Housing Preservation

We help low-income tenants in cases involving evictions, discrimination, habitability, and public housing (ex Sec 8 and public housing).

Helping individuals and families obtain or remain in safe, affordable housing

The Housing Preservation practice is designed to protect families from illegal evictions, including eviction after foreclosure; substandard housing conditions; and wrongful denials and terminations of housing subsidies. The practice also works to preserve and expand affordable housing and protect families from foreclosure rescue scams.

BayLegal serves as the Bay Area’s leading provider of legal aid to individuals facing discrimination in housing. BayLegal’s commitment to enforcing federal fair housing laws is at the center of the practice. BayLegal represents people discriminated against in housing on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, family status or other protected classes.

Have Questions? Need Help?

  • Alameda County Tenants' Rights Line: 888-382-3405
  • Contra Costa County Tenants' Rights Line: 888-551-0068
  • Legal Advice Line: 800-551-5554
  • California Relay Service: Dial 7-1-1 or from TTY dial 1-800-735-2929 or visit California Relay Service for more information.

We provide legal assistance in the following housing-related areas:

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October 8 @ 2:41 am

Housing Know Your Rights Video Series

Fair Housing public service announcements, produced for BayLegal by partner agency RYSE Youth Center of Richmond. Videos are in English, and are available with subtitles in Spanish,

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Fair Housing Video Series – Tagalog subtitles

Fair Housing public service announcements, produced for BayLegal by partner agency RYSE Youth Center of Richmond. Videos are in English, and are available with subtitles in Spanish,

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Fair Housing Video Series – Russian subtitles

Fair Housing public service announcements, produced for BayLegal by partner agency RYSE Youth Center of Richmond. Videos are in English, and are available with subtitles in Spanish,

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Fair Housing Video Series – Korean subtitles

Fair Housing public service announcements, produced for BayLegal by partner agency RYSE Youth Center of Richmond. Videos are in English, and are available with subtitles in Spanish,

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Fair Housing Video Series – Vietnamese subtitles

Fair Housing public service announcements, produced for BayLegal by partner agency RYSE Youth Center of Richmond. Videos are in English, and are available with subtitles in Spanish,

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Fair Housing Video Series – Chinese subtitles

Fair Housing public service announcements, produced for BayLegal by partner agency RYSE Youth Center of Richmond. Videos are in English, and are available with subtitles in Spanish,

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Fair Housing Video Series – Spanish subtitles

Fair Housing public service announcements, produced for BayLegal by partner agency RYSE Youth Center of Richmond. Videos are in English, and are available with subtitles in Spanish,

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Fair Housing Resource Page

Repository for legal information and additional resources related to housing discrimination and fair housing issues

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Template letter to landlord re: housing discrimination and harassment

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Overview of fair housing and housing discrimination

Slide deck from a 2022 presentation by BayLegal Housing Supervising Attorney Lisa Greif

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Disability nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedure

October 8 @ 2:41 am

Renters FAQs

FAQ from Legal Aid of Sonoma County for renters affected by wildfires.