Friday, October 26, 2018
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)
CBA Law Center
30 Bank Street,
New Britain,
Connecticut,
United States
Presented by the Pro Bono Committee and Statewide Legal Services
About the Program
Interested in providing pro bono legal help to a low-income family, but only able to offer a few hours of pro bono assistance? Interested in learning about basic Connecticut landlord-tenant security deposit laws?
Join the Connecticut Bar Association and Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut Inc. in celebrating National Pro Bono Week by learning how to provide pro bono legal assistance to low-income families initiating or challenging claims on their housing security deposits.
Every year pro bono attorneys donate their time at the Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut Inc. Pro Bono Security Deposit Clinic assisting low-income individuals in completing the necessary forms to initiate return of their security deposit. As a result, 58% of the low-income clients have successfully recovered their security deposits. Recovering a security deposit allows a low-income family to secure new housing options or maintain a safe place to live. In lieu of a course fee, we ask attorneys to commit to attending at least one in-person Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut Inc. pro bono security deposit clinic in 2019.
You Will Learn
- Basic Connecticut Security Deposit Laws
- Tenant Rights and Responsibilities relating to return of security deposit
- How to initiate Return of Security Deposits
- How to complete Small Claims Writ and Notice of Suit, Application for Fee Waiver, and Statement of Service
Cost
Free
Speakers
Ashleigh M. Backman, Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut Inc., Wethersfield
Elizabeth Pisarski-Buchholz, Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut Inc., Wethersfield
CLE Credit
CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)
Contact
Member Services Center