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Welcome

We are one of the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organizations that serve Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs). We are a community service. We are not a government agency or a private company.

For nearly 40 years, we have been here in Southern California to help the community with free or low cost legal advice, litigation, and in some cases representation. Our staff of advocates, attorneys and network of lawyers are available to answer questions and offer guidance on a number of legal issues.

We are also professionals who work with local and national lawmakers to ensure that policies and public programs benefit our diverse community. There are important laws about anti-discrimination, immigration, citizenship, healthcare and more that you should know about and we are here to help you understand them.

And if you are inspired to rise up, speak out and get involved as a AANHPI community member or an ally who cares and wants to help others, we are here to help you get started.

Please call us at 888.349.9695.

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您好

我们是服务亚裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民的美国法律和民权组织中最大的组织之一。 我们属社区服务,并非政府机构或私人公司。

近 40 年来,我们一直在南加州为社区提供免费或低成本的法律咨询、诉讼,以及特定案件的代理服务。我们的辩护人、律师和律师网络可以就许多法律问题提供答案及指导。

我们还是与地方及国家立法者紧密合作的专业人士,以确保我们的多元化社区受益于当前的政策和公共计划。在此,我们将帮助您了解有关反歧视、移民、公民身份、医疗保健等方面的重要法律知识。

如果您有志成为AANHPI 社区成员,为社区谋福利,或者是一名关心且希望帮助他人的盟友,我们乐意随时为您提供协助。

请联系我们,800.520.2356

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환영합니다

저희는 아시아계 미국인, 하와이 원주민, 태평양 섬 주민(AANHPIs)를 지원하는 미국 최대 법률 및 시민 권리 단체 중 하나입니다. 저희는 지역 봉사 단체입니다. 저희는 정부 기업 또는 민간 기업이 아닙니다.

40년 동안, 저희는 무료 또는 저비용 법률 자문, 소송, 그리고 경우에 따라서는 대리인으로서 지역사회를 돕기 위해 남부 캘리포니아에 위치하고 있습니다. 대변인, 변호인 또는 변호사 네트워크로 구성된 저희 직원들은 여러 가지 법률문제에 대한 질문에 답변과 지침을 제공해 드리고 있습니다.

저희는 또한 지역 및 전국 국회의원들과 협력하여 정책과 공공 프로그램이 우리의 다양한 지역사회에 도움이 되도록 노력하고 있는 전문가들입니다. 차별 금지, 이민, 시민권, 보건 등에 관한 중요한 법률을 여러분들이 잘 이해할 수 있도록 돕기 위해 이 자리에 있습니다.

그리고 당신이 AANHPI 지역사회 일원으로서,그리고 다른 사람들을 돕고 싶어하는 지지자로서 일어나서 말하고 참여할 마음이 생겼다면,우리는 당신이 시작하는 것을 돕기 위해 여기에 있습니다.

전화 주시기 바랍니다, 800.867.3640.

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សូមស្វាគមន៍

យើងជាអង្គការស្របច្បាប់ និងសិទ្ធិស៊ីវិលដ៏ធំបំផុតនៅក្នុងប្រទេសស ដែលបម្រើដល់ជនជាតិអាស៊ីអាមេរិកកាំង ជនជាតិដើមកោះហាវ៉ៃ និងប្រជាជនកោះប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក (AANHPIs)។ យើងជាសេវាកម្មសហគមន៍។ យើងមិនមែនជាភ្នាក់ងាររដ្ឋាភិបាល ឬក្រុមហ៊ុនឯកជនទេ។

