Atlanta Legal Aid is using a major federal grant to expand "limited scope," high-impact volunteer projects, including the property tax aid initiative.
News Story (Georgia)
Meredith Hobbs
Law.com
August 16, 2018
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Tags: Housing
Organizations mentioned/involved: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
News Story (Georgia)
Meredith Hobbs
Law.com
August 16, 2018
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
Tags: Housing
Organizations mentioned/involved: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
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The sharp hike in Fulton County property value appraisals and tax assessments, which in some cases doubled, sparked an unprecedented 42,000-plus appeals last month—including dozens from low-income clients of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society who can’t afford a larger tax bill.
Legal Aid was able to help them, thanks to an army of volunteer lawyers coordinated by Laurie Rashidi-Yazd, who heads its two-year old pro bono unit.
The property tax aid initiative is the most ambitious example of Legal Aid’s expansion into limited scope pro bono projects after a major $421,000 grant from the Legal Services Corp. in 2016 allowed it to create the dedicated pro bono unit.