Upcoming workshops, legal clinics, and resources for tenants

Dear Neighbors,

Here’s a round up of upcoming workshops, clinics, and resources for tenants. They’re in order of date, so please scroll all the way to the end!

NAVIGATING RENTAL POLICY WORKSHOP with Pasadena Tenants Union

Sunday July 13 beginning at 2:00pm at the Flintridge Center in Pasadena

📍 Flintridge Center, 236 W Mountain Street, Room 117, Pasadena, CA  91103

Do you struggle to navigate rental policies to find the exact information you need? Join our comrades at Pasadena Tenants Union for a talk on navigating rental policy. From 2:00-3:00pm, the focus will be on Los Angeles County policy (that’s for those of us in Altadena), there will be a break from 3-3:30pm, and then from 3:30-4:30pm the focus will be on rental policy in the city of Pasadena.

¿Tiene dificultades para navegar por las políticas de alquiler para encontrar la información exacta que necesita? Únase a nosotros para una charla sobre cómo navegar por la política de alquiler. De 2:00 p.m. a 3:00 p.m. nos centraremos en la política del condado de Los Ángeles, luego tomaremos un descanso de 3:00 p.m. a 3:30 p.m. para bocadillos, y de 3:30 p.m. a 4:30 p.m. nos centraremos en la política de Pasadena.

WILDFIRE TENANT SUPPORT CLINICS with Inner City Law Center

Wednesday July 16 from 10:30am-12:30pm in Pasadena

📍 Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena CA 91103

Inner City Law Center is offering ongoing free legal support clinics on the first and third Wednesdays of the month (see the flyer below for August dates). You can get free legal advice for housing related issues like evictions and lockouts, fire damage repairs and rent reductions, and lease terminations and security deposit refunds.

You can also get assistance with replacing vital documents like IDs, drivers licenses, social security cards, and birth/marriage/death certificates. To schedule an appointment at one of the upcoming clinic dates, email [email protected] or call (213) 891-2880.

HOUSING SMALL CLAIMS WORKSHOP (DISASTER RELIEF) with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Tuesday July 15 beginning at 3:00pm on Zoom

Learn how the small claims process can address wildfire-related legal issues, including security deposit return, habitability (e.g. smoke/ash), and other landlord-tenant issues. Click the button below to register and select “START NOW” to select the workshop you’d like to attend:

DISASTER RELIEF WORKSHOP FOR TENANTS with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Thursday July 17 beginning at 3:30pm on Zoom

This workshop will help you understand your rights as a tenant after the January 2025 wildfire disaster in Los Angeles County and where to turn for help if you believe your rights as a tenant are being violated. The workshop is only available in English at the moment. In this presentation, we will cover:

1. Your rights as a tenant if your home was completely destroyed

2. Your rights as a tenant if your home was damaged but repairable

3. Post-disaster legal protections

Este taller le ayudara comprender sus derechos como inquilino después del desastre del incendio forestal de enero de 2025 en el condado de Los Ángeles y dónde acudir para obtener ayuda si cree que se están violando sus derechos como inquilino. Por el momento el taller solo está disponible en inglés. En esta presentación cubriremos lo siguiente:

1. Sus derechos como inquilino si su hogar quedo completamente destruido

2. Sus derechos como inquilino si su hogar sufrio daños, pero son reparables

3. Protecciones legales posteriores a un desastre 

FEMA APPEALS CLINIC with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Tuesday July 22 from 2:00-5:00pm on Zoom

If you applied for FEMA relief and disagree with their decision, you have the right to appeal—and we can help! Join LAFLA’s upcoming FEMA Appeals Workshop to get step-by-step guidance on how to file an appeal and understand your rights in the process. The session will feature a presentation and a live Q&A with an attorney to answer all your questions. Click the button below to register and select “START NOW” to select the workshop you’d like to attend:

ATU Resource Guide

Have questions or need contact info for county agencies or legal assistance? We’ve collected everything we’re learning into the Altadena Tenants Union Resource Guide, a living document that we’re updating on a regular basis.