This week we’re launching the You Don’t Have to Move campaign to keep more folks in their homes for the holidays, and WE NEED YOUR HELP! Thousands of tenants in SF can’t afford rent due to pandemic-related income loss. We’ve heard some are moving out simply because they don’t know they are currently protected from eviction.   Will you commit to spreading this vital info by sharing this post and emailing these linked and printable documents and declarations (in English, Spanish & Chinese) to your email lists, community and/or to the tenants in your network? Solidarity in the struggle … (click for more)

Tenant protections for those affected by COVID-19 now exist on three levels — the local, state and federal. Here’s a quick guide to what your rights are as a tenant affected by COVID-19. NOTE: this guide only applies to San Francisco tenants. If you live outside SF, contact Tenants Together. PLEASE NOTE that bills in the State Assembly and the Board of Supervisors will extend some of the deadlines below. Watch this site for updates on those bills. Or call our counseling line (415-703-8644) for more info. See also below that the CDC eviction moratorium was recently extended by President Biden. WHAT IF I … (click for more)

Dearest Community, This last week has been trying for many of us, at the Housing Rights Committee of SF the health and safety of our community is of utmost importance. Which is why we are closing our offices until further notices and doing our part to stop the spread of COVID-19. We believe that physical distancing and social solidarity are both needed at this time which is why we are not distancing ourselves from our commitments to tenants in SF and will continue to provide the necessary services that keep thousands in their homes. We will still be providing services in … (click for more)

Op-ed by Amina Rubio & Susan Marsh (originally published 1/20/2020 in the SF Examiner – detailing tenants efforts to push Veritas to sell its buildings to the city or a non-speculative entity. To clarify: tenants do not have to move just because their building is for sale! They have the right to stay in their homes under their existing rental agreements, to organize and to fight landlord harassment intended to push them out so owners can jack the rents to market rate. Contact HRCSF for more details on your rights.) Veritas Should Sell Its Buildings to The City or a … (click for more)