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Essex County Legal Aid Association

To assure that all low-income residents of Essex County seeking free emergency legal help with civil law matters get immediate ass...Learn more

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About Essex County Legal Aid Association

To assure that all low-income residents of Essex County seeking free emergency legal help with civil law matters get immediate assistance with those legal crises that challenge the health and wellbeing of our clients and their families. Ideally, any income-eligible resident who needs such advice could get it from ECLAA. The problem is huge, and the current funding resources are small. ECLAA helped 1,339 clients in 2016, of which 89% faced imminent evictions. Sadly, there were more than 40,000 Landlord-Tenant court matters in Essex County that same year -- so we were able to help only about 3% of tenants facing eviction. More funding means that more low-income Essex County residents who need help can get it.

41 Watchung Plaza #233Montclair, NJ 07042

Causes

Legal services, Antidiscrimination, Housing services

Established

1941

Tax ID

22-1487177

NTEE code

Legal Services

Essex County Legal Aid Association is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 22-1487177. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by GuideStar.

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