Free Range Law

San Mateo’s Below-Market Housing Waiting List is Open.

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law If you are interested in living in affordable/below-market rate rental housing in the city of San Mateo, or you know someone else who might be, here’s a great opportunity. The waiting list for below-market rental housing in San Mateo is now open. Here’s the link to apply: https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/3931/Below-Market-Rate-Rental-Housing-Program You…

Is Your Small Business Hurting? Here’s a Lifeline.

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law If you have a small business, there’s a good chance you’ve been having a very tough time lately. With necessary lockdowns in place for unknown periods of time, you may be wondering if your business will see the end of shelter-in-place. However, the good news is, there are a…

Here’s the Scoop on the CARES Act and Student Loans.

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law First of all, I would like to give a huge thanks to the nonprofit advocacy group Student Debt Crisis (SDC). I highly recommend joining and supporting them if you are able. I attended a very informative webinar by them, where they explained and broke down the provisions of the…

Small Landlords: Did You Collect Rent for April? Either Way, Here’s A Couple Things to Keep You Afloat.

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law If you are a “mom and pop” landlord, you may be anxiously wondering if you will ever get that rent check for April. Given the widespread job losses occurring due to the coronavirus, as well as moratoriums on evictions being implemented, hardship is unfortunately in store for a lot…

Good News for the Self-Employed Who Need Unemployment Benefits

By Rachel Puryear If you are self-employed, and have lost income due to shelter-in-place orders, but are worried about not being eligible for unemployment benefits; the new federal stimulus package can offer you some relief. For the first time, a new program called Pandemic Unemployment Assistance provides unemployment benefits to those who are self-employed, and…

How Much Money Will Your Household Get from the Stimulus/Relief Payment? This Calculator Can Show You.

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law Whether you are working the same, more, or fewer hours now than before shelter-in-place orders started being issued; you are likely wondering how much your household will receive in the upcoming stimulus/relief payments. The new emergency spending bill, signed into law just a couple of days ago, provides for…

Resources for Elders (and Those Who Care for Them) During Coronavirus

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law As we are all scrambling to adjust to life under quarantine, the current situation especially raises concerns for elderly persons. Those of us who take care of our elder relatives also likely have questions about how to continue to provide appropriate care at this time. Common legal problems for…

Out of Work Due to Shelter in Place Orders? Here Are Tips for Getting Benefits and Relief – Including for Contractors and Freelancers. Plus, a Critical Task if You Or Someone You Are Caring for Is at High Risk.

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law If you have lost your source of income due to Shelter in Place orders, you are not alone. Following drastic efforts to slow the spread of the Covid-19/coronavirus; many who are not able to do their usual work (from home at least) are now faced with very real worries…

Construction Contractors: Don’t Get Stiffed on a Job. Do This Quickly to Protect Your Rights.

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law If you have put time, money, and labor into a construction project, the last thing you want is to go unpaid for your efforts. You do not even want to have to spend more of your time and energy chasing someone down to pay you, for money you have…

Got Kids? Here’s a Tip to Protect Them, in Case Something Happens to You.

By Rachel Puryear, Attorney at Law No one likes to think about what would happen to their children, if they and the other parent passed away prematurely. Hopefully, it will not happen to you. Nonetheless, it is much better to have a plan in place that you never end up needing, than to need such…