Free CLE for Volunteer Attorneys Exploring Various Legal Tools & Strategies for Preserving Homeownership in Low-Wealth Families. Schemes to obtain real property at below market value from unsuspecting/uninformed owners have been in the forefront of recent news in our community….
Housing and rental costs are on the rise in Buncombe County, and so are evictions. The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that evictions have reached pre-pandemic levels, with 371 filed in the county since the beginning of 2022. Pisgah Legal Housing Attorney…
Pisgah Legal Services continues to advocate for and serve the needs of those who are homeless and those at risk of losing their homes as rental costs increase in our area. Managing Attorney Robin Merrell was recently featured in a…
Same-sex couples facing domestic violence in dating relationships now have more legal protections. The NC Supreme Court recently ruled that survivors in abusive same-sex dating relationships can obtain emergency restraining orders. This nullifies a law that previously only allowed domestic…
Since the federal eviction moratorium ended in October 2021, evictions have reached pre-pandemic levels in Buncombe County. More than 500 evictions have been filed since the moratorium ended. Pisgah Legal Housing Attorney David Bartholomew recently spoke to WLOS about this…
Pisgah Legal consumer attorney Molly Maynard and Community & Economic Development Facilitator Ty Johnson discuss ways homeowners can be aware of and protect their home from predatory scams. This video is in conjunction with a series of articles in The…