Amid pandemic, a single mother’s home life jeopardized until she found Legal Aid of Nebraska
The rate of U.S. citizens facing evictions has never been higher. An estimated 30 to 40 million Americans are at risk, according to the Aspen Institute. Eviction Lab, a Princeton research firm, tracks 24 cities, and since COVID-19 reached the U.S., landlords have...
Housing Justice Project helps Omaha mother facing an $8,000 lawsuit and eviction
(Client name has been changed to protect her privacy.) Traci, a project manager in telecommunications, made plans to move to Arizona to help a family member. She packed up and moved out of her rental home in midtown Omaha, leaving her landlord instructions to keep the...
‘I feel hope when I talk to you’: How a Legal Aid paralegal helped a struggling Grand Island woman with more than just a bankruptcy
In the final months of 2019, Breanne Crow was struggling to stay afloat. She couldn’t afford to pay rent, had moved several times, and kept going deeper into debt. As a self-described addict, Breanne had worked hard to get sober, but that required funds that she...Federal eviction moratorium temporarily provides direct and immediate help to Nebraska tenants facing surge in evictions
Legal Aid of Nebraska (Legal Aid) applauds the issuance of an order yesterday through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declaring evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic as a national health hazard, and subsequently putting all evictions...
