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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.
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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.
Service and Assistance Animals in Maine: What's the difference, and what are my rights?
Introduction
If you have a disability, and you have an animal that helps you with that disability, you may have the right to bring that animal into places where you wouldn’t be allowed to bring a pet.
There are different rules, depending on whether it is a service animal or an assistance animal, and what kind of place you want to bring your animal.
Service animals
Is my animal a service animal?
A service animal is a dog trained to do work for a person who has a disability.
Maine Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) FAQ
Notice: The Maine HAF Program is winding down. Complete applications received after January 10, 5 PM will be put on a waitlist. If you plan to apply for HAF, check the Maine Housing website for further updates on the program, and submit a completed application as soon as possible.