LAKE COUNTY – Free legal help is now available to Lake and Mendocino homeowners 60 years of age or older who need assistance in avoiding foreclosure or otherwise maintaining the affordability of their housing.

California Human Development, an area nonprofit agency serving northern and central California, has contracted with the Senior Law Project based in Lakeport to provide non-litigation services for seniors.

Advice and assistance can be provided towards obtaining a home loan modification or other remedy that may help keep seniors and their household members in their homes.

This assistance is funded through a contract with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is available for only a limited number of clients on a first-come, first served basis.

California Human Development can also provide foreclosure intervention counseling to all other households living anywhere in California, free of charge and with no income or age restrictions, through its HUD-certified counselors.

These counselors are bilingual English/Spanish and can provide counseling in person at California Human Development’s Santa Rosa headquarters, by telephone or by e-mail.

For more information on foreclosure intervention please contact Linda Hedstrom, California Human Development’s Housing and Economic development manager, at 707-372-4588 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Seniors living in Lake or Mendocino counties interested in legal assistance may contact the Senior Law Project office at 200-B N. Main St. in Lakeport or at 707-263-4703 to request an application.