Resources to Stay Housed
Self-Help Clinics
Legal Aid Society of San Diego’s Eviction Defense Clinic
The clinic staff will help you prepare an answer to an Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) lawsuit, or help you ask the court for more time to move if you have a notice to vacate from the Sheriff.
When: Monday through Friday
8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Where:
Hall of Justice
330 W. Broadway, 2nd floor, Room 251
San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program
Walk-In Clinics provide information to litigants in residential eviction (unlawful detainer) cases.
When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
8:30 am – 1:30 pm
(Closed Monday & Friday)
Where: Vista Courthouse
Main Building, South Entrance
325 South Melrose Drive
Vista, CA 92081
Remote Eviction Notice Legal Clinic provides legal advice to low-income San Diego tenants who have received a 30-/60-/90-day eviction notice from their landlord, but who have not yet been sued.
When: Thursday mornings
9:30 am
Where: On-line meeting
To apply for this clinic: Call (619) 235-5656 x127
Or Apply Online at:
The Community Law Project of California Western Law School
CWCLP provides free legal advice, assistance navigating through complex social systems, and referrals to resources at weekly clinics in City Heights, Downtown, North Park and Solana Beach. For specific information on locations and hours
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.’s Unlawful Detainer Clinic
This clinic provides eviction defense assistance.
When: Mon – Thurs: 10 am - 3pm
Where: California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
640 Civic Center Drive, Suite 108 Vista, CA 92084
For more information call (760) 966-0511
Disability Rights California’s Housing Stability Project
Phone-based self-help clinic providing legal advice for Californians with disabilities on their housing law issues.
When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (Closed Wed)
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Where: Phone only - (800) 776-5746
Educational Workshops
Weekly Know Your Rights workshops about statewide tenant protections are available from ACCE – the Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment every Thursday evening at 6:30 pm online.
Where: online
When: every Thursday at 6:30 pm
Register online to attend a workshop
Additional Tenant Resources
- Emergency rental assistance information:
- Legal Aid Society of San Diego Guides to Tenant Protections
About Us
Since 2020, tenant-serving community organizations and legal service provider partners have been working together to efficiently respond to and prevent avoidable evictions in San Diego County. Through education and outreach, rental assistance and legal services, we are able to keep more San Diego renters housed.
Why is this needed?
Avoidable evictions destabilize families, harm children, perpetuate systemic inequality and increase health risks. Eviction is costly and difficult, for both tenants and landlords, and a very inefficient way to collect tenant debt. Other large urban areas have established interventions that reduce avoidable evictions and prevent more people falling into homelessness. We are working together to implement these proven strategies in San Diego. These strategies include providing accurate tenant information through both online and in-person Know Your Rights workshops, vetted legal information and other community resources such as emergency rental assistance funding to help renters needing help.