Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. - San Diego, California

KMRF510

I have a wrongful evicted. I tried contact legal aid for 10 days the 10 day someone answered. Legal aid officer told me she recognize my name or number and she will personally make sure someone gets back in touch with me before 4:00 the next day. It never happened. I went down to the office filled out an application in person and received a phone call back the same day. For the last 30 days my water has been turned off multiple times. My landlord through all my belongings outside changed locks & needed police to let me back in my home. A month prior my landlord motorcycle ram into the side of truck causing $6000 to 9000 in damages my insurance company sends him my noninsured bill (cap) of 3,500 my notice to vacate came a few days after. After looking up wrongful evictions and all the drama it causes tenants legal aid still cannot help me I was told to take it up in small claims which the burden this is causes is far more than small claims get handled Legal aid rates zero in my book. I was on the opposite end being a landlord and my tenant got two extra months for the same situation but all I did was go to the house she said I was harassing her.

R H

After my private lawyer strung my case along for YEARS with nothing being resolved AT ALL and bleeding my bank dry... I was able to get a lawyer from the legal aid society. I can't say enough how compassionate and wonderful the experience has been. They listen and are advocates during a stressful and horrible time. I'm grateful for this service ? Attorney Walsh and his team are top notch !

Marie L'amour

Wort advice a case manager has ever provided. All she did was read a legal document and call that advice. I can read. Why do I need you to read what I've already read?

They don't help or approve anyone, not even people with disabilities. Find an actual lawyer that can help you, not customer service that reads you story time.

Case manager claims they don't take landlord disputes & eviction. Avoid wasting your time. Their website is nothing but lies! Case manager clearly had zero law experience. Unsure why she has a job here.

No compassion, no empathy, & CM has no law knowledge. Google is a better resource.

Emmanuel Phanord

I get more help than I expect

Kathryn Finnegan

Well, they were fantastic & exceeded my expectations. I'd seen reviews which reflected differently but I think people must remember that they don't give legal advice. They did provide everything I needed to make the choices myself & I feel so much more at ease tonight than I did before went in today. I imagine it's a very challenging job & they're not meeting us at our best but I was also impressed by the positive vibe. I may have lucked out because any waiting time, for me, was not long either . You'll check in by getting in line first. I was 4th in line & waited maybe 20 minutes! . Once called up to the window I the I was walked through the entire process that would, next , involve waiting for them to call me up to have my one one meeting with an aid. It's vital to standby & wait inside the building. If they can't get you by the announcement then they would call but that didn't apply to me and that wait went fast too. I received my legal assistance from Vivienne who was excellent & took her time with me to be sure everything was done thoroughly. I encourage everyone to go in prepared & do remember this service is completely free of charge & to have reasonable expectations. You've got this too!

Bryan Christopher Rowse

Worst professional experience ever. I have called dozens of times and left voicemails and NOT ONCE have I EVER received a return call. I’ve had questions about stuff pertaining to Housing Subsidy Voucher and my rights etc. I’ve had an extreme difficulty finding a place… I was referred to them by someone who used to be on the board of directors….

Crystal “CashMom5” C.

None of the contacts I reached out to were of any assistance or bothered to return my calls. I give two stars based on the referrals the Legal Aid Society sent me but the people at the program were very courteous and polite. Hopefully the organization can gain a more reliable and professional affiliates to refer people for a better outcome in the future.

Penelope Oseguera

My partner and I are dealing with our landlord, who has been harassing us for the past month. We were told by the National Conflict Resolution Center to reach out to Legal Aid Society, and we thought they would help us. We called and they said they’re not taking landlord/tenant cases like ours. If that’s the case, what exactly are they doing? Their website lists this as a type of dispute they can help with, but apparently not. Do not waste your valuable time reaching out to them. They do not seem to want to do their jobs. They can’t even respond to emails or voicemails in a timely fashion—we had to contact them multiple times before they even took our call. Don’t use your time trying to reach out to this incompetent organization. I would recommend seeking help elsewhere.