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The following county and city consumer agencies provide various types of services for landlord/tenant disputes. Consumers in counties not served by a local agency may locate books regarding landlord/tenant issues at local bookstores and libraries. Landlord law books are also available at bookstores specializing in law books. In addition, Small Claims Court may also be a recourse for consumers.
Contents
A
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity, Inc. (ECHO) \
770 A Street
Hayward, CA 94541
510-581-9380
855-ASK-ECHO toll free
Fax: 510-537-4793
1305 Franklin Street #305
Oakland, CA 94612
510-496-0496
855-ASK-ECHO toll free
Fax: 510-763-3736
Bay Area Legal Aid
1735 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 250-5270(rent)
(800) 551-5554(toll free)
(888) 382-3405 Tenant’s Rights Line
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board (Berkeley Residents ONLY)
2125 Milvia Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 981-7368 (rent)
Email: rent@cityofberkeley.info
- Provides landlord/tenant counseling and mediation for Berkeley residents.
- Provides information about rent control or general rental information.
- Provides general information about landlord/tenant issues.
Community Legal Aid Society of Alameda County
Oakland Office
250 Frank Ogawa St. Suite 5313
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 981-7368 (rent)
(510) 981-4910 Fax
(510) 981-6903 TDD
East Bay Community Law Center
2921 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
(510) 548-4040(rent)
ALPINE COUNTY
Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
AMADOR COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
190 Reamer Street
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 823-7560
(800) 660-6107
- Renter must reside in Amador, Placer, Nevada, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Sierra Counties. *Provides tenant consultation on any subject relative to a rental.
Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency
10590 Hwy 88
Jackson, CA 95642
(209) 223-1485 ext. 243
B
BUTTE COUNTY
Community Legal Information Center - Housing Law Project
25 Main Street, Suite 102
Chico, CA 95929
(530) 898-4354
Fax: (530) 898-4911
Email: clic@csuchico.edu
• CSU Chico student-run under supervising attorneys.
http://as.csuchico.edu/index.php
Legal Services of Northern California
Butte Regional Office
541 Normal Avenue
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 345-9491
(800) 345-9491
- Renter must reside in Butte, Glenn, Plumas, Tehama.
- Assists tenants with unlawful detainer notices
- Assists with 5 day eviction notices
C
CALAVERAS COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
190 Reamer Street
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 823-7560
(800) 660-6107
- Renter must reside in Amador, Placer, Nevada, Calaveras, El Dorado, or Sierra Counties. *Provides tenant consultation on any subject relative to a rental.
COLUSA COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Butte Regional Office
541 Normal Avenue
Chico, CA 95927
(530) 345-9491
(800) 345-9491
• Renter must reside in Butte, Glenn, Plumas, Tehama or Colusa
• Assists tenants with unlawful detainer notices
• Assists with 5 day eviction notices
California Rural Legal Assistance
511 D Street
Marysville, CA 95901
(530) 742-5191
- Covers Butte, Plumas, Glenn, Tehama, & Colusa Counties.
- Provides services to low-income consumers.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Bay Area Legal Aid - Richmond Office
1025 Macdonald Ave
Richmond, CA 94801
(510) 233-9954
(510)236-6846 Fax
(510)236-6846
(800)551-5554
Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity, Inc. (ECHO)
301 West 10th Street
Antioch, CA 94509
925-732-3919
855-ASK-ECHO toll free
https://www.echofairhousing.org
D
DEL NORTE COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Redwood Regional Office
123 Third Street
Eureka, CA 95502
(707) 445-0866
- Provides services to low-income consumers in Del Norte & Humboldt Counties.
E
EL DORADO COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
190 Reamer Street
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 823-7560
(800) 660-6107
- Renter must reside in Amador, Placer, Nevada, Calaveras, El Dorado, or Sierra Counties. *Provides tenant consultation on any subject relative to a rental.
