Where Can I Get Rent Assistance or Eviction Help in Alabama?

AlabamaLegalHelp.org is a website run by Legal Services Alabama with articles about eviction and repair problems for renters. It also lists do-it-yourself instructions and forms for handling these problems.

Alabama has 5 regional Volunteer Lawyers Programs where lawyers give free legal help in certain civil cases to people with low income. Call the program for your county. Birmingham: 205-250-5198. Madison County: 256-539-2275. Montgomery County: 334-265-0222. Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, and Clarke counties: 251-438-1102. All other counties: 888-857-8571.

The Alabama State Bar Lawyer Referral Service can help you find a lawyer for your legal problem. Attorneys who join the service agree to charge no more than $50 for a first 30-minute meeting. After that, you and the lawyer agree on the fee. Call 1-800-392-5660, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

You can call 2-1-1 any time, day or night, in any of Alabama's 67 counties. The call is free and private, and helps with housing, rent, and utilities (water, electric, gas). The line answers in over 150 languages. You can also text your zip code to 898-211 to reach a specialist.

Alabama's Emergency Solutions Grant program pays for rent, utilities (water, electric, gas), and moving costs. It helps people who are homeless or about to lose their home. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs runs it statewide with federal money. For help, call 211 or find your county's homeless assistance contact on the department's website.