Housing Authority Forced to Drop Unlawful Tenant Fees
Following legal advocacy by Northwest Justice Project (NJP), the Housing Authority of Grant County (HAGC) removed improper attorney fees from the accounts of tenants in subsidized and public housing — a small but significant victory amid growing housing crisis. Scott Crain, NJP Attorney and Acting Director of Advocacy, first discovered HAGC was unlawfully charging attorney […]
Death, Deception, and Dollar Signs: Alleged Probate Fraud Investigated
April 2025 — Northwest Justice Project’s Foreclosure Prevention Unit (FPU) was instrumental in uncovering a massive scheme targeting deceased homeowners’ properties. The FPU discovered the scheme in the course of assisting homeowners with foreclosures on homes they had inherited. In one shocking case, an heir discovered a deceased relative’s home completely emptied. In another, the […]
Northwest Justice Project Names Abigail Daquiz as New Executive Director
The Northwest Justice Project (NJP) Board of Directors has selected Abigail Daquiz as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective today.
NJP in the News: Alex Galarza reaches out to WA farmworkers about their rights
This Community Q&A in the Yakima Herald-Republic features Alex Galarza, who heads farmworker outreach for Northwest Justice Project across Washington state. “We assist warehouse employees, dairy workers, field workers, and H-2A guest workers who only come for the season and have no one explaining anything to them, making them more vulnerable to labor abuse. We […]