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The Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector is a joint project of Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. and ProBono.Net. The purpose of the risk detector is detect issues for seniors or the elderly related to housing, debt, financial exploitation, healthcare, and abuse and to do so quickly and accurately.
To determine whether you, as a senior are at risk, or whether a loved one who is a senior is at risk, please visit our Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector to answer some questions:
If you, as an individual or family, are seeking housing, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination because of:
race
color
national origin
religion
sex
familial status: Children under 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, or people trying to get custody of someone under the age of 18.
disability: mental and/or physical.
The term "housing" includes the following:
Find out about:
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Housing Discrimination
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Find the nearest Idaho Legal Aid Services office
To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:
If you have a fair housing issue or a predatory lending question, the following resources are available:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 1-800-669-9777, or (TDD) 1-800-927-9275, or on the web at www.hud.gov
Intermountain Fair Housing Council (208) 383-0695 in Boise calling area, or statewide toll-free 1-800-717-0695
Before you buy a home, attend a home ownership education course offered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-approved, non-profit counseling agencies.
Interview several real estate professionals (agents), and ask for and check references before you select one to help you buy or sell a home.
Get information about the prices of other homes in the neighborhood. Do not be fooled into paying too much.
Public News Service-ID
July 27, 2010
Poverty Rising in ID According to Kids Count Report
BOISE, Idaho - The number of children living in poverty in Idaho was on the rise even before the recession, and is likely still going up, according to the new Kids Count Data Book released today. The annual state-by-state report tracks trends and statistics that make a difference in a child's life, from teen pregnancy rates to childhood poverty.
Are you being illegally harassed? If you are having problems with debt collectors, watch this video to learn about your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and state laws.
If you are having problems with debt collectors, watch this video to learn about your rights! Hear about your rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and state laws. Find out what you should do if you are being illegally harassed.
If you want to learn how to represent yourself, hear about common defenses against debt collectors, and gain knowledge of possible outcomes to your trial, then watch this video.
If you lost your debt defense case (or did not know it even occurred) and your wages or bank account is being garnished, watch this video to learn what you can do. Learn about one of your key defenses. Determine if you were served papers properly.
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