Find out about:

• Legal Help
• Fair Housing
• Housing Discrimination

Legal Help

Find the nearest Idaho Legal Aid Services office

To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:

• Contact your local Court Assistance Office (CAO). There are many forms, instructions, and/or videos that you can use as a legal resource.
• Go to the CAO website to download forms, instructions, and/or videos.

http://www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/

To find a pro bono attorney:

• Call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
  (208) 334-4510
  -or-
  1-800-221-3295
• Write the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
  IVLP
  P.O. Box 895
  Boise, ID 83701-0895

To find a private attorney:

• Call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
  (208) 334-4500

If you have any questions about a lawyer, call the Idaho State Bar, (208) 334-4500

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Fair Housing

If you, as an individual or family, are seeking housing, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination because of:

• race
• color
• national origin
• religion
• sex
• familial status: Children under 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, or people trying to get custody of someone under the age of 18.
• disability: mental and/or physical.

The term "housing" includes the following:

• apartments
• condominiums
• duplexes
• multi-unit dwellings:  rental units of 4 units or more
• mobile homes/trailer courts
• private homes and housing for sale
• vacant land
• homeless shelters (although not a place of permanent residence)
• shelters for battered women and their families
• group homes for recovery of drug addicts and alcoholics
• seasonal bungalows
• hospices
• senior/nursing homes

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Housing Discrimination

If you feel you have been discriminated against, you can file a complaint with the following state and federal authorities:

• Intermountain Fair Housing Council:

• United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):

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Legal Help

Free legal information and advice for Idaho Seniors

• Please call our Statewide intake number: 208-746-7541

To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:

• Contact your local Court Assistance Office (CAO). There are many forms, instructions, and/or videos that you can use as a legal resource.
• Go to the CAO website to download forms, instructions, and/or videos. 

 http://www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/

To find a pro bono attorney:

• Call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              (208) 334-4510
                      -or-
              1-800-221-3295
• Write the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              IVLP
              P.O. Box 895
              Boise, ID 83701-0895

To find a private attorney:

• Call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
              (208) 334-4500

If you have any questions about a lawyer, call the Idaho State Bar, (208) 334-4500

Legal Help

Find the nearest Idaho Legal Aid Services office

To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:

• Contact your local Court Assistance Office (CAO). There are many forms, instructions, and/or videos that you can use as a legal resource.
• Go to the CAO website to download forms, instructions, and/or videos. 

 www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov

Tribal Courts

Coeur d' Alene: (208)686-1777; Fax:(208)686-5805
Nez Perce: (208)843-7338; Fax:(208)843-7337
Sho-Ban: (208)478-4067; Fax:(208)478-4071

Contact Native American Rights Fund

To find a pro bono attorney:

• Call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              (208) 334-4510
                      -or-
              1-800-221-3295
• Write the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              IVLP
              P.O. Box 895
              Boise, ID 83701-0895

To find a private attorney:

• Call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
              (208) 334-4500

If you have any questions about a lawyer, call the Idaho State Bar, (208) 334-4500

Legal Help

Find the nearest Idaho Legal Aid Services office

To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:

• Contact your local Court Assistance Office (CAO). There are many forms, instructions, and/or videos that you can use as a legal resource.
• Go to the CAO website to download forms, instructions, and/or videos. 

 http://www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/

To find a pro bono attorney:

• Call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              (208) 334-4510
                      -or-
              1-800-221-3295
• Write the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              IVLP
              P.O. Box 895
              Boise, ID 83701-0895

To find a private attorney:

• Call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
              (208) 334-4500

If you have any questions about a lawyer, call the Idaho State Bar, (208) 334-4500

Emergency Help

If you or someone you know is being abused, get help as soon as possible. You can find the following kinds of help:

• Legal Help
• 24-hour domestic violence hotlines
• Shelters

Legal Help

Call the ILAS domestic violence hotline

208-746-7541
           

Staffed Monday-Friday 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Mountain Time (9:00 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm Pacific Time) by a legal aid attorney who can provide immediate free legal advice with civil problems involving domestic violence.

Translation services can be made available for Spanish speaking callers

Areas of legal advice include, but are not limited to:

• Cases to obtain, modify, or enforce civil protection orders
• Divorce-related separations
• Spousal and child support
• Child custody and/or visitation

To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:

• Contact your local Court Assistance Office (CAO). There are many forms, instructions, and/or videos that you can use as a legal resource.
• Go to the CAO website to download forms, instructions, and/or videos. 

 http://www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/

To find a pro bono attorney:

• Call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              (208) 334-4510
                      -or-
              1-800-221-3295
• Write the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              IVLP
              P.O. Box 895
              Boise, ID 83701-0895

To find a private attorney:

• Call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
              (208) 334-4500

If you have any questions about a lawyer, call the Idaho State Bar, (208) 334-4500

Domestic Violence 24-hour Hotlines and Shelters 

Idaho Crisis Lines

National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/
1(800) 799−7233 or TTY 1(800)787−3224

Rose Advocates: https://www.roseadvocates.org/
24 hour Crisis Hotline: (208) 414-0740

Idaho Domestic Violence Shelters

Search for domestic violence shelters and other assistance. Proviced by the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence.

Search for domestic violence shelters and other assistance

Legal Help

Contact Idaho Legal Aid Services at: (208) 746-7541 to receive advice on our Domestic Violence or Senior Legal Advice Lines or to apply for legal help.

To file paperwork for your case and download instructions, forms, or videos, visit: http://www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/

To find a pro bono attorney, call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program at: (208) 334-4510 (Treasure Valley Residents) or 1-800-221-3295 (All Other Idahoans).

To find a private attorney, call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service at: (208) 334-4500

Domestic Violence Help

Contact your local domestic violence center or shelter for assistance with domestic violence safety planning and other non-legal resources.

Legal Help

To find more information about Idaho laws and ways to help yourself:

• Contact your local Court Assistance Office (CAO). There are many forms, instructions, and/or videos that you can use as a legal resource.
• Go to the CAO website to download forms, instructions, and/or videos. 

http://www.courtselfhelp.idaho.gov/

To find a pro bono attorney:

• Call the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program
              (208) 334-4510
                      -or-
              1-800-221-3295

To find a private attorney:

• Call the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
              (208) 334-4500

If you have any questions about a lawyer, call the Idaho State Bar, (208) 334-4500