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Client Spotlight: Reclaiming a Safe and Healthy Home
DC’s 2027 Budget: Back from the Brink
The DC Council staved off some of the most devastating proposed cuts to the District's social safety net in the 2027 fiscal year budget. Here's where things landed after the final vote.
Legal Clinic Protects Homes from Tax Sale
The June 3 tax‑sale prevention clinic, supported by pro bono attorneys from Miller & Chevalier, helped District homeowners facing foreclosure due to unpaid property taxes secure critical relief and protect long‑held family homes.
Legal Aid Launches 2026 Making Justice Real Campaign
The annual summer fundraising campaign aims to raise $4.6 million this year.
Legal Aid DC Opens New Anacostia Office
Legal Aid has moved its Southeast office to 1911 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE!
DC Budget: Council Must Come Together to Reverse Cuts
An update on DC’s budget as the Council weighs investments in social safety net. Critical programs are still at risk of devastating cuts.
Legal Aid DC in the Media
31 Jul 2026
DC's Worst Landlord Is Its Housing Authority
The District’s housing authority owes the Department of Buildings more than $2.2 million for over 2,500 unresolved violations across its properties.
20 Jul 2026
Social Security disability benefits delayed? DC woman says she waited months for payments
After her disability payments stopped, Mary Gates says she couldn't get answers from the Social Security Administration. Her experience highlights the challenges beneficiaries face in resolving problems with their benefits.
16 Jul 2026
A new DCHA plan could limit housing choices and increase rent for families, critics say
Sarah Plavcan, a senior staff attorney at Legal Aid DC, broke down the new policy that could create burdens for HCV and public housing households.
09 Jul 2026
The RENTAL Act is full of tenant rights rollbacks. This one was supposed to be removed.
Tenant organizers fought to exempt renovated buildings from the sweeping housing law, but advocates say that isn’t working in practice.
01 Jul 2026
New Medicaid work requirements will affect thousands of D.C. area residents next year
The Trump administration released new rules in June outlining new requirements for Medicaid eligibility, which will affect millions of low-income and disabled Americans starting next year.
22 Jun 2026