HOUSING RIGHTS COMMITTEE is a tenants rights organization that offers free counseling for San Francisco tenants in all types of housing, including rent-control, SROs, public housing and Section 8. We've been fighting for the rights of tenants since 1979 when a group of seniors at Old St. Mary's Church came together to organize against condo conversions that were displacing the elderly. Housing Rights Committee counselors provide help to over 5,000 tenants a year, advising them on their rights as renters.
We offer both call-in and drop-in
counseling Monday through Thursday, 1-5pm,
703-8644, 417 South Van Ness/15th. If
you come into our office for counseling, you
should bring proof of income (check stub, SSI
card, food stamp card, benefits award letter,
etc.), but no one will be turned away because
they don't have it. This does not apply if you
call the office for counseling.
Our dedicated staff of volunteer counselors are trained to help tenants identify their options when they're having problems with evictions or foreclosure of the place they're living in, illegal rent increases, repair problems, the return of their security deposit, etc.
Housing Rights Committee is a membership organization. Our members make our voice strong and help us continue to support renters in need. Please make a donation to us today. See the "Donate Now" box on the bottom left column of this page.
Our dedicated staff of volunteer counselors are trained to help tenants identify their options when they're having problems with evictions or foreclosure of the place they're living in, illegal rent increases, repair problems, the return of their security deposit, etc.
Housing Rights Committee is a membership organization. Our members make our voice strong and help us continue to support renters in need. Please make a donation to us today. See the "Donate Now" box on the bottom left column of this page.
For more information
about our organization and tenants
rights issues, click on the topics
below:
Tenants
Rights Information
Pages
Info about evictions, illegal rent increases, repairs, security deposits, tenants rights, etc.
Tenant Counseling Service
When and where we offer free counseling
Section 8/ Public Housing
Learn your rights in Section 8 and public housing
Membership/ How to Donate
Resources and Referrals
A listing of agencies/services helping tenants in SF
Staff
How to get in touch with HRCSF staff
Volunteer Opportunities
Check out volunteer opportunities at HRCSF
Tenant News
Read about the latest issues making headlines
Renter's Voice
Online version of our newsletter
Espanol
Informacion sobre los derechos de los inquilinos
Russian
Info about evictions, illegal rent increases, repairs, security deposits, tenants rights, etc.
Tenant Counseling Service
When and where we offer free counseling
Section 8/ Public Housing
Learn your rights in Section 8 and public housing
Membership/ How to Donate
Resources and Referrals
A listing of agencies/services helping tenants in SF
Staff
How to get in touch with HRCSF staff
Volunteer Opportunities
Check out volunteer opportunities at HRCSF
Tenant News
Read about the latest issues making headlines
Renter's Voice
Online version of our newsletter
Espanol
Informacion sobre los derechos de los inquilinos
Russian
A New York rent strike,
1919
CITYWIDE
TENANTS CONVENTION
The
neighborhood tenants conventions that were
organized by the SF Anti-Displacement
Coalition and other organizations are now
over. This weekend, it's time for the big
citywide convention. Mark the date, it's Saturday
Feb. 8th at the Tenderloin Elementary
School, 627 Turk/Van Ness, 1-4pm. Lunch
is at noon. Tenants will come together
to give feedback on proposals to help
solve the eviction crisis, high rents, the
loss of rent-controlled housing and the
displacement of renters from SF.
REST IN POWER, CRIS
GUTIERREZ
A counselor here at the
Housing Rights Committee office for many
years, and later the person who answered email
counseling queries, Cris Gutierrez was not
only amazing at what she did, but also a
tireless fighter for those in need. Cris died
on August 5 of complications from pancreatic
cancer. It's a tremendous loss to our
organization and San Francisco. She is sorely
missed. Her obit appears here. A tribute
by an HRCSF staffer appears here. Memorial
service for Cris was on Saturday, September
21 at St. Gregory Episcopal Church, 500 De
Haro/18th. Afterwards her ashes were interned
at St. Francis Lutheran Church (152 Church
St.). Become an HRCSF
volunteer tenants rights counselor and
help clients who call or come into our free
tenants rights clinic. Students can also do
internships at our office. Click here for more info. Or
call us at 415-703-8634 weekdays and ask for Tommi
or Stephanie.
Become a member of
HRCSF and be kept in the loop on the many
exciting things that are happening in the city.
Memberships also help support the work we do and
keep our services free for all tenants in San
Francisco. It doesn't cost much to join. Click here to be a
part of our work.
Show your support for
us by wearing a t-shirt: Camila and Martin
are modeling two of the colors that they come in.
Call our office for available colors and sizes, or
drop by to pick one up. 415-703-8634.
Donate
to HRCSF and help us keep doing the
work we do every day to protect tenants in San
Francisco. We depend on donations to help keep
all of our services free. If you've been
helped by us, please consider giving us a
little something, no donation is too small or
large. Simply, click on the box below. And
thanks!