F
FRESNO COUNTY
Central California Legal Services
2115 Kern Street, Suite 200
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 570-1200
(800) 675-8001
- Assists tenants with unlawful detainer complaints when tenants are served an eviction notice.
- Provides tenants with appropriate paperwork to dispute the issues through Small Claims Court.
G
GLENN COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Butte Regional Office
541 Normal Avenue
Chico, CA 95927
(530) 345-9493
- Provides tenant consultation on any subject relative to a rentala in Butte, Plumas, Glenn, Colusa, & Tehama Counties.
H
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
123 Third Street
Eureka, CA 95501
(707) 445-0866
- Provides landlord/tenant information.
- Provides legal aid for low income individuals.
I
IMPERIAL COUNTY
Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau.)
INYO COUNTY
Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
K
KERN COUNTY
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance and Seniors Law Center
615 California Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93304
(661) 325-5943
(888) 292-4252 Toll-free
- Does not provide assistance to residents in the towns of Delano, Shafter, Wasco & Los Hills.
- Tenants must be at a low - income level.
- Provides an eviction defense clinic for rent.
- Provides information about mobile home park tenant's rights.
- Provides information on tenant habitability issues.
- Does not provide landlord/tenant mediation.
- Provides Seniors Law Center. Senior tenants do not have to be at low income level to get assistance; Seniors may reside anywhere in Kern County.
KINGS COUNTY
Central California Legal Services
2115 Kern Street, Suite 200
Fresno, CA 93721
Toll-free: (800) 675-8001
Fresno: 559-570-1200
Merced: 209-723-5466
Visalia: 559-733-8770
https://www.centralcallegal.org
• Provides free legal assistance to low income families in the following counties: Fresno, Kings, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
• Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
L
LAKE COUNTY
Lake County Dispute Resolution Services
P.O. Box 1173
Lake Port, CA 95453
(707) 263-1545
• Provides landlord/tenant mediation.
Legal Services of Northern California
421 North Oak Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 462-1471
(877) 529-7700
• Provides services to low-income consumers in Mendocino and Lake Counties.
LASSEN COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Shasta Regional Office
1370 West Street
Redding, CA 9600
(530) 241-3565
(800) 822-9687 Toll-Free
- Provides services to low-income consumers in Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
The LA County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs is the largest local consumer protection agency in the United States. The following is a list of the department's specialized programs. These programs focus department services in targeted areas to protect the diverse needs of consumers in Los Angeles County.
- Renters, Landlords, Tenants
- Automobiles, warranties
- Purchases, Accurate Pricing, Refunds, Advertising
- Contracts & Loans
- Credit
- Homes Identity Theft
- Seniors
- Cable Television
- Telemarketing
- Mediation
Web site offers information entitled:
- Foreclosure Rescue Scams
- Saving your home
- Foreclosure facts
- Renters in a foreclosure
- New lender laws
- HOPE for homeowners program
- Contact your Lender
County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs
500 W. Temple St., Room B-96
Los Angeles, CA 90012-2722
Email: info@dcba.lacounty.gov
General Telephone Numbers
Inside LA County:
(800) 593-8222
Outside the County:
(213) 974-1452
Office Locations: http://dcba.lacounty.gov/our-locations
CES Tenants' Right Clinic (Wed @ 7pm and Sat @ 10am):
Plummer Park Community Building
7377 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90046
Consumer Action Hotline (Complaints Only)
11901 Santa Monica Blvd., PMB 563
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(213) 624-4631
https://www.consumer-action.org
• Provides landlord/tenant mediation.
Loyola Law School Center for Conflict Resolution
919 South Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 736-1145
(213) 382-5403 Fax
Email: dept-ccr@lls.edu
https://www.lls.edu/academics/centers/loyolacenterforconflictresolution
- Provides landlord/tenant mediation.
- Service provided in English, Spanish and Armenian.
- Assist with Employment (terminations).
