ON DEMAND: Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Unhoused People

Class recorded September 17, 2024

Are city ordinances unconstitutional that prohibit people from camping on public sidewalks and parkland, when those people have nowhere else to go? Can the Eighth Amendment, banning cruel and unusual punishment, be applied to contravene fines, arrests, and other enforcements that criminalize involuntary homelessness? This event will review decisions rendered by America’s courts in considering these complex questions, and reflect on the promises and limitations of the Constitution in addressing policy issues related to poverty and housing insecurity. 

Presented by: Shayla Myers, Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles' Unhoused People's Justice Project

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

LIVE ZOOM: Ask a Lawyer: Probate: What to Do with Property After Someone Dies and How to Plan Ahead

Thursday, October 30, 2025: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 13, 2025: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 11, 2025: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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Join a live question and answer session with an experienced probate (inheritance) and wills & trusts (estate planning) attorney. Subjects covered will include how to ensure that your money and property pass to your heirs the way you want and with as little trouble and expense as possible (wills and trusts, or estate planning), and the legal process of distributing a person’s cash, property, and other assets after they die (probate and inheritance). Attend and ask questions about how to plan ahead for yourself or a family member, or figure out what to do after a loved one’s death.  

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through a Zoom account to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.

Presented by: Bryan Hathorn, Attorney, Law Office of Bryan Hathorn

ZOOM LINK : 

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81563347833
 
October 30th session Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85223291550
November 13th & December 11th Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85479278948

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

LIVE ZOOM: Ask a Lawyer: Landlord-Tenant Law and Evictions

Thursday, March 20, 2025: 4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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Join a live question and answer session about tenants’ and landlords’ rights and responsibilities. An experienced landlord-tenant attorney will be available to answer questions about eviction protections for nonpayment of rent due to COVID-19, what landlords can and cannot do during (and after) the pandemic, the new process for collecting past-due rent through small claims court, what the outlook might be for renters now that the statewide eviction moratorium has expired and updated eviction protections for tenants in the City of Los Angeles and other parts of Los Angeles County. Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, you are welcome to attend and get the vital information you need.

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through Zoom to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.

ZOOM LINK:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89462113765

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.         

IN PERSON: Housing Rights Resource Fair

Friday, October 25th, 2:00pm-5:00pm

Join us Friday afternoon for a Housing Rights Resource Fair! Los Angeles is in a housing crisis, with many individuals and families across the county experiencing housing instability. Connect with organizing, advocacy, and educational organizations throughout Los Angeles and learn about your right to fair and safe housing. Whether you are facing an eviction, being pressured to move, have habitability issues or are dealing with harassment, come meet a variety of organizations that fight for housing rights in Los Angeles.

Participating Organizations:

Coalition for Economic Survival (CES) works to empower, educate and organize tenants living in private and government subsidized housing to fight to ensure tenants’ rights and preserve quality and safe affordable housing.

 

Eviction Defense Network (EDN) is a community based nonprofit dedicated to closing the access to justice gap for individuals and families facing eviction in LA County.

 

Housing Rights Center (HRC) is the nation’s largest non-profit civil rights organization dedicated to securing and promoting Fair Housing. HRC offers free housing counseling, discrimination investigation, outreach and education.

 

Inquilinos Unidos empowers low-income Los Angeles tenants through community organizing, education and advocacy.

 

Los Angeles Community Action Network help people dealing with poverty create & discover opportunities, while serving as a vehicle to ensure we have voice, power & opinion in the decisions that are directly affecting us.

Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU) is a diverse, tenant-led movement fighting for the human right to housing for all. LATU organizes tenant associations, teaches tenants’ rights, and engages in direct actions in support of tenants.

 

People Assisting The Homeless (PATH) provides supports individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness with transitional housing, homelessness prevention, support services, and assistance getting into permanent housing.

People Organized for Westside Renewal (POWER) is a membership-based community organizing group. POWER starts locally, working on issues that matter to people in our communities, such as affordable housing, community safety, and quality education.

 

 

Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) builds community power and leadership for economic justice.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney

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