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Crow & Rose, Attorneys at Law
605 Market Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, California 94105
Phone: (415) 552-9060
Fax: (415) 222-9995
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San Francisco Tenant Resources
San Francisco Tenants Union
Fighting for tenants' rights since 1970, the SFTU provides the best Web site and organization for San Francisco tenants, offering virtually everything you need to know. Whether you are having issues with your landlord or not, there is perhaps no better investment in protecting your rights than to join the San Francisco Tenants Union.
San Francisco Rent Board
The official Web site of the San Francisco Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board contains links to the ordinance, rules and regulations, allowable rent increases, interest rates on security deposits, procedure and forms to file a petition against your landlord and much more.
San Francisco Department of Building Inspection
The official Web site of the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI) includes information on how to file complaints, whom to call with questions, and a useful Online Permit and Complaint Tracking feature to research your own building.
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
The Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco is a nonprofit, community-based organization founded in 1979. Its mission is to empower tenants to secure fundamental rights to habitable and widely affordable housing in San Francisco.
Eviction Defense Collaborative
The Eviction Defense Collaborative is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing homelessness, preserving affordable housing and empowering low-income tenants to know and defend their rights. EDC provides emergency legal assistance to tenants being sued for eviction and emergency rental assistance to tenants behind in rent. If you have been served a summons and complaint for unlawful detainer — and you do not have a lawyer — EDC can help you file an answer. Take all of your papers to:
EVICTION DEFENSE COLLABORATIVE
995 MARKET, SUITE 1200 (AT 6TH STREET)
9:30 AM-11:30 AM & 1-3 PM, MONDAY-FRIDAY
(Note: EDC is closed the morning of the first Friday of the month)
General Legal Resources
California Law
The Legislative Counsel of California provides all 29 codes of California Law, each searchable by keyword.
San Francisco Municipal Codes
Provided by Municode.com, the Municipal Codes contain the City Charter, Administrative Code (which containts the rent control ordinance) and other relevant San Francisco codes like the San Francisco Police Code.
California Courts Self Help Center
"Find assistance and information, work better with an attorney, and represent yourself in some legal matters." A helpful site to get the basics for small claims cases.
Oakland Tenant Resources
Oakland Tenants Union
The Oakland Tenants Union works directly with tenants, impacting legislation and public policy about housing, community education, and works with other organizations committed to furthering renters' rights.
Oakland Rent Adjustment Board
The official Web site of the Oakland Rent Adjustment Board contains Oakland's Rent Control Ordinance, Rules and Procedures, allowable rent increases, information to file a petition against your landlord and much more.
Berkeley Tenant Resources
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
The official Web site of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board contains the Berkeley rent controle ordinance, rules and procedures, allowable rent increases, information to file a petition against your landlord, suggestions for recovering your security deposit, and much more.
Landlord Attorney Web sites
Useful articles and case histories from property owners' points of view: understand the justifications and procedures for condominium conversions; creation of tenancies-in-common; Ellis evictions. Many of these sites include recent case law and articles pertaining to Ellis evictions, subdivided lands act, Ellis relocation payments, security deposits and negotiating with tenants.
Andy Sirkin, Attorney
Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad, Gibson & Harris, LLP
Woo & Associates
Zacks, Utrecht & Leadbetter, PC
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