- Offers Conciliation Services (resolve conflict by talking to the both parties separately often on the telephone)
Fair Housing Foundation
3605 Long Beach Blvd., Suite 302
Long Beach, CA 90807
(562) 989-1206
(562) 989-1836 Fax
(800) 446-3247 (Southern CA residents only)
https://www.fairhousingfoundation.com
- Provides landlord/tenant counseling, mediation, and referrals.
Housing Rights Center
3255 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1150
Los Angeles, CA 90010
1020 North Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 791-0211
6320 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 311
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Toll Free: (800) 477-5977
TTY: (213) 201-0867
(213) 381-8555 Fax
https://hcidla.lacity.org/Fair-Housing
- Provides landlord/tenant counseling, mediation, and referrals.
Consumer Affairs Protection Unit and Fair Housing
1685 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 458-8336
(310) 458-8370 (Spanish speaking)
(310) 458-8696 TTY
http://www.santamonica.gov/tenants-rights
- Santa Monica residents only.
- Provides landlord/tenant mediation for residents of Santa Monica.
Santa Monica Rent Control Board
1685 Main Street, Suite 202
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 458-8751
Email: rentcontrol@smgov.net
http://www.smgov.net/rentcontrol
- Provides landlord/tenant mediation for residents of Santa Monica.
M
MADERA COUNTY
Consumers may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
MARIN COUNTY
Consumer Protections & Mediation
3501 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 473-6495
http://www.marincounty.org/depts/da/consumer-protection-unit
- Provides civil, employment, domestic, and environmental mediation.
- Provides landlord/tenant mediation.
- Provides information and assistance in dealing with the following areas:
- Civil Mediation
- Employment
- Domestic mediation
- Environmental
- Evictions
- Unlawful detainer actions
- Deposit returns
- Habitability issues
- Mediation of tenant/landlord disputes
- Legal counseling
- Pre-rental counseling
Bay Area Legal Aid - San Rafael Office
30 North San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415)479-8224
(800)551-5554
MENDOCINO COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
421 North Oak Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 462-1471
(877) 529-7700
(707) 462-9483 Fax
- Provides services to low-income consumers for Mendocino, Lake, Del Norte & Humboldt Counties.
- Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
MERCED COUNTY
Central California Legal Services
1640 N Street, Suite 200
Merced, CA 95340
Fresno: 559-570-1200
Merced: 209-723-5466
Visalia: 559-733-8770
Legal Advice Line: (800) 675-8001
- Provides free legal assistance to low income families in the following counties: Fresno, Kings, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
- Consumers may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
MODOC COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Shasta Regional Office
1370 West Street
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 241-3565
Fax: (530) 241-3982
Toll-free: (800) 822-9687
- Provides services to low-income consumers in Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties
- Consumers may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
MONO COUNTY
Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
MONTEREY COUNTY
The Housing Authority of the County of Monterey (HACM)
123 Rico Street
Salinas, CA 93907
(831) 775-5000
(831) 424-9153 fax
(831) 754-2951 TDD
- HACM is a public agency that provides rental assistance and develops and manages affordable housing throughout Monterey County
Housing Resource Center
201 A John Street
POB 1307 93902
Salinas, CA 93901
(831) 424-9186
(800) 946-1911 Toll-free
(831) 757-1349 Fax
http://www.hrcmontereycounty.org
- HRC of Monterey County is a non-profit organization that assists Monterey County residents to either remain in their current rental unit, enter the rental housing market, or to learn about available housing services. Services focus on families and individuals who strive to maintain financial independence, especially the very low to low - income.
Tenants Together - Tenant Foreclosure Hotline
Hotline: (888)495-8020
General Inquiries: (415) 495-8100
Email: info@tenantstogether.org
http://www.tenantstogether.org
- California's Statewide Organization for Renters' Rights Tenants Together runs a hotline for tenants in foreclosure situations.
Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity, Inc. (ECHO)
353 Camino El Estero
Monterey, CA 93940
831-566-0824
855-ASK-ECHO toll free
855-275-3246 Spanish
N
NAPA COUNTY
Fair Housing Napa Valley
1804 Soscol Ave., Suite 203
Napa, CA 94559
(707) 224-9720
Fax: (707) 224-1566
Email: info@napafairhousing.org
http://www.napafairhousing.org
• Fair housing and discrimination
• Tenant/landlord mediation and conciliation
Bay Area Legal Aid - Napa Office
575 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 210
Napa, CA 94558
(707)259-0579
(800)551-5554
Fax: (707) 259-1449
NEVADA COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
190 Reamer Street
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 823-7560
(800) 660-6107
- Renter must reside in Amador, Placer, Nevada, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Sierra Counties.
- Provides tenant consultation on any subject relative to a rental.
O
ORANGE COUNTY
County of Orange Fair Housing Council
1516 Brookhollow Drive, Suite A
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 569-0823
(800) 698-FAIR
Fax: (714) 835-0281
Email: info@fairhousingoc.org
• Provides landlord/tenant counseling on all landlord/tenant issues.
Fair Housing Foundation
2300 E. Katella Avenue, Ste 405
Anaheim, CA 92806
Phone: (714) 918-8001
Toll Free: (800) 446-3247 (Southern CA residents only)
http://www.fairhousingfoundation.com
• Provides landlord/tenant counseling, mediation, and referrals.
P
PLACER COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
190 Reamer Street
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 823-7560
(800) 660-6107
Fax: (530) 823-7601
- Renter must reside in Amador, Placer, Nevada, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Sierra Counties.
- Provides tenant consultation on any subject relative to a rental.
PLUMAS COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Butte Regional Office
541 Normal Avenue
Chico, CA 95927
(530) 345-9491
Toll Free: (800) 345-9491
Fax: (530) 345-6913
- Provides tenant consultation on any subject relative to a rental in Butte, Plumas, Glenn, Tehama, & Colusa Counties.
- Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
R
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Fair Housing Council of Riverside County, Inc.
4164 Brockton Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 682-6581
Fax: (951) 682-0262
Corona
650 Main Street
Corona, CA
(951) 371-6518
Moreno Valley
23890 Alessandro Blvd., Ste. A1
Moreno Valley, CA. 92553
(951) 653-8314
East County/Palm Springs
655 N. Palm Canyon, Ste. 202
Palm Springs, CA 92263
(760) 864-1541
- Provides landlord/tenant mediation.
- Provides counseling on landlord/tenant law.
S
SACRAMENTO COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
515 12th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 551-2150
Fax: (916) 551-2196
Sacramento Mediation Center
2015 J Street, Suite 204
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 441-7979
Fax: (916) 441-1170
Email: sacramento@calawyersforthearts.org
http://www.calawyersforthearts.org/Sacramento-mediation-center.html
• Mediates landlord/tenant disputes; does not provide legal advice or information about landlord/tenant law or tenants' rights; does not provide consumer with landlord/tenant handbook.
Senior Legal Hotline
515 12th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 551-2140 Local
(800) 222-1753 Toll Free
(916) 551-2197 Fax
Sacramento Self-Help Housing
P.O. Box 188445
Sacramento CA 95818
(916) 341-0593
Renter’s Helpline
(916) 389-7877
(800) 855-7100 TTY
SAN BENITO COUNTY
Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
Inland Fair Housing & Mediation Board
1500 South Haven Ave., Suite 100
Ontario, CA 91761
(909) 984-2254
(800) 321-0911
Email: info@ifhmb.com
225 W Hospitality Ln., Suite 207
San Bernardino, CA 92408
(909) 888-3763
(800) 321-0911
15428 Civic Drive, # 225
Victorville, CA 92392
(760) 243-2412
(800) 321-0911
• Provides landlord/tenant mediation. • Default, foreclosure, and first-time buyer education.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Heartland Human Relations and Fair Housing Association
East County:
CSA San Diego County
131 Avocado Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92021
(619) 444-5700
Toll-free: (800) 954-0441
Fax: 619-447-5761
Email: info@c4sa.org
South County:
South Bay Community Services
430 F Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910
24/7 Hotline: (800) 640-2933
Business Hours: (619) 420-3620
http://www.southbaycommunityservices.org
• Provides fair housing education, outreach, and referral activities to unincorporated communities of San Diego
• Provides landlord/tenant counseling and mediation.
