Housing
Thank you for contacting my office regarding your request for assistance with housing.
Affordable housing is a crucial foundation for our shared efforts to build a stronger, more vibrant and more inclusive future for San Francisco.
At the local level, if you are seeking assistance with finding and applying for affordable housing, please visit the San Francisco Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development.
At the state level, if you are seeking information about COVID-related rent relief or require help with other programs, visit Housing is Key or call 833-430-2122. If you are experiencing issues with state programs, your California state legislators may also be able to assist.
At the federal level, the demand for federally assisted affordable housing in San Francisco far exceeds the supply, which is why I continually fight for increased federal housing investments.The San Francisco Housing Authority, an independent agency that serves nearly 12,000 public housing residents and 21,000 housing choice voucher participants, maintains its own waiting list, as do individual federally subsidized properties.
My office may assist individual public housing applicants or Section 8 voucher holders as well as landlords who participate in these federal programs with management and rental issues. Public housingprovides rental assistance subsidized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for eligible tenants residing at housing developments that are primarily HUD-financed and owned by the Housing Authority, while project-based Section 8 housing provides HUD-subsidized rental assistance for privately owned and managed buildings.
If you are having issues with federal housing programs, my office may be able to help. Below, you will find a link to a Privacy Release Form, which will allow my staff to share your request with the relevant agency. Please complete the linked form to proceed with your casework inquiry, uploading additional documentation to support your claims where applicable.
If you have any further questions or this is a time-sensitive manner, please do not hesitate to contact my office at 415-556-4862.