Get Housing Help in San Francisco, CA
Find local resources for your housing issues in your state. You can find legal aid groups to call for help. You can see what rental assistance programs may help you. Or you can use tools to write letters or file court documents to protect yourself.
Last updated on Jul 11th, 2023
Find Local Legal Help
Find legal groups that can help you with housing problems, landlords, roommates, Section 8, domestic violence, discrimination, and more.
Find Financial Assistance for Housing Costs
Find groups that can help you pay the rent, cover utility costs, and get other housing-related assistance.
Find Other Services to Help You
Find help with other problems, like domestic violence, health coverage, food benefits, mental health, and other issues.
Find Local Legal Help in San Francisco, CA
Tenant Rights Hotline from Tenants Together
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Bay Area Legal Aid
Serves local areas: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara (except Gilroy & Morgan Hill areas)
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
East Bay Community Law Center
Serves local areas: Alameda County
Centro Legal de la Raza
Serves local areas: Alameda County
Eviction Defense Center
Serves local areas: Alameda County
California Indian Legal Services, Inc.
Serves local areas: Alpine, Inyo, Mono; Native Americans living in all counties in California, including those who live on its 102 Native American Reservations
Legal Services of Northern California, Inc.
Serves local areas: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
Serves local areas: Berkeley
Berkeley Tenants Union
Serves local areas: Berkeley
Serves local areas: City of Los Angeles
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
Serves local areas: Colusa, Imperial, Kern (northwest portion), Madera, Monterey, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara (Gilroy and Morgan Hill Area), Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Ventura, Yuba
East Palo Alto Fair Rent Coalition
Serves local areas: East Palo Alto
Central California Legal Services
Serves local areas: Fresno, Kings, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, Tuolumne
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc.
Serves local areas: Kern (except northwest portion)
Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA-CAN)
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
Coalition for Economic Survival (CES)
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
Eviction Defense Network
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
United Tenants - Inquilinos Unidos
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
Inner City Law Center (ICLC)
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
Unión de Vecinos
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Serves local areas: Los Angeles (Greater Long Beach & Los Angeles Harbor area, Greater City of Los Angeles area)
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
Serves local areas: Los Angeles (San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope Valleys, Glendale, Burbank, San Gabriel, Pomona Valley including Pasadena)
Bet Tzedek
Serves local areas: Los Angeles County
Housing Rights Center
Serves local areas: Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, South LA, Harbor, Pasadena, Long Beach, and San Gabriel Valley
Community Legal Aid SoCal
Serves local areas: Orange, Los Angeles (some southeast cities)
Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc.
Serves local areas: Riverside, San Bernardino
Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.
Serves local areas: San Diego
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
Serves local areas: San Diego area
San Francisco Tenants' Union
Serves local areas: San Francisco
Serves local areas: San Francisco
Eviction Defense Collaborative
Serves local areas: San Francisco
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
Serves local areas: San Francisco
Tenderloin Housing Clinic CEOP
Serves local areas: San Francisco
South of Market Community Action Network
Serves local areas: San Francisco
Serves local areas: San Francisco
Serves local areas: San Francisco, CA
San Jose Tenants Legal Advice Line
Serves local areas: San Jose
San Luis Obispo Legal Assistance Foundation
Serves local areas: San Luis Obispo
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Serves local areas: San Mateo County
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
Serves local areas: San Mateo County, Santa Clara County
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Serves local areas: Santa Clara County
Legal Aid Society of San Bernardino
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Find Financial Assistance for Housing Costs in San Francisco, CA
Serves all local counties and cities
Serves all local counties and cities
211 Bay Area
Serves local areas: Bay Area counties
Santa Clara Salvation Army
Serves local areas: City of Santa Clara
West Valley Community Services
Serves local areas: Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga, San Jose
St. Joseph's Family Center
Serves local areas: Gilroy, San Martin
211 Los Angeles
Serves local areas: Greater Los Angeles Area
Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos
Serves local areas: Los Altos, Mountain View
LifeMoves San Jose
Serves local areas: Milpitas, San Jose
Oakland Rental Adjustment Program
Serves local areas: Oakland, California
LifeMoves Opportunity Center
Serves local areas: Palo Alto, Stanford
211 San Diego
Serves local areas: San Diego area
Sacred Heart Community Services
Serves local areas: San Jose
Homelessness Prevention System
Serves local areas: San Jose
Santa Clara County Emergency Assistance Network
Serves local areas: Santa Clara County
Silicon Valley Salvation Army
Serves local areas: Silicon Valley
Sunnyvale Community Services
Serves local areas: Sunnyvale
California Covid-19 Rent Relief: Housing is Key
California renters and landlords can get up to 100% of rent and utilities covered.
Serves local areas: Alameda County
Serves local areas: Anaheim
Serves local areas: Chula Vista
Serves local areas: Fremont
Serves local areas: Fresno
Serves local areas: Fresno County
Serves local areas: Irvine
Serves local areas: Kern County, Bakersfield
Serves local areas: Long Beach
Serves local areas: Los Angeles
Serves local areas: Marin County
Serves local areas: Merced County
Serves local areas: Monterey County
Serves local areas: Oakland
Serves local areas: Orange County
Serves local areas: Placer County
Serves local areas: Riverside
Serves local areas: Riverside County, Moreno Valley
Serves local areas: Sacramento, Sacramento County
Serves local areas: San Bernadino
Serves local areas: San Bernadino County
Serves local areas: San Diego
Serves local areas: San Diego County
Serves local areas: San Francisco
Serves local areas: San Joaquin County
Serves local areas: Santa Ana
Serves local areas: Santa Barbara County
Serves local areas: San Jose
Serves local areas: Santa Clarita
Serves local areas: Solano County
Serves local areas: Sonoma County
Serves local areas: Stanislaus County, Modesto
Serves local areas: Stockton
Serves local areas: All Mission Indian Housing Authority
Serves local areas: Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria
Serves local areas: Enterprise Rancheria Indian Housing Authority
Serves local areas: Greenville Rancheria
Serves local areas: Hoopa Valley Housing Authority
Serves local areas: Karuk Tribe Housing Authority (Tdhe Karuk Tribe)
Serves local areas: Kashia Band Of Pomo Indians
Serves local areas: Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians
Serves local areas: North Fork Rancheria Indian Housing Authority (NFRIHA)
Serves local areas: Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority
Serves local areas: Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians
Serves local areas: Pit River Tribe
Serves local areas: Quartz Valley Indian Reservation
Serves local areas: Resighini Rancheria
Serves local areas: San Pasqual Band Of Mission Indians
Serves local areas: Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians
Serves local areas: Tolowa Dee-Ni' Nation
Serves local areas: Yurok Indian Housing Authority
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Find Other Services to Help You in San Francisco, CA
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Crisis Text Line for mental health support
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US
Serves all of US