• Provides individuals with a list of affordable rentals.
Neighborhood House Association
841 South 41st Street
San Diego, CA 92113
(619) 263-7761
(858) 715-2642
Fax: (858) 715-2670
http://www.neighborhoodhouse.org
• Tenant/Landlord Information & Counseling
• Rental Placement Assistance
National Conflict Resolution Center
4305 University Ave., Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 398-0494
Fax: (619) 238-8041
• Provides landlord/tenant mediation.
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY
San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board
25 Van Ness, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 252-4600 (recording)
(415) 252-4602 (counselors)
(415) 554-9845 TTY
9 AM - NOON and 1 - 4 PM Monday through Friday
(415) 252-4660 (fax back service)
- Provides landlord/tenant information, counseling and mediation
San Francisco Tenants' Union
558 Capp Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-6622
Email: info@sftu.org
- Provides drop-in counseling for nonmembers.
- Provides phone counseling for members only.
- Provides advice on tenants' rights.
Bay Area Legal Aid - San Francisco Office
1800 Market Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415)982-1300
(800)551-5554
Fax: (415) 982-4243
Consumer Action Hot Line
1170 Market Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 777-9635
- Provides landlord/tenant mediation.
Asian Law Caucus
55 Columbus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 896-1701
Fax:(415) 896-1702
• Counsels and assists tenants with rent disputes.
• May make additional referrals.
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco
1663 Mission, #504
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 703-8644
Fax: 415-703-8639
- Renter must reside in city or county of San Francisco.
- Does not mediate landlord/tenant disputes. Will provide referrals to mediation centers.
SAN JOAQUIN
San Joaquin Fair Housing
421 S El Dorado St Suite 2B
Stockton, CA 95203
(209) 451-3471
Fax: 209 451-3476
- Provides landlord/tenant counseling for low-income tenants.
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
California Rural Legal Assistance
175 Santa Rosa Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
(805) 544-7997
- Provides landlord/tenant counseling for low-income tenants.
SAN MATEO COUNTY
Project Sentinel
1615 Hudson St., Ste. A
Redwood City, CA 94061
Housing Discrimination: (888) 324-7468
Email: fairhousing@housing.org
Tenant-Landlord Disputes: (408) 720-9888
Email: info@housing.org
Housing Counseling: (408) 470-3730
Email: homeownershipinfo@housing.org
Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
1660 S. Amphlett Blvd. #219
San Mateo, CA 94402
(650) 513-0330
Free or very low cost mediation of landlord/tenant conflicts
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
330 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 123
Redwood City, CA 94065
800-381-8898
650-558-0915
Fax: 650-517-8973
Legal services to low-income children, families and seniors
Bay Area Legal Aid, San Mateo County Regional Office
1048. El Camino Real, Suite A
Redwood City, CA 94063
650-358-0751
Fax: 650-358-0751
800-551-5554
• Legal assistance services are available to very low-income clients.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
City of Santa Barbara Rental Housing Mediation Program
630 Garden Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-1656
(805) 564-5420
(805) 564-5477 Fax
- Provides landlord/tenant informationand mediation.
- The RHMTF provides its services to residents of the City of Santa Barbara, City of Goleta, and the unincorporated Areas of Santa Barbara County.
Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County
301 E. Cañon Perdido
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-6754
Fax: 805-963-6756
201 S. Miller Street, Ste. 209
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 922-9909
Fax: 805-347-4494
604 E. Ocean Ave, Ste. B
Lompoc, CA 93436
(805) 736-6582
Fax: 805-740-2773
California Rural Legal Assistance
2050 South Broadway, Suite G
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 922-4563
- Provides landlord/tenant eviction and defense for low-income residents.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
Project Sentinel
1490 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Housing Discrimination: (888) 324-7468
Email: fairhousing@housing.org
Tenant-Landlord Disputes: (408) 720-9888
Email: info@housing.org
Housing Counseling: (408) 470-3730
Email: homeownershipinfo@housing.org
Project Sentinel Gilroy Office
8339 Church St #104
Gilroy, CA 95020
Project Sentinel is a non-profit corporation. The agency's services include tenant and landlord counseling and mediation of landlord tenant disputes.
Santa Clara District Attorney
Consumer Protection Unit
County Government Center
70 West Hedding Street
San Jose, CA 95110-1705
(408) 792-2880
www.sccgov.org/
- Renter must reside in Santa Clara County.
SHASTA COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Shasta Regional Office
1370 West Street
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 241-3565
Toll-free: (800) 822-9687
Fax: (530) 241-3982
- Provides landlord/tenant mediation for Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties.
- Consumers may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
SIERRA COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
190 Reamer Street
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 823-7560
(800) 660-6107
Fax: (530) 823-7601
- Renter must reside in Amador, Placer, Nevada, Calaveras, El Dorado, or Sierra Counties.
- Provides tenant consultation on any subject relative to a rental.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Shasta Regional Office
1370 West Street
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 241-3565
Toll Free: (800) 822-9687
Fax: (530) 241-3982
- Provides services to low-income consumers in Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties.
- Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
SOLANO COUNTY
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
Mailing Address:
1314 Lincoln Ave. Suite A
San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone 415.457.5025
Fax 415.457.6382
Legal Services of Northern California
515 12th Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 551-2150
Fax: (916) 551-2196
SONOMA COUNTY
Petaluma People Services Center
1500 Petaluma Blvd South, Suite A
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 765-8488
Fax: (707) 765-8482
- PETALUMA RESIDENTS ONLY: Provides information and referrals for landlords and tenants in the areas of housing discrimination and landlord-tenant relationships, law and practices.
Sonoma County Housing Authority
1440 Guerneville Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: (707) 565-7500
TDD: (707) 565-7555
Email: cdc@sonoma-county.org
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CDC/Housing-Authority
STANISLAUS COUNTY
California Rural Legal Assistance
1111 I Street, Suite 310
Modesto, CA 95354
(209) 577-3811
(209) 577-1098 Fax
- Provides landlord/tenant information.
Project Sentinel - Modesto
1231 8th St, Ste. 425
Modesto, CA 95354
Housing Discrimination: (888) 324-7468
Email: fairhousing@housing.org
Tenant-Landlord Disputes: (408) 720-9888
Email: info@housing.org
Email: modesto@housing.org
SUTTER COUNTY
Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
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TEHAMA COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Butte Regional Office
541 Normal Avenue
Chico, CA 95928
(530) 345-9493
Toll Free: (800) 345-9491
Fax: (530) 345-6913
- Provides services to low-income consumers for Butte, Plumas, Glenn, Tehama, & Colusa Counties
- Consumers may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, Better Business Bureau).
TRINITY COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Shasta Regional Office
1370 West Street
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 241-3565
Toll Free: (800) 822-9687
Fax: (530) 241-3982
- Provides services to low-income consumers in Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties
- Consumers may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
TULARE COUNTY
Central California Legal Services
2025 W Feemster Ave.
Visalia, CA 93277
Fresno: 559-570-1200
Merced: 209-723-5466
Visalia: 559-733-8770
Legal Advice Line: (800) 675-8001
- Provides free legal assistance to low income families in the following counties: Fresno, Kings, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
- Consumers may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
TUOLUMNE COUNTY
Central California Legal Services
1999 Tuolumne St., Ste. 700
Fresno, CA 93721
Fresno: 559-570-1200
Merced: 209-723-5466
Visalia: 559-733-8770
Legal Advice Line: (800) 675-8001
- Provides free legal assistance to low income families in the following counties: Fresno, Kings, Mariposa, Merced, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
- Consumers may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency
427 N. Highway 49, Suite 305
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 533-1397 ext. 238
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VENTURA COUNTY
County of Ventura District Attorney
Consumer Mediation Unit
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
(805) 654-2500
Consumer mediation: (805) 654-3110
http://www.vcdistrictattorney.com
- Renter must reside in Ventura County.
