For Renters
Fair Housing Counseling & Investigation
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California provides free comprehensive fair housing counseling, complaint investigation, and assistance in filing housing discrimination complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).
If you believe you may have experienced housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, marital status, source of income, or any other arbitrary characteristic such as age or occupation, click the button below to request assistance, or call Fair Housing Advocates at (415) 457-5025, extension 101, to speak to our intake counselor.
If you believe you may have experienced housing discrimination based on your race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability, familial status, sexual orientation, marital status, source of income, or any other arbitrary characteristic such as age or occupation, click the button below to request assistance, or call Fair Housing Advocates at (415) 457-5025, extension 101, to speak to our intake counselor.
Schedule Tenant Workshops
Fair Housing Advocates offers workshops to educate tenants on their rights and responsibilities under fair housing law. The workshops cover topics such as: basics of fair housing law, how to detect discriminatory practices, protections for immigrants, people with disabilities and families with children, occupancy standards and differences between fair housing and landlord-tenant laws. Contact our education department to schedule a presentation for your group in English or Spanish.
Fair Housing and Legal Protections
Fair Housing Literature
- Are You Looking for Housing for You and Your Family?
A basic brochure on fair housing law and resources for the housing search - Reasonable Accommodations and Reasonable Modifications
Presents fair housing rights for people with disabilities - Tenant Information Booklet (English - Marin County): A 40-page handbook on tenant and fair housing rights, the housing search, tenancy, the eviction process, and other resources like community services and credit/financial information
- Tenant Information Booklet (Spanish - Marin County)
- Tenant Information Booklet (Sonoma County)
- Tenant Information Booklet (Solano County)
- Veteran’s Brochure
Fair Housing information for Veterans
