PRIORITY AREA: HOUSING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Legal Aid staff also provided guidance in the following matters: • Pardon application completion and submission to Governor Evers’ Pardon Commission, which when granted, re- moves impediments to loans, licensure, subsidized housing, and erases the over- all stigma related to a felony conviction. • Quit Claim Deed execution / submis- sion to clear title and enable residents to apply for financial support for home improvements that ultimately lifts up blocks and entire neighborhoods. • Landlord and Tenant education via Legal Aid’s FB page to help both land- lords and tenants understand respective rights and responsibilities. Legal Aid provided legal clinics close to home on matters critical to the health and vitality of the Amani neighborhood: • Business law seminar at Moody Park Pavilion on November 17, 2022: Gold standard legal advice and representation from Legal Aid’s partnership with the von Briesen Business Practice Group - for Amani residents wishing to launch a new business or ensure the continued success of an existing one. • Estate planning clinic on December 1, 2022: Hosted by the Dominican Center for residents to discuss and complete Wills and related documents with Legal Aid staff attorneys to ensure the preser- vation of intergenerational wealth.
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