- Provides landlord/tenant mediation.
Community Action of Ventura County
621 Richmond Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93030
(805) 436-4000
Fax: (805) 487-2512
- Provides landlord/tenant information.
- Individuals must meet low income criteria.
Housing Rights Center (HRC)
3255 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1150
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(800) 477-5977
TTY: (213) 201-0867
Fax: (213) 381-8555
Email: info@housingrightscenter.org
- Telephone and in-person counseling to both tenants and landlords regarding their respective rights and responsibilities under California law and local city ordinances.
HRC provides services to the following areas:
Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, San Buenaventura, Thousand Oaks and Unincorporated Ventura County.
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YOLO COUNTY
Legal Services of Northern California
Yolo County Office
619 North Street
Woodland, CA 95695
(530) 662.-1065
(916) 447-5798
Fax: (530) 662-7941
- Provides services to low-income consumers.
YUBA COUNTY
Consumer may resort to civil resolution sources (Small Claims, private attorney, and Better Business Bureau).
Eviction Procedures
EVICTION PROCEDURES
In California, a landlord may be able to evict a tenant if the tenant:
• Fails to pay the rent on time;
• Breaks the lease or rental agreement and will not fix the problem (like keeping your cat when pets are not allowed);
• Damages the property bringing down the value (commits "waste");
• Becomes a serious nuisance by disturbing other tenants and neighbors even after being asked to stop; or
• Uses the property to do something illegal.
In most cities, the landlord can also evict the tenant:
• If the tenant stays after the lease is up,* or
• If the landlord cancels the rental agreement by giving proper notice.*
- If your city has rent control, these 2 reasons may not be good enough to evict a tenant. Contact your local city or county government office to find out if you live in a rent-controlled area. Or talk to your self-help center, or a lawyer for help.
A landlord cannot evict a tenant for an illegal reason like discrimination or to get back at the tenant for taking action against the landlord, like filing a complaint because the property’s heating system is broken.
For more information, see www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-eviction.htm.
Eviction procedures may be initiated in two ways:
- Three-day notice
- Thirty-day notice
THREE DAY NOTICE
A landlord can give a three day notice to pay or quit the premises when:
a. The tenant is behind in rent by not paying on the date stated in the rental agreement (does not pay on the first of the month or when due).
b. The tenant violated one of the terms stated in the rental agreement (fails to properly maintain the condition of the rental property)
THIRTY DAY NOTICE
The landlord can terminate a periodic tenancy by giving a thirty day notice. A landlord can reclaim his or her property at any time as long as proper written notice is given. A consumer can verify any exception to this rule by checking with their County Board of Supervisors. Laws can vary slightly by county, and the Board of Supervisors can determine if county guidelines affect the procedure to be followed by the landlord to evict a tenant.
See "Just Cause Eviction" below.
Once the three or thirty day notice has been issued and that time has elapsed and the tenant has not vacated the premises, the landlord may file an unlawful detainer action in municipal court.
UNLAWFUL DETAINER LAWSUIT
The landlord must file an action in municipal court and be awarded the unlawful detainer action to evict a tenant. The eviction process is a judicial, court-administered procedure that does not permit landlords to physically remove a tenant from the premises, lock a tenant out, or cut off utilities such as water or power, or seize the tenant's belongings to carry out the eviction. If the tenant chooses not to respond to either a three or thirty day notice, and unlawful detainer will be issued to the tenant.
