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Where District of Columbia residents have come to receive high quality legal services for over forty years.
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NLSP Launches New Foreclosure Clinic!!
 What happens in foreclosure?- What do I do to avoid foreclosure?
- What do I do to stop foreclosure once started?
Need legal advice and counsel to help answer these questions? Join NLSP and Housing Counseling Services at our foreclosure clinic. Free for eligible residents of Washington, DC.
Every third Thursday of the month 6PM - 8PM
4645 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE 20019 (basement level)
Metro accessible/parking available. First come, first served. Seating is limited to 50 (max).
NLSP Opens New Far Northeast/Southeast Office and Closes NW Office
As of January 2008, those looking for legal assistance are welcome to visit us at:
4645 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20019
Tel: (202) 399-1346
Fax: (202) 399-1349
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Please note that NLSP's Northwest office at 701 4th Street is closed as of April 23, 2008. NLSP headquarters have been relocated to our Northeast office at 680 Rhode Island Avenue.
NLSP Receives Major Grants
Pursuant to a first-ever appropriation by the District of Columbia City Council, the DC Bar Foundation awarded 15 grants totaling $3.2 million to legal services providers in the District to increase the number of lawyers doing housing work and to bring more lawyers into underserved communities in the District.
NLSP proudly announces that it has received two grants! See the official press release.
NLSP Helps Prevent Homelessness
The Parkers, a married couple, came to Neigborhood Legal Services Program ("NLSP") seeking help in a predatory lending case. They had been contacted by Big Mortgage Company ("Big Co.") when they became two months behind on their mortgage payments with another lender. Big Co.'s representative told them that they were facing foreclo sure and offered to help them refinance their home, supposedly for a lower payment. Their home is located in an area of the District of Columbia which has seen a rapid rise in property home values, and developers are buying up blocks of housing previously owned by some of the District's poorest residents.
The loan the couple received from Big Co. was no deal; their monthly mortgage payment was actually much higher than their previous payment amount because Big Co. rolled credit card debt and another loan into a new loan.
However, Big Co. failed to perfect their secured interest in the home. Thereafter, the Parkers filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and their debt to Big Co. was discharged. Big Co. filed suit against the couple, seeking to have the court order the couple to sign a new deed. Had this happened, Big Co. could record and foreclose on the property. NLSP entered its appearance in the case and presented equitable defenses. After a trial, the jury found in favor of the Parkers, on all seven of their equitable defenses, and saved their home.
See how we...
Recover Financial Losses
Empower Families
Do you have a Will? NLSP has launched the District's only Free Wills Clinic
Wills are not just for the rich. Regardless of how much or how little money you have, a will ensures that whatever personal belongings and assets you do have will go to family or beneficiaries you designate.  Without a will, the court makes these decisions.
If you have children, a will is a must, to ensure that you get to choose your children's guardian. Few people plan to die in the near future, but if you die suddenly without a will, you'll be subjecting your family and loved ones to confusion and anxiety at what is already a difficult time.
Get started planning for your loved ones today!
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