Legal Aid of Western Missouri attorneys offer important tips about eviction moratoriums, rent payment plans, safety inspection programs and tenant rights in this LINC video.

Attorneys Rachel North, of Legal Aid’s Justice in the Halls Project, and Garrett Christensen, of the Justice in the Schools program in Hickman Mills share ideas like these:

• Remember that if you qualify for the CDC moratorium against pandemic-impacted evictions, it does not cancel past due rent.

• If your landlord agrees to a payment plan to recover past-due rent, get the agreement in writing, and get receipts.

• Learn about protections for renters in Kansas City’s Healthy Homes Rental Inspection Program and the Tenants Bill of Rights.

• Know that Kansas City also provides protection from renters who have to vacate a lease because of threats of domestic violence.

If you have legal concerns, to see if Legal Aid of Western Missouri can help, go to lawmo.org or call Justice in the Schools in Hickman Mills at 816-316-7016, or Legal Aid of Western Missouri at 816-474-6750.

More legal help news:

Watch: Free legal aid available for many Center, Marlborough families and others

Mortgage worries? Free legal help available for some Jackson County owners

Adopt-a-Neighborhood legal aid for Center Elementary families adds to area justice programs

Watch: Five things you can do to protect your rights as a tenant

Lawyers in your corner: Stressed KC communities fight back with 'Adopt-A-Neighborhood' legal teams

'Justice in the Schools' moves fast in Year One to help KCPS families with free legal services