Housing Resources

• Massachusetts Legal Resource Findercan help you locate the legal aid programs that serve your community. The LRF will also link you to available on-line applications for legal services and the telephone numbers to apply by phone.

• MassLegalHelp/Housing Get information, sample letters, and forms to help with a wide range of housing problems.

• MADE is a guided interview helping tenants complete their own Answer and Demand of Discovery

• Housing Consumer Education Center (HCEC) 

• Housing Assistance for Massachusetts Residents

• Mass211

• Mass Legal Answers Online. Get answers from a volunteer lawyer through a free confidential website. 

• Get latest information on the Commonwealth’s Eviction Diversion Program

• District Court Standing Order

Local Contacts:

• TPP (Tenancy Preservation Project), Franklin & North Quabbin, Hampshire & Hampden Counties:  Christine Harris, Director, Mental health Association, 995 Worthington St, Springfield, MA 01109, Phone: (413) 233-5327, charris@mhainc.org Fax: (413) 737-7949

• Community Legal Aid: Franklin & North Quabbin, Hampshire, Hampden & Berkshire Counties (855) 252- 5342

• HCEC (Housing Consumer Education Center) & RAFT (Residential Assistance for Families in Transition) /ERMA (Emergency Rental and Mortgage Assistance)

  • Franklin County: Franklin County Regional Housing & Redevelopment Authority. For RAFT assistance, contact (413) 863-9781, ext 151

  • Hampshire & Hampden Counties: Wayfinders. HCEC inquiries to 413.233.1600