Our Services

The Community Development Law Center (CDLC) is a nonprofit law office that assists community development organizations and other nonprofits.

The CDLC offers:

  • Low-cost Legal Services for Nonprofits
  • Trainings
  • Technical Assistance
  • Referrals to Other Attorneys
  • Self-help Materials and Model Document Development

We also teach a legal skills practicum which trains law students to work directly with nonprofit community organizations.

The CDLC assists clients in many areas of the law, including the following:
Corporate
  • Entity Formation, Merger, Acquisition,
    Dissolution, Fiscal Sponsorship, Joint Venture
  • Board Governance
  • Policy and Procedure

    Employment

  • Employee Handbooks
  • Letter of Hire and Termination
  • Professional Services Contracts

    Nonprofit Real Estate

  • Purchase/Sale/Leasing
  • Development Structuring
  • New Construction/Rehabilitation
  • Financing
  • Land Use
  • Community Land Trusts
  • Preservation Projects
  • Manufactured Home Park Communities
  • Asset Management
  • Fair Housing Planning

    Construction

  • Contracts
  • Defect Mediation
  • Weatherization

  • Economic Development
  • Lending Programs
  • Workforce Projects
  • Commercial/Industrial Ventures

    Environmental

  • Sustainability
  • Green Building
  • Brownfield Redevelopment

    Primary and Behavioral Health Operations and Compliance

  • Compliance Programs
  • Program Licensing or Audit Support

    Taxation

  • Real Estate Tax Matters/Exemptions
  • Appeals
  • Unrelated Business Income

    Education and Training

  • CDLC Community Development and
    Nonprofit Law Practicum
  • Graduate School Internships
  • CDLC Nonprofit Workshops and Trainings

  • Caritas Housing, Sandy Vista Affordable Housing, Sandy, OR