tenant TOOLS
You can download tools like
sample letters for writing to your landlord; legal guides for navigating courts; organizing manuals for leveraging power with other tenants; and flyers and zines to spread the word.
For legal information, see SVTU’s Know Your Rights Handbook and the state’s guide, California Tenants.
EVICTION DEFENSE
If you’re facing eviction,
you can use the Tenant Power Toolkit to file a response, fill out the Tenant Protection Program Questionnaire to notify the city, and send a Petition for Pre-Eviction Hearing to contest the eviction.
The CA Courts Eviction Self-Help Guide offers information on the steps of the court process and documents to file.
For free advice on court hearings, connect with Legal Services of Northern California or visit the Unlawful Detainer and Small Claims Advisory Clinic.
In the SVTU handbook, you’ll find an overview of the legal rights you have as a tenant to seek repairs, fight evictions, contest rent increases, organize with your neighbors, and more.
When the law fails——as it often does——organizing with neighbors and comrades gives us the power to stop landlord harassment, win our fair demands, and secure safe homes for ourselves and all of our neighbors.
A better world is possible, one free from landlord exploitation, and together we can build it.
GUIDES FROM OTHER groups
