Cleveland Homeless Legal Assistance Program (CHLAP) | Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

1736 Superior Ave., Cleveland, OH 44114

Eligibility

People who are homeless or who are threatened with homelessness. No age restrictions. Serves those who do not have a fixed address or lease, those who were homeless within the last 2 years, those who sleep in shelters or on the streets, or those in danger of becoming homeless due to overcrowding or eviction. This agency hold clinics at other shelters, but those clinics are only for registered residents of those shelters.

Required documents

None to receive service. It is important to bring any documentation relating to the legal problem being dealt with.

Hours

Last Friday of the month: 11:00am-1:00pm.

Voice

Fax

Fax

Application process

May call to confirm the monthly schedule M-F: 8:00am-4:00pm. If no answer, leave a message and the call will be returned within two business days.

Fees

Free.

Service area

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Description

Provides legal clinics for the homeless and those threatened with homelessness. These clinics are primarily diagnostic in nature, and focus on civil issues. Criminal situations are referred to the Public Defender. Basic civil matters are handled in-house; more complex ones are referred to volunteer attorneys.

Data provided by

211 Cleveland

What's Here

Homeless People General Legal Aid

Providing organization

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Provides free attorney referral service, handles complaints regarding attorneys, maintains a volunteer attorney speakers bureau and holds live and on-demand legal education, professional development and leadership programming for lawyers and business professionals.