the County) to
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The eviction moratorium is quickly approaching and overdue tenants are currently in a 30-day period that is expected to end at the end of the month. The city of Memphis and Shelby County have been working with several organizations to keep renters from living
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Like many landlords right now, Adam Rudman feels conflicted. “I cannot save everybody. I’m trying to do as much as we can. It’s hard to see people getting put out of their homes but eventually it’s also a business,” he said. The owner of
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Several renters who have applied for the eviction settlement program that the City of Memphis and Shelby County both approved are wondering why they have not received any help. Others are wondering why they were denied. “I applied and I haven’t heard anything
Home901.org and telephone number 211 are working! These are links to ESP an eviction settlement program providing rental assistance for tenants who DUE TO the coronavirus are jobless, furloughed or had hours reduced; been ill and unable to work; had to care for someone with COVID-19; or
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Monday, eviction hearings picked up again in Shelby County civil court, and those with Memphis Area Legal Services are helping out to avoid a potential surge in tenants being forced out of their properties later this summer. Those with Memphis Area Legal Services said
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County eviction proceedings resumed Monday for the first time since mid-March but the courthouse remained a lot less busy and calmer than most attorneys expected. “Before COVID, courtrooms were packed,” Judge Betty Moore said at the beginning of her afternoon cases. Moore acknowledged her
The Tennessee Supreme Court has said it will lift the eviction moratorium on June 1. Shelby County will be resuming in-person hearings on June 15. Cindy Ettingoff, CEO of Memphis Area Legal Services says the 15-day period will give landlords the opportunity to file evictions. “Between the
The longer the COVID-19 outbreak lasts, the brighter the spotlight it shines on long-standing inequalities in our society and the fragility of our social safety nets. As the days wear on, those who are most vulnerable in our community are experiencing the economic brunt of the crisis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Free and low-cost legal services are now available to thousands in the Mid-South. The online portal 901 Legal Connect went live Thursday, and its goal is to streamline legal service for those who can’t afford a private attorney. “This is the culmination of
