The San Francisco Mayor’s Office on Disability and the San Francisco Mayor’s Office on Housing and Community Development would like San Francisco tenants to know about a COVID-19 Rent Assistance Program.
Tenants can apply for up to 18 months of rental assistance including prospective rental assistance and utility assistance. All eligible households will receive assistance. The order that applications are processed will be determined by prioritization. Generally, completed applications will be processed within four to six weeks.
Eligibility Requirements
- You must be a tenant in San Francisco
- You must have faced financial hardship. You can either:
- have qualified for Unemployment benefits or
- experienced a reduction in household income, incurred significant costs, or experienced other financial hardship
- You must be able to demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability which can include:
- past-due rent or utilities
- unsafe or unhealthy living conditions
- any other evidence of such risk
For more information on eligibility visit SF.gov COVID-19 Rent Assistance page to read the full details and to apply.
