Eviction Defense: Volunteering + Resources

FREE on-demand CLE about eviction defense and expungements.

Rental assistance: 

• IndyRent (Marion County): Not accepting new applications
• Hamilton County: Closed. 
• All other Indiana Counties: Temporarily Re-Opened. Click HERE for more information. 

LIHEAP: Closed until October 2, 2023

• Indiana Small Claims Manual
• IC 32-31: Landlord/Tenant Relations
• MyCase 
• Court calendars 
• Watch a Hearing 

• Is this property Section 8? 
• Is this property FHA/federally subsidized? 

Indiana Free Legal Answers:  Online virtual clinic; clients post their civil legal questions, and attorneys select questions and anonymously post responses. Sign up here. 

State-Wide Eviction Defense Clinic: Virtual Zoom or phone clinic from 10a-2p on the 1st & 3rd Fridays of each month. Signup: Contact Brandon at (765) 421-6558.

Lake, Jasper, Newton, and Porter Counties

Metro Legal Clinic: General advice clinic; Call (219) 292-4389 or email for more information  

Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, St. Joseph, and Starke Counties

St. Joseph County Eviction & Housing Clinic: Western Branch Public Library, South Bend, IN. 1p-4p [freqency?]

Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, White, and Warren Counties

Boone County Civil Legal Resource & Tenant Eviction Help: Boone County Courthouse, Lebonon, IN; in-person advice clinic from 9a-noon on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Contact Brandon at (765) 421-6558  

Montgomery County Tenant Eviction Clinic: Virtual Zoom advice-only clinic from 11a-1p on the last Tuesday of each month. Signup: Contact Brandon at (765) 421-6558.

Tippecanoe County/Ivy Tech Tenant Eviction Help Clinic: In-person in Ivy Hall or vitual; 10a-12 noon [frequency?]

Tippecanoe County Legal Aid Hotline (Tippecanoe County Legal Aid): Call-in advice clinic from 12-2 every Friday. Call 765-742-1068 to sign up.

Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Miami, Pulaski, Tipton, and Wabash Counties

> More information / volunteer. 

Cass County Eviction Clinic: In-person at the Logansport-Cass Public Library, Logansport, IN, 2nd Wednesday of the month, 2p-3p. 

Fulton County Eviction Clinic: In-person at the Fulton County Public Library, Rochester, IN, 3rd Wednesday of the month, 2p-3p.

Grant County Eviction Clinic: In-person at the Marion Public Library, Marion, IN, 1st Wednesday of the month, 2p-3p.

Howard County Eviction Clinic: In-person at the Howard County Public Library, Kokomo, IN, every Wednesday, 11a-12 noon.

Miami County Tenant Eviction Help Clinic: In-person at the Miami County Courthouse, Peru, IN, every Monday, 1p-3p. 

Blackford, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Jay, Madison, and Randolph Counties

Delaware County Eviction Clinic: 

Henry County Housing & General Legal Help Clinic: Henry County Justice Center, New Castle, IN; Mondays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Information/Volunteer  

Jay County Library:  4thThursday from 10:00 a.m. to Noon Information/Volunteer 

Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby Counties

Legal Aid Phone Clinic: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 3p-5:30p. To volunteer, call (812) 378-0358.  

Rush County Phone Clinic: Quarterly, 2nd Monday, 3p-5:30p

Walk-in Housing Clinics (4-5 pm)

> Bartholomew County: River Valley Legal Aid, Columbus, IN; 4th Tuesday

> Brown County Public Library, Nashville, IN; 1st Tuesday every other month

> Decatur County Public Library, Quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday

> Jackson County: Quarterly on the 1st Wednesday, at the  Montgomery Elsner & Pardieck Law Office in Seymour, IN

> Jennings County Public Library, 3rd Tuesday, every other month

> Shelby County:  Stephenson Rife Law Office, Shelbyville, IN, quarterly, 3rd Wednesday

Check the RVLA website for list of upcoming clinics and information on how to volunteer.

Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Knox, Martin, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick Counties

Vanderburgh County Court Help Desk Weekdays from 8a-9a (Central time)

Vanderburgh County Law Library Thursdays, 11a-1p (Central time); call (812) 402-6303 for information

Evansville Bar Association Talk to a Lawyer 1st Thursday & 3rd Tuesday of each month More information 

Counties: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Scott, and Washington

Floyd County Eviction Clinics: In-person at: 

> Floyd County Courthouse, New Albany, IN, 2nd Thursday of the month, 1p-3p.

> Floyd County Library, monthly; dates vary, 4p-6p.

Jeffersonville Township Eviction Clinic:  in-person at the Jeffersonville Township Public Library, Jeffersonville, IN, 3rd Monday of the month, 4p-6p 

Scott County: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 12p-1p.