Other Community Service Providers

Subsidized Housing/Sect. 8

Lansing Housing Commission (list of Lansing area subsidized housing)
517-487-6550

MSHDA (Sect. 8 Certification, state-wide subsidized housing authority)
517-373-8370

Legal Services

ASMSU Legal Services (MSU students) 
517-355-8266

Legal Services of South Central Mich. (low income)
517-394-3121

Sixty Plus Legal Aid (seniors)
517-334-5760

Lawyer Referrals

Michigan Bar Referral
800-968-0738

Michigan (elderly)
800-347-5298

Shelter Referrals

American Red Cross (short term)
517-484-7461

Haven House (families)
517-337-2731

Volunteers of America (families, men)
517-484-4414

Advent House (day shelter)
517-485-4722

Shelter Referrals - Domestic Abuse

EVE (Ingham Co.)
517-372-5572

SIREN (Eaton Co.)
517-543-4915

Safeplace (Barry/Eaton)
616-965-7233

Rave (Clinton)
989-224-4662

Rental Assistance

Salvation Army (rent help)
517-484-4424

Dept. of Human Services (Ingham County, families with children only)
517-887-9400

Dept. of Human Services (Eaton County)
517-543-0860

Dept. of Human Services (Clinton County)
989-224-5500

Capital Area Community Services (rent/financial help)
517-393-7077

Consumer Complaints State Attorney General
517-373-1140

Public Service Commission (utilities)
800-292-9555

Health and Warmth Fund (bill payment assistance)
800-866-8429

Housing Inspectors/Code Enforcement

Lansing Code Compliance
517-483-4361

Lansing Code Enforcement
517-483-4355

East Lansing
517-319-6857

Okemos & Haslett
517-349-1200 ext. 939

All others should be referred to their own city (not all towns/townships have code enforcement)

Home Ownership Ferris Development (home buying)
517-485-9100

Other Services

Tri-County Office on Aging (elderly)
517-887-1440

Center of Independent Living (handicap)
517-241-0393

Michigan Building Division (manufactured housing)
517-241-6300

Rental Property Owners Association of Mid-Michigan
517-487-4459

Civil Rights – discrimination complaints

MI Dept. of Civil Rights
517-335-3165

MI Dept. of Civil Rights (for intake)
517-334-9335

East Lansing Human Relations Comm.
517-337-1731

Lansing Dept. of Human Relations
517-483-4088

All other areas – call your local city hall

Court Numbers

East Lansing (54B District)
517-351-7000

Lansing (54A District)
517-483-4433

Ingham County (55th District)
517-676-8401

Clinton County (St. Johns)
989-224-5150

Eaton County (Charlotte)
517-485-6444

Circuit Court Clerks

Ingham
517-483-6500

Eaton
517-543-7500 ext. 4335

Clinton
989-224-5140