Our Mission
PLEASE NOTE:
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, New Hampshire Legal Assistance is OPEN. We have made some changes to protect the health of our staff and our clients. Staff are generally working from home. We are not answering telephone calls live. Instead, leave a message and we will call you back.
We are also not taking walk-in clients at any of our offices. Instead, please call us or apply for help online at www.nhlegalaid.org
To fax documents to any NHLA office: 1-833-722-0271
NHLA's mission is to fulfill America’s promise of equal justice by providing civil legal services to New Hampshire’s poor, including education and empowerment, advice, representation, and advocacy for systemic change.
We offer our clients high-quality civil legal aid to address the legal problems that affect their daily survival and most basic needs. These services range from simple legal information and advice to vigorous and thorough representation in all of New Hampshire's courts and before many of the local, state and federal agencies which play large roles in their lives. In providing legal services to the poor, NHLA helps ensure the legal system provides the fairness and justice that all New Hampshire residents deserve.
NHLA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity, in the delivery of services.
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Testimonial
Truly thankful for the help...
I am truly thankful for the help, kindness, [and] treatment that I received right from the first person I talked to. I was very upset and at a very low point and that first person gave me gentle kindness.
NHLA Needs Your Support
NHLA relies on the goodwill and support of the entire community to reach our mission of equal access to justice for all people in New Hampshire. Your financial support strengthens NHLA's ability to serve people facing a civil legal crisis. Use the link above to make a safe and secure donation or if you prefer, you can send your donations, payable to NH Campaign for Legal Services to:
New Hampshire Legal Assistance
Attn: NH Campaign for Legal Services
117 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
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Latest News
State offering property-tax relief for some homeowners
Posted May 11, 2021By Amanda Gokee, New Hampshire Bulletin The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration is offering property-tax relief for qualifying low- and moderate-income homeowners. Single people who earn less than $20,000 are eligible to apply. A couple filing jointly can earn up to $40,000 and still ...read more
Eviction Clinic: Schedule and Resources
Posted Mar 09, 2021
Our next online Eviction Clinic is Wednesday, May 5, 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Click here to attend: https://zoom.us/j/97325516422
Need information now?
Tenants get ultimatum: Pay more or move out
Posted Mar 08, 2021By Teddy Rosenbluth, Concord Monitor
Elliot Berry, a lawyer for New Hampshire Legal Assistance, said the pandemic has made it even more difficult to find an available apartment as fewer people have decided to move. According to data from moving company platform Hire a Helper, New Hampshire sa ...read more
NHLA guidance on CDC eviction ban, new rent assistance
Posted Mar 03, 2021Many Granite Staters who are behind on rent can halt their eviction and avoid homelessness under the CDC Eviction Moratorium. But the protection from eviction is only temporary as the moratorium ends on March 31, 2021. Until then tenants should apply for rental assistance immediately through t ...read more
What tenants, landlords need from new rent help
Posted Feb 25, 2021The Exchange, NH Public Radio The state is set to begin distributing millions of dollars in additional aid for tenants who are struggling to pay housing costs because of COVID-19. As it finalizes new guidelines for assistance and how people can apply, we check in on what we've learned ...read more