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Supervisors hear evidence that San Francisco’s tenant right-to-counsel program saves thousands but needs staffing and sustained funding
Summary
At a committee hearing, MOHCD and provider partners said the city’s Tenant Right to Counsel program is preventing homelessness (MOHCD/EDC reported high success rates and estimated it keeps roughly 1,700 people housed annually) but still faces staffing and capacity constraints; providers urged maintaining or increasing the current $17.7 million funding level.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee held a hearing on April 29 to assess San Francisco’s Tenant Right to Counsel (TRC) program, a voter‑approved (Prop F, 2018) effort that guarantees free legal representation to renters facing eviction.
Vice Chair Supervisor Dean Preston opened by noting earlier analyses showing strong outcomes and said the goal of the hearing was to review multi‑year data on program performance, capacity and funding. Helen Hale of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) described program structure: centralized intake, partner legal service organizations, a combination of full‑scope and limited‑scope legal help, and complementary prevention services such as tenant counseling and emergency rental assistance.
MOHCD and partner organizations reported multi‑year data. For fiscal…
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