FREE LEGAL HELP AVAILABLE FOR DISASTER SURVIVORS [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20201023/libreng-tulong-na-ligal-magagamit-ng-mga-nakaligtas-sa-sakuna] Release Date: Octobre 7, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Free help with disaster-related legal concerns is available to eligible wildfire survivors in Butte, Lake, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. Survivors may seek no-cost aid with wildfire-related legal issues by calling the disaster legal services hotline at (888) 382-3406. Help is available in several languages. The program is a partnership between FEMA and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Types of free legal assistance that may be available from a volunteer lawyer include: * Help securing FEMA and other government benefits available to disaster survivors; * Assistance with life, medical and property insurance claims; * Help with home repair contracts and contractors; * Replacement of wills and other important legal documents destroyed in the wildfires; * Assisting in consumer protection matters, remedies and procedures; * Counseling on mortgage-foreclosure problems; * Counseling on landlord-tenant problems; * Referral to other attorneys and organizations for help with additional legal matters; and * COVID-19 resources. Free disaster legal services are not allowed for cases that will produce a monetary award. ###