Get Housing Help in Massachusetts
Find local resources for your housing issues in your state. You can find legal aid groups to call for help. You can see what rental assistance programs may help you. Or you can use tools to write letters or file court documents to protect yourself.
Last updated on Jan 31st, 2023
Find Local Legal Help
Find legal groups that can help you with housing problems, landlords, roommates, Section 8, domestic violence, discrimination, and more.
Find Financial Assistance for Housing Costs
Find groups that can help you pay the rent, cover utility costs, and get other housing-related assistance.
Find Other Services to Help You
Find help with other problems, like domestic violence, health coverage, food benefits, mental health, and other issues.
Find Local Legal Help in Massachusetts
Serves all local counties and cities
Free legal help to low-income tenants and to low-income owner-occupants of 2 or 3-family homes.
Massachusetts Housing Court Divisions
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
South Coastal Counties Legal Services
Serves local areas: Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Plymouth
Community Legal Aid, Inc.
Serves local areas: Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Worcester
Eastern Region Legal Intake Helpline
Serves local areas: Eastern Massachusetts
Northeast Legal Aid, Inc.
Serves local areas: Essex, Middlesex (northern portion)
Greater Boston Legal Services
Serves local areas: Greater Boston Area
MetroWest Legal Services
Serves local areas: Metrowest area of the state
Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association
Serves local areas: Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk
Essex County Bar Association Lawyer for a Day Program
Serves local areas: Essex County area
Find free or low-cost groups to help you, and links to free legal information and self-help materials.
Boston Government Eviction Help page
For more help in Boston, email OHSintake@boston.gov or call the number above
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Serves all of US
Find Financial Assistance for Housing Costs in Massachusetts
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves local areas: Boston
Serves local areas: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
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Serves all of US
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Find Other Services to Help You in Massachusetts
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
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Crisis Text Line for mental health support
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Serves all of US
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