{"id":22,"date":"2024-05-09T01:29:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tap.law.harvard.edu\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2024-09-12T00:44:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T00:44:05","slug":"for-clients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tap.law.harvard.edu\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"For Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d8785 e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79d8785\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc1ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dc1ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TENANT ADVOCACY PROJECT (TAP)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921db06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"921db06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141ef21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"141ef21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>TAP is a student practice organization at Harvard Law School. Under the supervision of an attorney, student advocates provide free legal advice and representation for tenants at hearings before local housing authorities.\u00a0<\/div><p>Our clients are:<\/p><ul><li>Public housing tenants<\/li><li>Public housing applicants<\/li><li>Section 8 or MRVP voucher recipients<\/li><li>Section 8 or MRVP voucher applicants<\/li><li>Tenants who need advice on landlord-tenant problems (for tenants in the Greater Boston area who are Section 8 or\u00a0 MRVP voucher holders, or public housing applicants or tenants)<\/li><\/ul><div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>If you need legal assistance<\/h3><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>We are happy to discuss your situation over the telephone. Unfortunately, we cannot take walk-ins<b>. \u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><em>Note<\/em>:\u00a0 Please call us as soon as you know you have a housing problem.<\/p><p>If you are not able to speak with someone when you call, please leave a message and someone will return your call as soon as possible. \u00a0The telephone number is\u00a0<strong>617-495-4394<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>If you prefer to email TAP, our email address is:\u00a0\u00a0tap@law.harvard.edu.<\/p><p><strong><em>Learn more about the details of the TAP intake process and what to expect when you call or email TAP for legal assistance<\/em>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/clinics.law.harvard.edu\/tap\/files\/2020\/01\/Information-for-Tenants-Seeking-Legal-Representation.pdf\">Information for Tenants Seeking Legal Representation<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23067d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23067d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d54a88 e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d54a88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a3805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11a3805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TAP's Service Area<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18e770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e18e770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca205f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca205f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TAP represents tenants whose public housing, Section 8 or MRVP is administered at the following public housing agencies:<\/p><p>Arlington, Belmont, Boston (BHA), Braintree, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, \u00a0Malden,\u00a0 Medford, Melrose, Milton, Newton, Quincy, Revere, Somerville, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn; and Metro Housing Boston.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69da03a e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69da03a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cd6258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9cd6258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9358bd e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b9358bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25e874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c25e874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Cases &amp; Service Area<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b0228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7b0228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84c0cf3 e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84c0cf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3509e4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3509e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TAP provides representation at administrative hearings at public housing authorities\/agencies regarding:<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p><p>Public Housing Eviction<br>Application denials for public housing, Section 8 and MRVP<br>Reasonable accommodation requests<br>Residual tenancy<br>Transfer denials<br>Subsidy terminations.&nbsp;<\/p><p><br>By subsidy we mean only the subsidies (Section 8 and Mass Rental Voucher Program) that are administered by housing agencies and in which tenants have the right to a hearing at a public housing agency.<\/p>\n<p>TAP also provides telephone advice on general landlord-tenant problems only for tenants who have Section 8 vouchers, MRVP assistance or who live in public housing, if the housing voucher or assistance is administered by a housing agency listed in TAP\u2019s service area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9eec08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9eec08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579072b e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"579072b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ee926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4ee926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cases Not Handled<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efcf57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"efcf57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ecda5e e-flex e-con-boxed parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ecda5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af74453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af74453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>TAP does not provide any representation in court.<\/p><p>TAP does not accept cases where the housing subsidy is not administered by a public 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