Community Law Program

LUCHA’s Community Law Program, initially launched as the LUCHA Law Project, furthers our mission of advancing housing as a human right by providing legal counsel, real estate closing services, eviction diversion services, and advocacy in favor of affordable housing. Services include help with eviction court, landlord-tenant negotiations, residential closings, and outreach and education on fair housing issues throughout the Chicago region. LUCHA distinguishes itself by providing services in both Spanish and English in a culturally-relevant environment.

Fair Housing Legal Counseling & Education

LUCHA’s services provides clients with legal representation, housing-related information, problem-solving, community events, workshops and housing fairs to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners. Example: LUCHA represented a rental client as she fought for her rights under the Keep Chicago Renting Ordinance. The client’s landlord failed to inform the renter that the property was under foreclosure, and through no fault of her own, the client was forced to move due to the foreclosure process. Through LUCHA’s representation, the client was awarded $10,600 in moving assistance – money she was able to use to help her family regain housing stability!

Real Estate Services

LUCHA works with clients in need of real estate services such as residential closings and housing contract review. We offer bilingual/bicultural real estate services (English/Spanish) to aid Chicago’s Latino and Spanish-speaking populations in culturally and linguistically relevant ways to ensure that these populations have equal access to homeownership opportunities – Latinos comprise ~29% of Chicago’s population and have one of the lowest homeownership rates (45%) among racial/ethnic groups nationwide.

For more information, please call (773) 276-5338.