Links & Resources
| Contact | Description |
|---|---|
| San Francisco City Attorney’s Office City Hall, Room 234 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA. 94102 (415) 554-3977 http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=9 |
Can help take action against musical rooming and code violations in hotels.*Call the Tenderloin Housing Clinic’s Code Enforcement Outreach Program first for advice and help at (415) 775-7110 ext. 104. |
| San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI) (8:00am-9:00am or 4:00pm-5:00pm are the best times to call) 1660 Mission St. San Francisco, CA. 94103 (415) 558-6220 Housing Inspection (415) 558-6030 Electrical Inspection (415) 558-6054 Plumbing Inspection http://www.sfdbi.org/index.aspx?page=247 |
San Francisco Department of Building Inspection Inspects buildings with code violations such as broken windows, walls, or doors and plumbing or electrical problems. |
| Eviction Defense Collaborative 995 Market St. San Francisco, CA. 94103 (Drop-In Hours: 9:30am-11:30AM and 1:00pm-3:00pm) (415) 947-0797 www.evictiondefense.org |
Provides assistance with responses to eviction (Unlawful Detainer) notices. Also can help some tenants with loans for back rent. |
| San Francisco Fire Department, Bureau of Fire Prevention 698 2nd St. Room 109 San Francisco, CA. 94107 (415) 558.3300 http://www.sf-fire.org |
Inspects buildings for fire hazards. |
| Homeless Advocacy Project 1360 Mission St San Francisco, CA. 94103 (415) 575.3130 http://www.libertynet.org/hap/ |
Provides free legal help to people on the street, in shelters, in residential hotels who are at risk of becoming homeless. |
| San Francisco Health Department 1380 Howard St San Francisco, CA. 94 (415) 206-5317 http://www.sfdph.org |
Inspects for health code violations, such as unsanitary garbage, rodents, lead paint, etc. |
| San Francisco Housing Authority 1815 Egbert Ave. San Francisco, CA. 94124 (415) 554-1200 http://www.sfha.org/ |
Places people on waiting list for housing projects and Section 8 vouchers. |
| Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco (M-Th: 9:00am-5:00pm, F: 9:00am-3:00pm) 649 Mission St. 3rd floor San Francisco, CA. 94105 (415) 543-6222 www.ilrcsf.org |
Offers a variety of services for people with disabilities, including peer counseling, employment counseling, housing referrals, and help applying for rental assistance programs. |
| Mayor’s Office on Housing (M-F 8:00am-5:00pm) 1 S. Van Ness, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA. 94103 (415) 252.3177 www.ci.sf.ca.us/moh |
Maintains a list of low-income non-profit housing available or soon-to-be available. |
| Recorder’s Office 1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place City Hall Room 190 San Francisco, CA. 94102 (8:00am-5:00pm) (415) 554.4579 (general information) (415) 554.5596 (property ownership records) To find out who your landlord is in San Francisco, click here. |
For research on property deeds, mortgages (deeds of trust), liens, partnership interests, etc. |
| San Francisco Rent Board 25 Van Ness Ave., Suite 320 San Francisco, CA. 94102 (9:00am-noon and 1:00pm-4:00pm for phone counseling, 8:00am-5:00pm for walk-ins) (415) 252.4600 (24-hour recorded information) (415) 252.4602 (To talk to a counselor) www.ci.sf.ca.us/rentboard |
For filing of petitions to enforce the Rent Ordinance (your tenants’ rights) against your landlord. |
| San Francisco Tenants Union 558 Capp St San Francisco, CA. 94110 (415) 282.6622 www.sftu.org |
Provides tenant counseling and lawyer referral for members on a sliding scale, as well as advocacy for tenants’ rights. |
| Small Claims Court Legal Advisor 400 McAllister St. Room 103 San Francisco, CA. 94102 (415) 551.3952 General Information (415) 292.2124 www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/smallclaims |
Decides on suits for up to $5,000, with no lawyers for either side. Tenants can sue over poor conditions. |
| St. Peter’s Housing Committee Comite de Vivienda San Pedro (9:00am-5:00pm) 474 Valencia St., Suite 156 San Francisco, CA. 94103 (415) 487.9203 http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~vivienda/page1.html |
Provides renters’ rights counseling in Spanish and English. |
| Tenderloin Housing Clinic – Legal Office (9:00am-5:00pm) 126 Hyde St. 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA. 94102 (415) 771.9850 www.thclinic.org |
Provides free legal services for SRO tenants and facilitates code enforcement. |