In most cases, a tenant has only five days in which to respond to this lawsuit. The tenant must respond within this time by filing the correct legal document with the clerk of the court in which the lawsuit was originally filed. By responding to the unlawful detainer within the allotted time, the tenant will then be entitled to go before a judge to contest the eviction. If the tenant fails to respond, the court may enter a default judgment in favor of the landlord. In either case, it will ultimately be the judge's decision as to whether the eviction will take place.
DEFAULT JUDGEMENT
If the tenant chooses not to appear in court to contest the unlawful detainer lawsuit, a judge may find the tenant to be in default. The tenant waives any rights by not appearing. In this case the court clerk issues a default judgment for the possession of premises and a writ of possession which the landlord presents to a sheriff or court's Marshall for the actual eviction.
WRIT OF POSSESSION
If the tenant does not leave voluntarily, the landlord may obtain a writ of possession from the court. The writ of possession allows the sheriff to forcibly evict a tenant. If the judge finds in favor of the landlord, the landlord must then request a writ of possession from the court. Before evicting a tenant, the sheriff or Marshall will serve that individual with a copy of the writ. The cost of this service will be added to the other costs of the lawsuit (which the landlord will collect from the tenant).
After a tenant is served with the writ of possession, he or she has five days to move. If, after five days, a tenant has not quit the rented premises, that individual can be physically removed by the proper authorities. At this time the utilities may be turned off and the tenant locked out of the premises.
If the tenant's belongings are still in the rental, the sheriff or Marshall may either remove these items or have the landlord store them. The landlord can then charge the individual reasonable storage fees. If these items are not reclaimed within 18 days following the eviction, the landlord may seize them.
JUST CAUSE EVICTION
Some cities and counties have implemented a "just cause" eviction provision which requires landlords to provide a reason for evicting a tenant. Under normal circumstances, landlords are not usually required to provide the tenants with a reason for an eviction.
Consumer may check landlord/tenant referral sources by county
PROPERTY MANAGER
If a landlord hires a resident manager to manage his rental property and the employee lives on site, the manager is not required to be licensed by the California Department of Real Estate.
However, if a landlord hires a person to manage the rental property and the employee lives off site, the manager must register with (notify) the Department of Real Estate. If the rental property is 16 units or more, a site manager must register with, (notify), the department (per California Administrative Code 4).
Department of Real Estate
1651 Exposition Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95818
877) 373-4542
No state law requires landlords to pay interest on security deposits. In most localities, landlords do not have to pay tenants interest on deposits or put deposits in a separate bank account (unless specifically agreed upon in a lease or rental agreement). Some landlords have found it is good public relations to pay tenants interest on their deposits, even if no local law requires it.
However, some cities require landlords to pay or credit tenants with interest on security deposits. A few cities require that these funds be kept in separate interest-bearing accounts. Consumers may contact their local city councils or county board of supervisors in their area for information about security deposit interest/bearing accounts in their county of residence.
LANDLORD/TENANT RENT CONTROL
California has no statewide rent control law. Cities and Courts may establish rent control on a local basis, either through the initiative process or by the act of a city council. A county board of supervisors can also enact rent control in unincorporated areas of the county.
Where to Get Information about Rent Control:
The following organizations can assist consumers with questions about rent control ordinances in their area:
- The City Rent Control Board can supply the consumer with a current copy of the local ordinance and sometimes a brochure explaining the ordinance. Consumers may seek assistance from the office of the mayor or city manager for the address of the local rent control board.
- A local apartment owner's association can also provide the consumer with general information on rent control ordinances in the area they serve.
For Sacramento:
California Apartment Association
980 Ninth Street, Suite 1430
Sacramento, CA 95814
toll free: 800-967-4222
fax: 877-999-7881
Email: membership@caanet.org
- Alternate Dispute Resolution programs in the city or county where these ordinances are enforced.
- Local attorneys can be an additional resource. Consumers should consult the yellow pages for attorneys who specialize in landlord/tenant law and whose offices are in or near the city whose ordinances are in question.
