NH Legal Assistance: SCOTUS Grants Pass decision leaves unhoused people vulnerable

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2024

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Statement of NH Legal Assistance Policy Director Dawn McKinney:

“If officials in New Hampshire use the ruling last week from the US. Supreme Court as an excuse to remove people from state land, they will create dangerous and dehumanizing conditions for unhoused people in our state, and push the costs of housing onto the local welfare offices of our cities and towns.

As our cities and towns experience pressure on their local welfare budgets, we expect more people than ever to seek legal aid to address wrongful denials of service, and we will try to meet this need as best we can. 

Providing access to affordable housing is the best known strategy for addressing homelessness. We will continue to work with partners across the state to protect access to safe, affordable housing for Granite Staters.”

ABOUT NH LEGAL ASSISTANCE:

NH Legal Assistance (NHLA) is a private, not-for-profit law firm that provides free civil legal aid to people in New Hampshire, primarily in the areas of housing (eviction, foreclosure, and property tax deeding); domestic violence and family law (protective orders, divorce, and parenting rights and responsibilities); and public benefits (disability, unemployment, and more). NHLA operates five branch law offices, in Berlin, Claremont, Concord, Manchester and Portsmouth. Learn more at nhla.org.