Lighting Up for Crime Prevention (HTML)
See right hand side Table of Contents. Outlines the frameworks in which lighting is used to prevent crime, presents key questions to help assess lighting needs, presents evidence of lighting's impact, and suggests numerous resources.

Neighborhood Watch Gets Residents Prepared
See right hand side Table of Contents. Provides residents with the information they need to strengthen their communities and effectively prevent and respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, or any kind of disaster through a Neighborhood Watch Program.

Lighting Up for Crime Prevention (HTML)
See right hand side Table of Contents. Outlines the frameworks in which lighting is used to prevent crime, presents key questions to help assess lighting needs, presents evidence of lighting's impact, and suggests numerous resources.

Neighborhood Watch Gets Residents Prepared
See right hand side Table of Contents. Provides residents with the information they need to strengthen their communities and effectively prevent and respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, or any kind of disaster through a Neighborhood Watch Program.

Find Your City's Municipal Codes
Learn how your city code treats, garbage, nuisance and safety hazards. If you can't find your city, follow their links to other code sites that can help you.

Neighborhood Organizations
Find out about neighborhood watches and other community groups in your area or anywhere else throughout the country.

Where To Get Legal Or Government Assistance (Your State)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.

How To Start Your Own Neighborhood Watch (Good For All States)

See Also Basic Tips To Follow For Stopping Crime

Zoning 

Nuisances

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Housing Code Violations

Texas Municipal Codes (85 City Codes Online)
Learn how your city treats zoning, nuisances, elections and more.

Where To Complain To (Texas)
Scroll to legal or social services for where to get help.

Houston Tenants (Texas)
See bottom of page for resources and law.

Find Your City's Municipal Codes
Learn how your city code treats, garbage, nuisance and safety hazards. If you can't find your city, follow their links to other code sites that can help you.

Neighborhood Organizations
Find out about neighborhood watches and other community groups in your area or anywhere else throughout the country.

Where To Get Legal Or Government Assistance (Your State)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.

How To Start Your Own Neighborhood Watch (Good For All States)

See Also Basic Tips To Follow For Stopping Crime

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Legal

Houston Tenants (Texas)
See bottom of page for resources and law.

Free Lawyers For People With Low Incomes (Texas)
Use their index or just scroll down to find help in the area of your legal problem.

Helpful Numbers for the Dallas Area (Texas)
Scroll to bottom for Counseling and Legal help for Tenants,
Tax Assessors (To locate the building owner), where to call regarding electricity, water and gas, and for rental assistance and shelter.

Where To Complain To (Texas)
Scroll to legal or social services for where to get help.

Where To Get Legal Or Government Assistance (Texas)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.

http://www.badlandlords.info/  
Has help resources for 31 states, i.e. where to report your landlord and where to get free legal help. Also has links to each state's landlord/tenant laws.  

For More Help See Lawyers, Courts & Self Help

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Parks

Texas Municipal Codes (85 City Codes Online)
Learn how your city treats zoning, nuisances, elections and more.

Also check your phonebook's city government pages for "parks" or "recreation"

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Rent, Utilities, Transportation, Food+Clothing

Assistance With Your Utility Bills (Texas)

Rent, Utilities and Mortgage Assistance In Texas  (Google)
For help in your county or city, add your county or city's name in the Google search box.

United Way Help Line  (For All 50 States, DC & Puerto Rico)
Choose your state and city, and then search for rent assistance groups. Their stellar search engine can lead you to any social service topic imaginable.  Just type in the words "Utilities and Assistance", or "rent and assistance" or "Mortgage and Assistance"

How To Qualify For Low-Income Housing (Texas)
The Texas Low Income Housing Counselor tells you about housing programs and their qualification criteria.

Texas Low-Income Housing Information Service
Frequently asked questions and advocacy groups for low income housing issues.

Helpful Numbers for the Dallas Area (Texas)
Scroll to bottom for Counseling and Legal help for Tenants,
Tax Assessors (To locate the building owner), where to call regarding electricity, water and gas, and for rental assistance and shelter.

Housing Crisis Center
Prevent homelessness and stabilizes families, the elderly, and the disabled in decent, affordable, permanent housing and  empowers these groups to solve their own housing problems. 

The Salvation Army Nearest You   (All 50 States & DC)
The Salvation Army often helps with rent, utilities, transportation, food, clothing and mortgage assistance.

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Roommate Problems

www.nolo.com
Offers ways to cope with a variety of roommate related problems.

Where To Get Legal Or Government Assistance (Your State)
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.

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Streets & Sidewalks

Texas Municipal Codes (85 City Codes Online)
Learn how your city treats zoning, nuisances, elections and more.

Also check your phonebook's city government pages for "public works" or "streets and sidewalks."

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Media/Consumer Watch Groups

Involving The Media And Consumer Watch Groups

If the law will not address your wrong, sometimes you can still win in the court of public opinion. This may require that you involve the media and consumer watch groups.  REMEMBER, bad press hurts business and may even prompt lawmakers to pass new legislation to help others in your situation.      

When talking to the media, make your plight a human interest story.  Explain how your problem affects:  safety, business, the city's image, the homeless, crime, drug use, widows, orphans, children, the disabled, the elderly, the economy, the environment, the insane, immigrants, the illiterate, race relations, tourism, violence, the state and federal budget, health, disease, safety...etc. 

Give the reporter the names and numbers of other victims (first get their permission) and have these people call in with similar stories.  Also provide the reporter/agency with a list of names and phone numbers so that he can interview the landlord, the management company and its agents.  Make it so the reporter can write your story without ever leaving his chair.

If you receive a positive response, send it immediately to each and every other agency/newspaper.  The more support you have the more likely you will be taken seriously.  Watch your cause build momentum as these groups feed off one another and people jump on the bandwagon.  Lastly, write your state senator/house  representative to pass legislation to stop this terrible wrong.  Send a brief cover letter explaining your situation and how it effects others.  Also enclose favorable responses from the media and other agencies.  


Find Your Local Newspaper, Magazine, Radio & TV Stations
Trouble getting the government to act on your behalf? Give them a little bad press and you're bargaining power increases tremendously. Select your state, and then click on your county or city for the proper media to report to. (DC Not Included).

Call For Action  

American Association Of Retired Persons  

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Transportation

Department Of Transportation (DOTs)(50 States, Not DC)
For help with car related issues i.e., car damaged caused by pavement, unsafe streets, traffic, bridges and roads, etc.

See Carpools

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