University offers free housing law advice to local community

University offers free housing law advice to local community. The University of Sussex has launched a free legal clinic to give local people expert housing advice. The City's residents will be able to contact the Sussex Law School and receive legal support at no cost on a wide range of housing issues including evictions/possession, disrepair, anti-social behaviour/neighbourhood nuisance, landlord harassment, tenancy deposit and leasehold disputes. The housing legal clinic, which starts today (Wednesday 1 March), is part of the University's Sussex Clinical Legal Education (SCLE), which has been helping people with family law and employment law advice over the last 12 months. Dr Amir Paz-Fuchs , Director of SCLE, says: "For the past year, University of Sussex law students have been helping some of the most vulnerable people in their local community tackle what are often traumatic life circumstances. "Pro bono legal clinics play a vital role in communities. And from the response we've had so far, it's clear there is a need for the type of help and guidance we can offer." The housing clinics, held on the University's campus, are intended to benefit both the clients, who have no other means of paying for legal advice, and the students, who are learning about the real and practical applications of their studies.