• Home

• Events

• Donate

• Pro Bono

About Legal Aid

• Board of Directors
• Executive Council
• History
• In the News
• Job Opportunities
• Success Stories
• Volunteer

Services

• Broward Human Rights Initiative
• Children's Advocacy
• Environmental
• HIV-AIDS Project
• Homeless
• Housing/Consumer
• Affordable Housing
• Immigration
• Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
• Success Project
  Special Project Unit
• Pro Bono Project
  - Broward Lawyers Care
• *Membership
• *Frequently Asked Questions
• *Case Scenarios
• *Sponsors and Recognition
• *BLC Spotlight
• *ONE Campaign
• *What is NEXT?

Affordable Housing Advocacy Project

The affordable Housing Advocacy Project advocates for the housing needs of low and very low income households who have been increasingly priced out of the housing market in South Florida. The program seeks to increase development of housing affordable to low and very low income households and to preserve existing housing affordable to the low income population in Broward and Collier counties.

The Project provides representation to households being evicted due to closure of mobile home parks for redevelopment. The project also seeks to assist mobile home park residents to organize home owner associations which then have the right of first refusal if their park is to be sold. The association also gives homeowners a way to collectively address living conditions in the park and to fight evictions due to park closure.

In addition, the project provides assistance in the organization of Tenant Associations in project based Section 8 housing units. The Tenant Association gives the tenants a collective voice to address conditions of the units and to mobilize residents if the owner seeks to terminate the Section 8 contract.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Borrero, et. al. vs. Town of Davie and Palma Nova, class action lawsuit that challenged the mobile home park closure and the displacement of over 3,000 residents. Project initiated Broward County's development of intensive outreach and coalition of service agencies to assist with relocation of residents.



• Dought vs. City of Hallandale Beach, lawsuit that challenged the mobile home park closure. The project negotiated a monetary settlement of $25,000 plus relocation of the client.



• Member, Davie Mobile Home Task Force, successfully advocated for the Davie Town Council to adopt a 20% inclusionary zoning oedinance subsequent to the one year long Moratorium that prevented the redevelopment of mobile home parks.



• Low income advocate for affordable housing. Project Attorney serves on The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee in the Town of Davie, City of Fort Lauderdale and the City of Pembroke Pines.

Intake:

Clients are seen by appointment only. For more information or to make an appointment, call the project paralegal at 954-358-5637.

Outreach:

The project seeks out and welcomes opportunities to speak to local community groups regarding affordable housing issues. The project also welcomes opportunities to do outreach to residents of apartments or mobile home parks whose affprdable housing is or may be at risk. If interested, call the project paralegal at 954-358-5637.

HELPFUL WEBSITES: