North Mississippi Rural Legal Services
HUD-Approved Housing counseling agency
North Mississippi Rural Legal Services is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency based in Oxford, MS that provides rental housing counseling - help navigating Section 8 / Housing Choice Vouchers, tenant rights, and rent problems.
Source: HUD Housing Counseling Agency directory (agency list vintage 2026-09) - call first to confirm hours, fees, and services.
Services offered
- Rental counseling Rental housing counseling - help navigating Section 8 / Housing Choice Vouchers, tenant rights, and rent problems
- Default / foreclosure counseling - help for homeowners facing mortgage default or foreclosure
- Non-delinquency post-purchase counseling - budgeting and upkeep help for current homeowners
- Pre-purchase workshops - group homebuyer education sessions
What housing counselors can help with
- Rental counseling and Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher navigation
- Assistance finding and keeping affordable housing
- Homelessness prevention and eviction guidance
- Pre-purchase / homebuyer education and financial management
Getting help
Most HUD-approved housing counseling is free or low-cost. A counselor can explain the application process, help you gather documents, and point you to local housing authorities and open waiting lists - they cannot apply for you or move you up a waitlist.
Never pay anyone who promises a housing or waitlist spot - applications for subsidized housing are always free. This listing is informational; we are not affiliated with HUD or this agency.
Other housing counseling agencies in Mississippi
- Breakthrough Community Services, Inc
- D&e, A Housing And Economic Empowerment Center, Inc.
- Hancock Housing Resource Center
- Housing Economic Resources And Education
- Housing Education And Economic Development, Inc.
- Mercy Housing And Human Development
- Mississippi Faith Based Coalition For Community Renewal, Inc.
- Mississippi Housing Partnership, Inc.
- NSC (NACA Counseling Subsidiary) - Jackson, MS
- Operation Hope- Trustmark Financial Corp- Jackson MS