អស់រយៈពេលជិត 40 ឆ្នាំមកហើយ យើងបាននៅទីនេះ នៅភាគខាងត្បូងរដ្ឋកាលីហ្វ័រញ៉ា ដើម្បីជួយសហគមន៍ជាមួយនឹងការផ្តល់ប្រឹក្សាផ្នែកច្បាប់ វិវាទ និងករណីខ្លះដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃ ឬតម្លៃទាប។ បុគ្គលិកផ្នែកតស៊ូមតិ មេធាវី និងបណ្តាញមេធាវីរបស់យើងអាចទំនាក់ទំនងបានបានដើម្បីឆ្លើយសំណួរ និងផ្តល់ការណែនាំអំពីបញ្ហាផ្លូវច្បាប់មួយចំនួន។

យើងក៏ជាអ្នកជំនាញដែលធ្វើការជាមួយតំណាងរាស្រ្តក្នុងស្រុក និងថ្នាក់ជាតិ ដើម្បីធានាថាគោលនយោបាយ និងកម្មវិធីសាធារណៈផ្តល់អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ដល់សហគមន៍ចម្រុះគ្រប់ជាតិសាសន៍របស់យើង។ មានច្បាប់សំខាន់ៗអំពីការប្រឆាំងការរើសអើង អន្តោប្រវេសន៍ សញ្ជាតិ ការថែទាំសុខភាព និងអ្វីៗជាច្រើនទៀតដែលអ្នកគួរដឹង ហើយយើងនៅទីនេះដើម្បីជួយអ្នកឱ្យយល់ពីពួកគេ។

ហើយប្រសិនបើអ្នកត្រូវបានបំផុសគំនិតឱ្យក្រោកឡើង និយាយចេញ និងចូលរួមជាសមាជិកសហគមន៍ AANHPI ឬសម្ព័ន្ធមិត្តដែលយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ និងចង់ជួយអ្នកដទៃ យើងនៅទីនេះដើម្បីជួយអ្នកក្នុងការចាប់ផ្តើម។

សូមទូរស័ព្ទមកយើងខ្ញុំតាមរយះលេខ 800.867.3126

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Maligayang pagdating

Kami ay isa sa pinakamalaking samahan ng mga legal at karapatang sibil sa bansa na nagsisilbi sa mga Asyano na Amerikano, Katutubong Hawaii, at mga Pacific Islanders (AANHPI). Kami ay isang serbisyo sa pamayanan. Hindi kami kabilang sa mga ahensya ng gobyerno o isang pribadong kumpanya.

Sa loob ng halos 40 taon, nandito kami sa Timog California upang tulungan ang mga pamayanan na may libre o mababang bayad para sa legal na payo, paglilitis, at sa mga ilang kaso ng representasyon. Ang aming kawani ng mga tagapagtaguyod, abugado at network ng mga abugado ay laging handang sagutin ang mga katanungan at magbigay ng patnubay sa mga ilang legal na isyu.

Kami ay propesyonal na nakikipagtulungan sa mga lokal at pambansang mambabatas upang matiyak na ang mga patakaran at pampublikong programa ay mapapakinabangan ng iba’t ibang pamayanan. Mayroong mahahalagang batas tungkol sa anti-diskriminasyon, imigrasyon, pagkamamamayan, pangangalaga ng kalusugan at marami pang iba na dapat mong malaman at narito kami upang tulungan kayo na mas maunawaan ang mga ito.

At kung inspirado kang bumangon, magsalita at makisali bilang isang miyembro ng pamayanan ng AANHPI o isang kaanib na nagmamalasakit at nais na tulungan ang iba, narito kami upang tulungan kang makapagsimula.

Maaring tawagan po kami, 855.300.2552.

