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 [3rd 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
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).