Legal Services For Section 8, HUD-Subsidized
and Public Housing Tenants
Important!
If you receive eviction papers
(a summons for an
"Unlawful Detainer") from the court, go immediately to the Eviction
Defense Collaborative (EDC)
at 995 Market Street at 6th
Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 M-F, 9:30-11:30; 1-3;
947-0797. They will help you file the proper response to the
court.
The
following
are no or low cost legal agencies that
have experience with HUD and SFHA cases that serve low-income tenants:
Housing Rights/Bay Area Legal Aid Hotline
354-6353
Bay Area
Legal Aid
(BALA)
50 Fell Street (415)982-1300 M-F, 9-12; 1-5
Legal Advice Line: (415)354-6360
Homeless
Advocacy Project (HAP)
For eviction representation. Especially good for disability-related
cases.
1360 Mission Street (415)575-3130 Drop in clinic Tuesday 1-4
Legal
Assistance for the Elderly
995 Market Street, Suite 1400 861-4444 M-F; 9-12; 1-5
Volunteer
Legal
Services Program (VLSP)
This is run by the Bar Association. They will refer you to a private
attorney for a consultation but it will cost a fee.
465 California, Suite 1100; (415)982-1600
Aids Legal
Referral Panel
For tenants with HIV/AIDS
1663 Mission, Suite 500 701-1100 Call for appointment.
Asian
Law
Caucus
939 Market, Suite 201 (415)896-1701 M-F 9-5
Tenderloin
Housing
Clinic
For SRO tenants and residents of the Tenderloin and SOMA.
126 Hyde Street (415)771-9850 M-F: 9-5
La Raza Centro
Legal,
Inc.
Spanish speaking attorneys.
474 Valencia (415)575-3500 M-F: 10-12; 1-4
New
College Small Claims Clinic
If you think you have a small claims case.
50 Fell Street (415)241-1390