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Landlord Tenant Issues, Public Housing & Foreclosure

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Landlord Tenant Issues

We provide Free help with housing problems or questions about your rights as a tenant, questions about security deposits, issues with public housing, discrimination in housing, foreclosure, and home loan problems.

How To Get Help

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Call to speak to our intake team, Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm

Call 1-877-534-2524     |     TTY 1-800-735-2929

Or send an email using the contact form here.

Or come in to one of our 3 office locations.

Eviction Defense Walk-In Clinic

Public (Subsidized) Housing

We offer free help to eligible persons who have questions or problems with section 8, tax credit, or other public housing.

We provide help with your public housing office and its notices.  For instance:

  • questions about your rights to public housing,
  • problems with your public housing certificate,
  • problems with your landlord under public housing,
  • termination of your public housing benefits,
  • changes you want to make to your current public housing situation (such as moving to another place or adding another room or another person to your housing)

How To Get Help

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Call to speak to our intake team, Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm

Call 1-877-534-2524     |     TTY 1-800-735-2929

Or send an email using the contact form here.

Or come in to one of our 3 office locations.

Self Help Resources

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  • The Section 8 Rent Subsidy Programs in San Diego County
    • San Diego County's Section 8 Program
    • City of San Diego Rental Assistance Program
    • City of Oceanside Section 8 Program
    • National City Section 8 Program
    • City of Encinitas Section 8 Program
    • City of Carlsbad Section 8 Program

 

  • Find Affordable Housing
  • County of San Diego Section 8 Available Housing List
  • Rental Assistance help from HUD
  • Section 8 Administrative Plan for the County of San Diego
  • The Federal Program that funds Section 8 comes from HUD's Section 8 Program
Foreclosure

We can help if you own the home you live in and are having any of the problems listed below:

  • What to do if you are behind on mortgage payments
  • Information about your options for avoiding foreclosure
  • Information about the loan (mortgage) modification process
  • Information about COVID-19 Pandemic Related Protections
  • Applying for a loan (mortgage) modification
  • Applications to get financial help from the California Mortgage Relief Program | (camortgagerelief.org)
  • Reverse mortgages
  • Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans
  • Solar Panel Issues
  • Property Tax Issues
  • Resolving problems with your loan servicer (lender) – accounting mistakes, going forward with foreclosure when they have agreed to look at your loan modification application, etc.
  • Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Information

How To Get Help

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Call to speak to our intake team, Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm

Call 1-877-534-2524     |     TTY 1-800-735-2929

Or send an email using the contact form here.

Or come in to one of our 3 office locations.

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Our staff give presentations on a variety of issues to community groups, service providers, and others in low-income communities.

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We can always use volunteer assistance. Please contact our pro bono team for opportunities!

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