Eligibility Requirements

CLSMF serves eligible clients in twelve counties: Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia. Please click here for a listing of our office locations.

To obtain free assistance, you must be eligible for services by meeting guidelines based primarily on income, assets, and household size,  very similar to those of our state agencies.  Your local office will be happy to speak with you to determine if you are eligible for free services.

Generally, in order to be eligible for free legal assistance from Community Legal Services, your income cannot exceed 150% (or one and one-half times) the Federal Poverty Guidelines as outlined below:

Also, your case must be of the type we handle either through our in-house staff or through our Pro Bono Project. Eligibility for some of our projects such as the Domestic Violence Project, Fair Housing Project and Elder Advocacy Project are set by the funding source and are, in many instances, much more flexible than the150% requirement.