Greater Napa Valley Fair Housing Center
Fair Housing Napa Valley’s primary programs include:
Housing conditions/habitability
West Marin Community Services
We are a non-profit that provides emergency funds and supportive care to people in crisis or who have special needs and are unable to find assistance through any other means. We organize a variety of community events and programs for low-income families and individuals. We offer several resources:
1) An emergency food pantry
2) Rental assistance programs
3) Utility assistance
4) Information and referrals to other agencies
5) A job and housing referral board
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
Housing Rights Committee has fought for tenant rights since 1979.
- Free counseling* for San Francisco tenants in all types of housing: rent-controlled units, SROs, public housing and Section 8, serving over 5,000 tenants a year.
- Organize entire buildings to fight against displacement and evictions
- Successfully change and support housing-related laws for a more fair San Francisco
- Help create building and community-wide tenants groups
Legal Services of Northern California - Eureka
Since 1956, Legal Services of Northern California has provided quality legal services that empower the poor to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty. LSNC’s service priorities include the preservation of housing; health care; enhancing economic stability; support for families, family safety, and stability; civil rights; education; and serving populations with special vulnerabilities.
updated 07/19_FC
Legal Services of Northern California - Woodland
Since 1956, Legal Services of Northern California has provided quality legal services that empower the poor to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty. LSNC’s service priorities include the preservation of housing; health care; enhancing economic stability; support for families, family safety and stability; civil rights; education; and serving populations with special vulnerabilities.
Legal Services of Northern California - Ukiah
Since 1956, Legal Services of Northern California has provided quality legal services that empower the poor to identify and defeat the causes and effects of poverty. LSNC’s service priorities include the preservation of housing; health care; enhancing economic stability; support for families, family safety, and stability; civil rights; education; and serving populations with special vulnerabilities.
updated 07/19_FC
Fair Housing Council of Orange County
Services provided by the Fair Housing Council include fair housing enforcement and education, landlord/tenant counseling, mediation and homebuyer HUD counseling which includes first-time homebuyer education and mortgage default counseling.
Eviction Defense Collaborative
The EDC provides legal assistance to people who are in legal proceedings for eviction in San Francisco. EDC connects tenants directly with the attorney that will represent them for free through trial.
EDC also runs the Rental Assistance Disbursement Component (RADCo) program, which provides interest-free loans and grants to tenants residing inSan Francisco who have fallen behind in their rent due to a temporary financial setback.
updated 11/22_RV
Greenstein & McDonald
Greenstein & McDonald can represent tenants for claims against landlords including but not limited to:
San Francisco Tenants Union (SFTU)
The purpose of the San Francisco Tenants Union is to promote the preservation and expansion of the rights of tenants and the supply of affordable housing. Through drop-in counseling services and the distribution of the Tenants Rights Handbook, the SFTU has educated thousands of San Francisco renters on their rights under local, state and federal law, and empowered residents to assert those rights in an informed and dignified manner.