On Jan. 1, 2020, ACCE Action, TechEquity Collaborative, Code for San Francisco and Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto launched an early (beta) version of tenantprotections.org. The new site will help the 17 million Californians who rent learn about and defend their rights under the new law taking effect New Year’s Day.
Tenantprotections.org is designed to serve as a self-help resource for tenants. The site includes an eligibility test where tenants can enter basic information about their residence and tenancy to determine if they are covered by the law, and, if so, what their rights are. The site also helps tenants defend their rights by providing a downloadable letter to send to their landlord informing them of their rights and provides connections to legal aid services and tenant organizations. The site is still under construction, but basic functionality in both English and Spanish is now available to tenants, with additional improvements to launch in the coming weeks.
