We partner with tenants and community organizations to fight for affordable housing, reasonable housing conditions, racial justice in housing, and equitable housing policies. Our services include representing tenants facing eviction and in other landlord/tenant disputes, organizing with tenants experiencing unfair conditions, and advocating for better housing policies across the state. We have a particular focus on supporting tenants in public housing.
OUR WORK
Fighting Evictions and Enforcing Tenants Rights
Keeping people in their homes
We work to keep people from being evicted through a combination of representing individual clients, organizing with tenants facing eviction, and fighting for better housing laws. Our goal is not only to fight evictions in the courtroom but to try and prevent them long before a landlord initiates the eviction process with the court.
We also work to empower tenants by informing them of their legal rights through online resources, canvassing, and in-person events. You can learn more about tenants’ rights in Virginia by following the link below.
Creating Systemic Change
Fighting for better housing policies
We recognize that the issues clients and community members face are the result of decades of systemic racism and discriminatory housing policies. We partner with community members and organizations to advocate on the local and state levels for housing policies that will reduce evictions, increase and protect affordable housing, and protect tenants from unjust living conditions.
Need Help with a HOUSING issue?
Please visit our GET HELP page for information on how we may be able to provide assistance.
Explore the sections above for information on your rights and other self-help materials.
February 25, 2023
General Assembly Update – End of Session
Saturday, February 25th, marked what is known as “Sine Die” at the Virginia General Assembly, the final day of the 2023 regular session. Thousands of bills were heard and debated during the 46 days of session. LAJC’s team worked tirelessly to prevent the rollback of rights for our communities and to push for progress during […]
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February 8, 2023
Crossover Update – Legislative Session 2023
In the first half of the 2023 General Assembly session, LAJC staff have advocated, testified, and supported the testimony of community members in favor of bills that would improve public school funding, expand comprehensive and affordable children’s health care coverage, increase tenants’ rights, ease the burden and harm court fines can have on those returning […]
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