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Mainers' Legal Rights in a Disaster
Last Updated: Friday, February 9, 2024
Introduction
Maine communities have been hit hard by storms and flooding - with the storms on December 18th, 2023, and January 10th and 13th, 2024 being some of the most destructive. We know you have questions and will do our best to answer them, but some of these issues (like the availability of FEMA help) are still developing. When possible we will link to official government sources for more resources and information.
HelpMELaw has Retired
Hello and welcome to PTLA.org, the website of Pine Tree Legal Assistance! We are a statewide civil legal aid organization serving the state of Maine.
Maine Eviction Report
Historically, data around rental housing instability in Maine has been limited, particularly when it comes to evictions. To help illuminate the story of what is happening with evictions in Maine, Pine Tree Legal Assistance embarked on a research project in 2022 in partnership with the John T. Gorman Foundation and building off the 2020 work of the Maine Affordable Housing Coalition.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance gathered and reviewed data from 5,414 eviction files for the period from March 2019 to March 2022. We reviewed files from 24 District Courts around the state.
Motéis, Hotéis, e Pensões
Recursos Importantes para Evitar o Despejo
Sendo despejado? Preocupado que possa ser logo?
Para saber mais sobre seus direitos caso esteja sendo despejado, assista a live informativa com um advogado da PTLA toda Terça-feira às 9 da manhã.
النُزُل، والفنادق، والشقق السكنية
Motels, Hotels, and Rooming Houses (Arabic)
قانون ولاية ماين واضح إلى حد ما بشأن العديد من قضايا المستأجرين (اقرأ المزيد عن حقوق المستأجرين في ماين في قسم الإسكان الإيجاري لدينا)، القوانين أقل وضوحا بشأن حقوق الأشخاص الذين يعيشون في الموتيلات والفنادق والمنازل السكنية. سنجيب هنا على بعض الأسئلة الأكثر شيوعا حول هذه الأنواع من المساكن.
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Acknowledging and Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Pine Tree Legal Assistance acknowledges and celebrates each November as Native American Heritage Month. The work of our Indigenous Peoples Unit is important to our work promoting fairness and justice for all. We are committed to finding a better path forward to support Indigenous communities in their work for sovereignty and self-determination.