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ยินดีต้อนรับ

เราเป็นหนึ่งในองค์กรกฎหมายและสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติที่ใหญ่ที่สุดที่ให้บริการกับชาวอเมริกันเชื้อสายเอเชีย, ชาวฮาวาย และคนที่อาศัยอยู่ในหมู่เกาะแปซิฟิก (AANHPI) เราทำงานบริการชุมชนและไม่ใช่หน่วยงานรัฐบาลหรือบริษัทเอกชนแต่อย่างใด

เราคอยช่วยชุมชนด้วยการให้คำแนะนำทางกฎหมาย การดำเนินคดี และเป็นตัวแทนให้ฟรีหรือมีค่าใช้จ่ายที่ไม่แพงในเซาเทิร์นแคลิฟอร์เนียเป็นเวลาเกือบ 40 ปีแล้ว ทีมทนายความและเครือข่ายนักกฎหมายของเราพร้อมที่จะตอบคำถามและให้แนวทางกับปัญหาทางกฎหมายต่าง ๆ

นอกจากนี้เรายังเป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญที่ได้ทำงานกับผู้บัญญัติกฎหมายทั้งในท้องถิ่นและระดับชาติ เพื่อให้แน่ใจว่านโยบายและโปรแกรมสาธารณะก่อให้เกิดประโยชน์กับชุมชนที่หลากหลายของเรา ยังมีกฎหมายสำคัญมากมายที่คุณควรรู้เกี่ยวกับการ ต่อต้าน การเลือกปฏิบัติ, การอพยพ, สัญชาติ, การดูแลสุขภาพ และอื่น ๆ อีกมากมาย และเราจะเป็นคนช่วยคุณในการทำความเข้าใจกฎหมายเหล่านั้นเอง

และหากคุณพร้อมที่จะยืนหยัด ออกมาพูด และร่วมเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของสมาชิกชุมชน หรือพันธมิตรที่ใส่ใจและอยากช่วยเหลือผู้อื่น เราพร้อมช่วยเหลือคุณ

โปรดโทรหาเรา, 800.914.9583

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Chào mừng quý vị.

Chúng tôi hiện đang là một trong những tổ chức dân quyền và pháp lý lớn nhất quốc gia, chuyên phục vụ cho người Mỹ gốc Á, người Hawaii bản địa và cư dân khu vực Thái Bình Dương (cộng đồng AANHPI). Chúng tôi là dịch vụ cộng đồng, không phải là cơ quan chính phủ hay công ty tư nhân.

Trong gần 40 năm, chúng tôi đã phục vụ cho cộng đồng khu vực Nam California bằng cách tư vấn pháp lý, kiện tụng, và làm đại diện pháp lý cho một vài trường hợp với chi phí thấp hay miễn phí. Đội ngũ nhân viên hỗ trợ và luật sư của chúng tôi cùng mạng lưới luật sư luôn sẵn sàng trả lời các câu hỏi cũng như đưa ra hướng dẫn về những vấn đề pháp lý.

Đồng thời, chúng tôi cũng là những chuyên gia làm việc với các nhà lập pháp địa phương và quốc gia nhằm đảm bảo rằng các chính sách và chương trình công sẽ có lợi cho cộng đồng đa dạng của chúng ta. Có rất nhiều những luật lệ và quy định quan trọng về chống phân biệt đối xử, nhập cư, quyền công dân, chăm sóc sức khỏe và hơn thế nữa mà quý vị nên biết và chúng tôi ở đây để giúp quý vị hiểu chúng.

Và nếu quý vị sống với mục tiêu muốn được vươn lên, được chia sẻ suy nghĩ của bản thân và tham gia với tư cách là thành viên cộng đồng AANHPI, hoặc chỉ đơn giản với tư cách là một cá nhân luôn muốn giúp đỡ người khác, chúng tôi luôn luôn sẵn sàng giúp quý vị bắt đầu.

Hãy gọi cho chúng tôi, 714.477.2958.

