A University of Nebraska College of Law program earned the attention of US Attorney General Merrick Garland during a White House sponsored event . UNL’s Tenant Assistance Program (TAP) was one of a number of projects launched by law schools around the country to keep renters from being evicted during the pandemic.

As people lost jobs and income during the COVID pandemic, the US Attorney General asked law schools to help provide legal services to the thousands of people facing eviction from rental homes. The law college at the University of Nebraska decided to take part, offering legal advice to Nebraskans at no cost.