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by Staff Writer KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: As tenants, and as residents of the city of San Francisco we have rights, Constitutional Rights, and rights we deserve. As myself and many other tenants have experienced and seen, we must not only be aware of our rights, but we must demand them. As residents and tenants we must see to it that action is taken on our behalf. -Tenants have the right to object when they feel their rights are being violated. -Tenants should bring all health violations to the attention of the landlords and if need be directly to the Department of Health -Retaliation by police officers or landlords to those making complaints is illegal and thus subject for court appeal. -Under the Uniform Visitor Hotel Policy every SRO tenant has the right to at least eight overnight guests a month. Resources: Organizations and Speakers
Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco (HRC),
Department of Public Health (DPH)
Saint Peter's Housing Committee
La Raza Centro Legal
Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC)
Senior Action Network (SAN) SAN's new program: Health Insurance Counseling Advocacy Program(HICAP). HICAP is supposed to assist and provide people with supplemental insurance, as a partial solution to the problems of Medicare. HICAP also provides assistance for those that run into problems accessing Medicare.
Mission SRO Collaborative
Police Commission
Public Defender, Clean Slate Program Walk-In Clean Slate Clinic Times and Locations:
Every Monday, 2pm-4pm, 1850 Mission Street (Arriba Juntos Office) Check Out: California Tenant Law: http://www.caltenantlaw.com/ California Tenant Handbook: http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/index.html |
Original Post Date
2007-05-28 11:00 PM
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