As of September 23, 2022, SF ERAP is no longer accepting new applications. If you are in court facing eviction, financial assistance may still be available. See below under “Get help with a pending eviction.”
If you have experienced financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, you cannot be evicted for certain months of unpaid rent, including March – August 2020, September 2020 – September 2021 (partial payment requirement), and indefinitely starting July 1, 2022. Learn more about COVID-19 emergency tenant protections.
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
972 Mission St., 1st Floor
(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
As of September 23, 2022, SF ERAP is no longer accepting new applications. All pending applicants will be served if they are eligible, so please be patient and wait for an intake worker to contact you. Wait times are averaging one month or more, so please upload your latest income documents, lease agreement, personal identification, and rent ledger to your application via your SF ERAP confirmation email.
For help with this process, 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, French, Spanish, Tagalog
- Catholic Charities of San Francisco
Mission Center - 2871 Mission St.
Tenderloin - 456 Ellis St
(415) 983-3970
Languages: English, Spanish, Tagalog
- 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
- Dolores Street Community Services
938 Valencia St.
(415) 282-6209
Languages: English Spanish
- Eviction Defense Collaborative (EDC)
972 Mission St., 1st Floor
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, Arabic, have use of Language Line
- Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP)
2500 18th St.
(415) 546-6756
Email: info@homelessprenatal.org
Languages: English
- 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
- Mission Neighborhood Centers
1329 Evans St.
415-431-2233
Languages: Spanish, English
- 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 Housing Development Corporation (SFHDC)
4439 3rd St.
(415) 822-102
Languages: English, Spanish, Language line on demand
- 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
- 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