EVICTION HELP

If you are a tenant facing a landlord-tenant issue or court case, there is a new law in Maryland (the Access to Counsel in Evictions law) that gives you a right to access an attorney for free if you fall below a certain income. Call 211 now to get connected to a housing specialist who can connect you to a housing attorney or go to this website https://legalhelpmd.org/ to do an online intake.

FREE LEGAL INFORMATION

Maryland People’s Law Library

The Maryland People’s Law Library exists to provide legal information to the public. They explain different civil legal topics in plain language on their website, https://www.peoples-law.org/. 

Law Libraries

Maryland Law Libraries are a good and reliable source of up-to-date legal information. Law librarians cannot give legal advice, but they are information experts and can help you if you do not have a lawyer. Law librarians can respond to email and telephone requests for information here: https://www.mdcourts.gov/lawlib/using-library/for-librarians/maryland-law-libraries

FREE BRIEF ADVICE & REFERRAL

Maryland Court Help Centers

Maryland Court Help Centers offer free legal information, brief advice and referrals to anyone who does not have a lawyer in a civil legal case. Anyone with any income can use this service. You can receive help in these ways:

• Phone or Live Chat: 410-260-1392 from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• In-person at courthouses across the state: https://www.mdcourts.gov/helpcenter/inperson

Maryland Free Legal Answers

Maryland Free Legal Answers is a service that allows people who qualify to ask attorneys questions about their civil legal issue via email.  Click here to get started. https://maryland.freelegalanswers.org/

FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION

You can get connected to one of Maryland’s 40 civil legal aid organizations by going to the People’s Law Library’s Legal Services Directory. The Directory can help you figure out which civil legal aid organization can help with your problem in your city or county.