Điền vào Mẫu yêu cầu trợ giúp pháp lý của chúng tôi

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स्वागत हे।

हम देश के सबसे बड़े कानूनी और नागरिक अधिकार संगठनों में से एक हैं जोएशियाई अमेरिकियों, नेटिव हवाईयन और पैसिफिक आइलैंड (एए.एन.एच.पी.आई) की सेवाकरते हैं। हम एक सामुदायिक सेवा हैं। हम कोई सरकारी एजेंसी या निजीकंपनी नहीं हैं।

लगभग 40 वर्षों से, हम यहां दक्षिणी कैलिफ़ोर्निया में समुदाय की मुफ्त याकम लागत वाली कानूनी सलाह, मुकदमेबाजी और कुछ मामलों मेंप्रतिनिधित्व के साथ मदद करने के लिए हैं। अधिवक्ताओं, वकीलों औरवकीलों के नेटवर्क के हमारे कर्मचारी सवालों के जवाब देने और कई कानूनीमुद्दों पर मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करने के लिए उपलब्ध हैं।

हम ऐसे पेशेवर भी हैं जो स्थानीय और राष्ट्रीय सांसदों के साथ काम करते हैंताकि यह सुनिश्चित किया जा सके कि नीतियां और सार्वजनिक कार्यक्रमहमारे विविध समुदाय को लाभान्वित करें। भेदभाव-विरोधी, अप्रवास, नागरिकता, स्वास्थ्य देखभाल और बहुत कुछ के बारे में महत्वपूर्ण कानून हैंजिनके बारे में आपको पता होना चाहिए और हम उन्हें समझने में आपकीमदद करने के लिए यहां हैं।

और अगर आपको उठने, बोलने और एए.एन.एच.पी.आईसमुदाय के सदस्य या एक सहयोगी के रूप में शामिल होने के लिए प्रेरितकिया जाता है, जो दूसरों की परवाह करता है और मदद करना चाहता है, तोहम यहां आपको आरंभ करने में मदद करने के लिए हैं।

कृपया हमें ८५५-९७१-२५५२ पर कॉल करें।

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Housing Preservation

With the end of pandemic tenant protection measures, thousands of families are at risk of being displaced from their homes. As people are still struggling to recover financially, we are here to serve AAPI, limited-English proficient, and/or low-income immigrant tenants who are among those most vulnerable to being displaced.

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Legal Counsel and Advice

AJSOCAL offers free and/or low-cost legal advice. We help with a variety of housing-related issues, with a focus on helping those who are immigrants or have limited proficiency in English.

Representation

We may provide full representation for tenants facing eviction in certain cases.

Eviction Defense

We have full-time bilingual staff working with low-income and limited English-speaking tenants who need legal assistance to keep their homes.

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Tenants can receive assistance with eviction, landlord-tenant disputes, lease disputes, habitability, security deposit, and other tenant rights.

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INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19 RENTAL DEBT & EVICTIONS

To Prevent Eviction on Nonpayment of Rent grounds that arose during the Covid-19 Period (and Post Period)
  • Must Pay Owed Rent By 8/1/2023: People who owe rent from March 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021 unless they (1) provided their landlord with a COVID-19 Related Declaration of Financial Distress Form by the 15-Day deadline for rent owed from March 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020 AND (2) continued to pay 25% of their rent to the landlord for rent owed from September 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (almost a 13 month period).  
  • Must Pay Owed Rent by 2/1/2024: People who owe rent from October 1, 2021, to January 31, 2023. 
9/1/2020 – 9/30/2021 (“Transition Period”) Rent

To prevent an eviction based on nonpayment that arose during the period of 9/1/2020 – 9/30/2021 (referred to as the “transition period”), the renter needed to pay up to 25% of the rent and related charges coupled with a timely declaration about Covid 19 distress  to prevent eviction arising from that period of nonpayment.  

3/1/2020-8/31/2020 ("COVID Protected Period") Rent

Covid-19 rental debt that arose during the period of 3/1/2020-8/31/2020 (“COVID Protected Period”) cannot be grounds for an eviction as long as the renter gave the landlord the declaration by the 15 day notice deadline.  

Small Claims Court’s Jurisdiction Over Covid-19 Rental Debt

Under the State law (AB 832), the landlord can sue for back rent in small claims. They were allowed to bring these types of claims in smalls claims court starting November 1, 2021. They can sue for rent owed from the Covid-19 rental debt until October 1, 2025.  

