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Extent of SLS Services

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Extent of SLS Services

SLS Included Services
SLS will provide advice on landlord-tenant issues, including providing a checklist for student clients to use prior to entering into rental agreements. SLS will assist student clients in disputes with landlords prior to in-court actions, including advocacy on behalf of the student client to secure repairs, security deposits and lease interpretations. SLS will provide advice to student clients involved in misdemeanor offenses and city ordinance violations. This includes contacting civil authorities and the police when necessary to determine whether the student client needs in-court representation. SLS will provide advice on other types leases or minor business contracts as presented by the student client both prior to and after the fact of the lease or minor business engagement. These include advice on credit card and/or non-university loan agreements.

SLS Excluded Services
SLS will not provide advice on bankruptcy actions, name changes, contingent fee matters, auto accidents, insurance problems, and divorce, custody or legal separation issues. SLS will not assist student clients in income producing activities, felony criminal actions, real estate actions other than landlord-tenant issues, passport, visa or immigration problems, including green card issues. SLS will not assist or advise student clients in claims against DePaul University, any DePaul employee [faculty or staff] or in actions against other DePaul University students or student organizations. SLS will not assist or advise student clients in student disciplinary matters. Finally, SLS will not prepare wills or trusts for student clients and will not represent student clients in small claims actions. However, in these latter cases, SLS may provide advice and referral to attorneys who do undertake such preparations and representations. In no case will SLS provide in-court representation to student clients since such representation will unduly burden SLS resources to the detriment of other eligible students.