Neighborhood Legal Services at 47 Court Street

Offers legal assistance in the following areas: - Disability: Offers disability rights services and legal advice/representation to developmentally disabled individuals and others. - Family Problems: Provides assistance with kinship custody and assistance for victims of domestic violence. - Housing Problems: Typically helps tenants who are facing eviction or who have been locked out of their apartments. Helps people who are applying for public or subsidized housing who have been denied, or tenants in public or subsidized housing who are worried about losing their subsidy or who have questions about how their rent has been calculated. Helps tenants whose landlords are not making necessary repairs and who are forced to live under unsafe or hazardous conditions. Also provides legal assistance and advocacy to people who have encountered discrimination while looking for housing, or during their tenancy. - Entitlements Advocacy: Assists tenants with welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, SSI, and utilities.

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211 Western New York

Physical Address

47 Court Street, Buffalo, NY 14202

Hours

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Closed December 25, 2025 - January 1, 2026 and all major holidays.

Voice

(888) 869-6576

24-Hour COVID-19 Legal Helpline

Voice

(716) 847-0650

Erie County

Voice

(585) 343-5450

Genesee, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties

Voice

(716) 201-0046

Niagara County

Fax

(716) 847-0227

Fax

Application process

Call or walk in.

Fee

Clients are sometimes required to pay some court costs.

Eligibility

Income: 125% of U.S. Poverty Level and/or Developmentally Disabled. Service Area: Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, & Wyoming Counties.

Service area

Niagara County, NY
Wyoming County, NY
Genesee County, NY
Orleans County, NY
Erie County, NY

Agency info

Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS), Inc.