Landlords are permitted to seek the Covid-19 Rental Debt in small claims court, even if it exceeds small claims limits (normally $10,000 for individual). 

Other Protections

There are still other protections for other situations that run until January 31, 2024. Specifically: 

  1.  Unauthorized Tenants and Pets: Eviction protections for unauthorized (additional) tenants and pets will continue through Jan. 31, 2024; and 
  1. Rent Increases: Rent Increases are prohibited for rental units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) from March 30, 2020 through January 31, 2024. 

Meet Our Team

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OC Managing Director

John Kim

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Project Director

Catherine Hwang

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Staff Attorney

Barbara Le

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Staff Attorney

Thu Ha

Thu Ha

Legal Advocate

Nysan Ly

Nysan Ly

Legal Advocate

Know Your Rights

Tenants have certain rights that they can assert against landlords

Tenants will always have these rights, no matter what the lease agreement says

  • Limit on a security deposit and right to a refund
  • Cap in rent increase (if protected by the Tenant Protection Act or local rent stabilization laws)
  • Limits on the landlord’s right to enter the unit
  • Right to have serious defects repaired
  • Right to a habitable unit
  • Right to quiet enjoyment of the unit
  • Right against retaliatory eviction
  • Right to request a reasonable accommodation
  • Right to protection against unlawful discrimination
Tenant Protection Act (TPA)
California state law provides tenants with rent control and eviction protections

Rent Cap Protection

  • Allow raising the rent by 5% (of rent) + current inflation rate OR maximum 10% (of rent), whichever is lower.
  • Allow raising the rent NO more than two separate times within a 12-month period
  • The city may have its own rent cap protection (Santa Ana)

Eviction Protection

  • Landlords may only evict tenants for “just cause” (“at fault” and “no-fault”)
  • If TPA is applied, the landlord must state the reason for the termination in the notice
Lease Agreement
  • Explain the terms of the rights and obligations of tenants and landlords
  • California law requires rental agreements for tenancies of 12 months or longer
  • Oral agreements are technically legal and enforceable if the term is less than one year
  • A translated version of the lease agreement in a discussed language (non-English) must be provided
  • Failing to meet any of the requirements in a lease can legally constitute a default
Security Deposit
  • Based on the monthly rent
  • Cover property damage, breach of the lease by the tenant, unpaid rent
  • The sum of the deposit can depend on the landlord’s will, under California law, it is a maximum of 2x rent if unfurnished and 3x rent if furnished
  • Not using for the last month’s rent, unless the parties agree in writing
The Eviction Process
Termination: the landlord ends the lease agreement
Eviction: the landlord removes the tenant from the property
Eviction Process:

  • The landlord must provide the tenant with a notice of termination IN WRITING
  • The tenant must do what the notice states
    • Pay rent or fix the violation
    • Or the landlord will then give the tenant a 3-day notice to quit (move out)
    • If the tenant stays on the property after the 3-day notice, the landlord can file an Unlawful Detainer (UD) lawsuit against the tenant
  • The tenant will get a “summons and complaint”
  • The tenant must respond to this with an “Answer” within 5 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)
  • Both the landlord and tenant can ask for a jury trial
  • The trial will be set within 20 days of either tenant’s or the landlord’s request for trial
  • If the tenant wins, they will not have to move out
  • If the landlord wins, the tenant will have to move out within 5 days of the sheriff posting notice to vacate
  • If the tenant does not move out within 5 days, the sheriff will have to physically remove the tenant

Disclaimer: We are only providing general information, not legal advice. If someone has any personal legal questions or seeks specific guidance about Tenant/Landlord issues they should get free legal advice from our attorneys by contacting our helplines.

Nothing in this presentation establishes an attorney-client relationship between you and AJSOCAL. Should AJSOCAL’s attorneys advise you or undertake your representation, our arrangement will be formalized in writing.

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