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- HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A CRIME: SENATOR PÉREZ INTRODUCES GROUNDBREAKING PROTECTION BILL
Sacramento, California (March 25, 2025) — Yesterday Senator Sasha Renée Pérez (D-25) introduced the Homeless Rights Protection Act (SB 634), groundbreaking legislation that prevents criminalizing people experiencing homelessness engaged in necessary day-to-day survival activities. Senate Bill 634 prohibits local and state authorities from imposing penalties—including jail time or fines—on unhoused individuals for acts related to… Read more: HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A CRIME: SENATOR PÉREZ INTRODUCES GROUNDBREAKING PROTECTION BILL - The LA fires raise many questions for renters. LAist has answersRenters in Los Angeles — don’t panic! If you have questions about your tenant rights in the midst of the wildfire chaos, Inner City Law Center attorneys have answers. Read more at LAist.
- Tenants in Skid Row building file lawsuit due to deplorable living conditionsOn December 12, lawyers from Inner City Law Center and Winston & Strawn LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of tenants at Renato Apartments, who have been living in exceptionally dangerous slum housing conditions. Last week, reporters visited the Skid Row building to document the conditions for themselves, and what they found was appalling. Get… Read more: Tenants in Skid Row building file lawsuit due to deplorable living conditions
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How We Are Fighting Homelessness
ICLC provides quality legal representation for people who have nowhere else to turn. We fight for decent housing for low-income tenants, working poor families, veterans, people living with HIV/AIDS, immigrants, and people who are living with disabilities or experiencing homelessness.
2023 IMPACT
14,764
Total number of hours volunteered by pro bono partners and volunteers
$14,718,255
Total settlement awards and recovered benefits for our clients
728
Total number of clients kept in their homes
3,127
Total number of people served
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Pro Bono Champion
ICLC works to secure the rights for those experiencing homelessness. These individuals have backstories and dreams just like the rest of us, and deserve every opportunity.
– Gillian H. Clow, Senior Associate, Alston Bird
Pro Bono Champion
I have found providing pro bono assistance to be incredibly rewarding and meaningful.
cite – William Cage, Associate, Morrison Foerster
Pro Bono Champion
Veteran legal aid is personal to me because I lost a close friend who suffered from PTSD following his service in Iraq. It’s important to listen to our service members and I’m proud to do my small part in helping veterans gain back the honor they deserve.
cite – Brandon P. Reilly,/cite Partner, Manatt, Phelps Phillips LLP
Know Your Rights
Protecting your rights as a tenant is more important than ever before. ICLC is standing up for you and providing important resources for renters facing an unlawful eviction.
Land Acknowledgement
Inner City Law Center recognizes Los Angeles as land originally and still inhabited by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh, and Chumash Peoples. We recognize them as the traditional stewards of these lands and acknowledge the legacy of violence, displacement, and genocide they suffered and survived at the hands of colonizers. We honor and pay respect to their ancestors while standing alongside their descendants as they continue to resist systems of oppression and work toward healing and justice. This land acknowledgment is an important step in confronting our history and committing ourselves to truth, healing, and the preservation of the Indigenous history, culture, and sovereignty.