(Pictured:
a demo on an unknown date by Old St. Mary's
Housing Committee, our original name, at City
Hall. "Rents still going sky high" -- amazing
how some things never change!)
Housing Rights Committee is a tenants rights organization that offers free counseling for San Francisco tenants in all types of housing, including rent-control, 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.
We have a dedicated staff of volunteer counselors 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.
We have a dedicated staff of volunteer counselors 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 of this page.
(An old campaign to get vacancy control.)
(An old campaign to get vacancy control.)
For info
on a specific topic, click below:
Tenants
Rights Information
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
Español
Información 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
Español
Información sobre los derechos de los inquilinos
Russian
News
bits
A hearing on the needs and
concerns of LGBT seniors will be held on
April 1, 9am - 12 noon, room 416 of City Hall. It
is sponsored by the city's LGBT Aging Policy Task
Force's housing committees. All LGBT seniors
are invited to come and testify about their
housing issues, whether they live in an apartment
under rent control, Section 8, in public house or
other subsidized housing, or any other type of
housing. Homeless seniors are also encouraged to
come and testify about their experiences in
shelters and in trying to find housing. For more
info, call Tommi at 703-8634. Check out
the latest tenants news and a calendar
of tenants rights demonstrations and
mobilizations. They're on our "news and take
action" page. Click here.
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.
Wear
your support for us: buy one of our
exciting t-shirts that Camila and Martin (above)
are modeling. 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. Click on the box below. The page that appears has the name of our sponsor, SF Study Center. Scroll down to "program" and click "other," then write in Housing Rights Committee. That guarantees the money gets to us. And thanks!
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. Click on the box below. The page that appears has the name of our sponsor, SF Study Center. Scroll down to "program" and click "other," then write in Housing Rights Committee. That guarantees the money gets to us. And thanks!
