Housing Justice Project

If you are interested in volunteering, please visit our volunteers page for more information.

WHO WE SERVE

• King County residents
• Residential tenants only – no business tenants
• Advice only – tenants with any income
• Advice, negotiation, and limited representation – low-income tenants

WHAT WE DO

Provide FREE legal assistance including:
• Legal advice for tenants having problems with their landlords
• Help answering eviction paperwork
• Negotiation with landlords for eligible tenants facing eviction
• Representation of eligible tenants at eviction (show cause) hearings
• Referral and resource information

WHAT WE DO NOT DO

• Help landlords
• Help commercial/business tenants
• Help those living outside King County
• Help with cases other than eviction
• Provide on-going representation
• Give legal advice over the phone

WHERE, WHEN, and HOW TO REACH SERVICES

Hear this information at 206.267.7090 (English) or 206.267.7091 (español).

Come to our offices listed below to meet with an attorney. You will first talk to a legal assistant who will collect information from you before you talk with an attorney. No appointment is necessary.

Tenants with a hearing on the day of their visit will be helped first.

No legal advice is given over the phone.

HJP - Kent (for those living south of I-90)
Kent Regional Justice Center, Room 1281 [ 1st Floor ]
401 4th Avenue North, Kent, WA 98032
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

HJP – Seattle (for those living north of I-90 or on the eastside)
King County Courthouse, Room West-314 [ 3rd Floor ]
516 3rd Avenue (& James Street), Seattle, WA 98104
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

HJP P.M.
King County Courthouse, Room W314 [3^rd Floor]
516 3rd Avenue (& James Street), Seattle, WA 98104
Mondays and Thursdays
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – arrive before 5:30 p.m. to see an attorney

HOW TO PREPARE

• Decide if you want to move or stay
• Write a timeline of events when possible
• Bring to HJP:
  • Lease agreement
  • Rent receipts or cancelled checks
  • All paperwork from the landlord or landlord’s attorney (3-day notice, 10-day notice, summons & complaint, order to show cause, etc.)
  • All letters or emails to and from the landlord or landlord’s attorney
  • Photos
  • Witnesses – on the day of hearing only

OTHER RESOURCES

City of Seattle, Dept. of Planning and Development: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd
King County Law Library: http://www.kcll.org
Legal Resource Links: http://www.kcba.org/scriptcontent/KCBA/links.cfm
Legal Action Center: Phone: 206-324-6890. Address: 100 – 23rd Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98144.
Northwest Justice Project: http://www.nwjustice.org
Solid Ground (formerly Fremont Public Association): http://www.solid-ground.org
Tenants Union: http://www.tenantsunion.org/
Washington Law Help: http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org

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The Housing Justice Project is a homelessness prevention program providing accessible volunteer-based legal services to low-income tenants facing eviction in King County.

For more information view the HJP informational brochure (PDF).

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