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Legal Aid of North Carolina's Disaster Relief Project provides legal assistance and education to survivors of natural disasters in North Carolina. The project also supports community economic development and long-term recovery in disaster-impacted communities.
For more information, see the resources below. For assistance, contact our helpline at 866-219-5262 to learn if you qualify for Legal Aid's services.
When you are recovering from a disaster, Legal Aid may be able to:
- Draft simple wills, deeds, and powers of attorney
Draft simple wills, deeds, and powers of attorney for survivors of natural disasters. What does a will, deed, or power of attorney agreement have to do with recovery? Click the link to learn more. - Clarify home ownership/heir property
Help clarify home ownership for individual survivors, especially in situations of heir property. - Support victims of fraudulent contractors or bad-actor landlord
Stand up for survivors who were victimized by fraudulent contractors or bad-actor landlords. - Assist community groups that support long-term recovery
Provide legal services to community groups that support long-term recovery of low-income communities and households. - Help survivors with more legal issues during recovery
Please contact Legal Aid’s helpline at 866-219-5262 to learn about our services and eligibility.
Disaster relief video library
Check out our library of over 50 videos on disaster relief issues. Topics include hurricane preparedness, flood recovery, tenant rights, food benefits, property insurance, heir property/clear title issues, FEMA benefits, consumer scams, replacing important government documents, estate planning and more.