First, consult our Tenant Rights page for general information. If you have specific questions, need or would just like to talk to an actual person, the links below are a good place to start.
	Tenant Organizing and Advocacy Groups These groups know your rights and how to protect them - and can help you learn the same. > List of Tenant Organizing and Advocacy Groups
	Fair Housing Agencies It is illegal for landlords to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability and familial status, according to the federal Fair Housing Act. These fair housing centers can help you if you are being treated unjustly. > Alphabetical list by city/town > Boston Fair Housing Center > Directory of Municipal Fair Housing Resources for Greater Boston
	Legal Services Programs Legal Services programs are non-profit organizations, found throughout the entire state, that can help you with legal assistance for free, especially if you earn less than 125% of the federal poverty level. > Here is a chart to see if you are eligible > And here is a map to find the legal services office closest to you
	Community Action Programs (CAPs) Community Action Associations (CAAs) and Programs (CAPs) were set up 30 years ago by the federal government to fight poverty through self-sufficiency. Because one of there major functions is advocacy - along with emergency crisis assistance, and nutritional and educational aid - talk to the CAP nearest you about your situation to see what help they can provide. > Here is a map to locate the CAA/CAP closest to you