If you have experienced a recent financial hardship and need one-time help with back rent or need help with a security deposit, visit the SF ERAP online application to see if you are eligible to apply. Financial assistance is available only to households most at risk of housing loss or homelessness. Funding is limited and SF ERAP will not be able to serve every household that meets minimum eligibility criteria.
Learn more about SF ERAP’s by visiting the program webpage. Review the SF ERAP Program Rules or Frequently Asked Questions.
If you need help negotiating a payment plan with your landlord, you or your landlord may contact the Bar Association of San Francisco’s CIS Program at (415) 782-8940 or cis@sfbar.org.
If you receive eviction documents, immediately seek legal help from the Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC) at (415) 659-9184 or legal@evictiondefense.org, or visit EDC at 972 Mission St., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday, 10-11:30 am and 1-2:30 pm.
If you need advice about your specific situation, contact the Rent Board, a mediator, a tenant counselor, or another resource listed under our community partners page. All these services are available at no cost.
Get help with a pending eviction
If you are a tenant who has received eviction court papers, call, email, or visit Eviction Defense Collaborative IMMEDIATELY for free legal help.
- Eviction Defense Collaborative
976 Mission St.
(415) 659-9184
Email: legal@evictiondefense.org
Visit in-person Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10-11:30am and 1-2:30pm
Get help with your pending SF ERAP application
If you have questions about your SF ERAP application, you may contact the SF ERAP Helpline at (415) 653-5744 or help@sferap.org. For help applying, contact a community partner listed below.
- Asian, Inc.
1167 Mission St., 4th Floor
(415) 928-5910
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, and English - Bayview Hunters Point Multi-Service Senior Center (BHPMSS)
(415) 822-1444
Email: info@bhpmss.org
Languages: English - Bill Sorro Housing Program (BiSHoP)
(415) 513-5177
Email: info@bishopsf.org
Languages: English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Tagalog - Catholic Charities of San Francisco
Mission Center - 2871 Mission St.
Tenderloin - 456 Ellis St
(415) 983-3970
Languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese - Causa Justa::Just Cause
(415) 487-9203
Email: info@cjjc.org
Languages: Spanish, English - Central City SRO Collaborative
(415) 775-7110
Languages: English - Chinatown Community Development Center
(415) 984-2728
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English - Chinatown SRO Collaborative or SRO Families United Collaborative
(415) 984-2730
Languages: English, Chinese - Compass Family Services
(415) 644-0504 ext. 1000
Email: c-rent@compass-sf.org
Languages: English, Spanish - Dolores Street Community Services
938 Valencia St.
(415) 282-6209
Languages: English Spanish - Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC)
976 Mission St.
Open on: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10-11:30am and 1-2:30pm for help with both legal papers of eviction and help applying for rental assistance
(415) 470-5211
Languages: Spanish, Mandarin and Cantonese, have use of Language Line - Hamilton Families
(415) 321-2612
Email: SFERAP@hamiltonfamilies.org
Languages: English, Spanish - Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP)
2500 18th St.
(415) 546-6756
Email: info@homelessprenatal.org
Languages: English, Spanish - Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth (HOMEY)
2221 Mission St.
(415) 861-1600
Languages: Spanish, English - Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
Mission District Office: (415) 703-8644
Languages: Mission Office: English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish
Richmond District Office: (415) 947-9085
Languages: Richmond Office: Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Russian - La Raza Community Resource Center
474 Valencia St. #100
(415) 863-0764
Languages: Spanish, English, Maya - La Voz Latina
(415) 983-3970
Languages: Spanish, English - Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
2301 Mission St. #301
(415) 282-3334
Languages: English, Spanish - MNC
1329 Evans St.
415-431-2233
Languages: Spanish, English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Vietnamese, Tagalog - Mission SRO Collaborative
(415) 282-6209 ext. 150
Languages: English, Spanish - Native American Health Center
160 Capp St.
(415) 417-3500
Languages: English - Openhouse
Bob Ross LGBT Senior Center
65 Laguna St.
(415) 296-8995
Languages: English, Spanish - San Francisco LGBT Center Community Center
1800 Market St.
(415) 865-5555
Languages: English - Self-Help for the Elderly (Self-Help Elderly)
Main: 731 Sansome St., Suite 100 (multiple locations for services)
(415) 677-7600
Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Toisanese), Russian - SF Tenants Union
(415) 282-6622
Email: info@sftu.org
Languages: English, Spanish - South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN)
1038 Mission St.
(415) 255-7693 (English)
(415) 552-5637 (Tagalog)
Languages: English, Tagalog
rbonifacio@somcan.org - South of Market Community Action Network
Email: tenantcounseling@somcan.org
Languages: English, Spanish, Tagalog
(760) 913-8913 - Southeast Asian Community Center (SEACC)
875 O’Farrell St.
(415) 677-7600 or (415) 885-2743
http://www.seaccusa.org/contact-us
Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese - Tenderloin Housing Clinic
(415) 885-3286
Email: allyn@thclinic.org
Languages: English, Spanish - Young Community Developers
1715 Yosemite Ave.
(415) 822-3491
Languages: English, Spanish
Get help from a tenant counselor
If you've received an eviction notice or need help with other tenant-landlord matters, please contact a counseling organization.
- Causa Justa::Just Cause
(415) 487-9203
Email: info@cjjc.org
Languages: Spanish, English - Chinatown Community Development Center
(415) 984-2728
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English - Counseling at the San Francisco Rent Board (available to tenants and landlords)
(415) 252-4600
Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm and 1pm – 4pm - Dolores Street Community Services
938 Valencia St.
(415) 282-6209
Languages: English Spanish - Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
Mission Office: (415) 703-8644
Languages (Mission Office): English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish
Richmond Office at (415) 947-9085
Languages (Richmond Office): Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Russian - SF Tenants Union
(415) 282-6622
Email: info@sftu.org
Languages: English, Spanish
Get housing counseling for residential hotel (SRO) tenants
- Central City SRO Collaborative
(415) 775-7110
Languages: English - Chinatown Community Development Center
(415) 984-1450
Languages: Chinese, English - La Voz Latina
(415) 983-3970
Languages: Spanish, English - Mission SRO Collaborative
(415) 282-6209 ext. 150
Languages: English, Spanish
- SRO Families United Collaborative
(415) 329-3809
Languages: Filipino, Chinese, English
Get help finding a roommate
- Home Match San Francisco
Free home sharing program that connects homeowners and master tenants looking to rent a room in their home with individuals seeking affordable housing opportunities.
(415) 351-1000
HomeMatchSF@FrontPorch.net
Get small claims legal help
If you have received small claims court papers for COVID-19 rental debt, speak with an attorney at Bay Area Legal Aid's Rent Debt Legal Clinic.
- Bay Area Legal Aid
(415) 982-1300
Call to make an appointment
Held every fourth Friday
Get help if you're a landlord
- Bar Association of San Francisco
Conflict intervention services available to tenants and landlords
(415) 782-8940
cis@sfbar.org - San Francisco Apartment Association
(415) 255-2288
Visit their contact page to reach out via email - San Francisco Rent Board
Counseling available to tenants and landlords
(415) 252-4600
Monday-Friday, 9am-12 pm and 1pm-4pm