Welcome to the TLC
About the TLC
The Lower Polk Tenant Landlord Clinic (TLC) is a unique interdisciplinary program designed to keep residential tenants and small businesses stably sited. If you live in the Lower Polk or surrounding areas, or operate a small business in the Lower Polk or surrounding areas, and are experiencing problems with your lease, you are urged to contact the TLC now at [email protected].
Please donate to the Tenant Landlord Clinic. COVID-19 evictions will become a very real issue once the eviction moratorium is lifted. We are therefore working hard to keep residential and commercial tenants sited now, and in the future.
Every donation is securely processed with bank-level encryption, is tax-deductible, and helps us continue to provide free eviction prevention services to local residents and small merchants. You will get an email receipt for your tax records.
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Contact Us
Contact us right now if you need help.Our contact us page provides information on the best ways to contact us and get help.
COVID-19
A collection of resources in multiple languages.Blog
This is our main blog, which contains numerous articles about tenant rights and landlord obligations.Our Services
Outreach
We reach into communities in the Lower Polk and surrounding local areas.The TLC works to reach out to residential and commercial tenants who may need our services.
Education
Rights are useless if you do not know them. Our classes are informative and fun.Preserve your rights by attending one of our educational classes. Your rights mean nothing if you do not insist on them.
Mediation
Conflicts are sometimes unavoidable. We work to mediate conflict.Learn more about our free mediation services.
Landlords
We also work with landlords and absentee property owners to educate and inform.Our landlord classes help landlord and property owners learn how to avoid problems with tenants.
F.A.Q.
Answers to common questions to help you learn more about what we do.See common questions and answers about our services.
Media
Please review our recent media to learn more about our services.Our media stories help describe what we do to help the community.
Join Us for a Free Merchant Seminar on September 24, 2020!
Join our free Merchant Seminar on Thursday, September 24th, 2020! Are you worried about your small business? Can’t pay [more]
Join Us for a Free Tenant Seminar on September 17, 2020!
Join our free Tenant Seminar on Thursday, September 17th, 2020! Are you worried about getting evicted? Can’t pay your [more]
Learn Why it is Important to Support Local Merchants
We are proud to share the second installment of the brand new TLC documentary. This short documentary film was [more]
New Interactive “Shared Spaces” Map and Dashboard Launched
Editor's note: our sibling organization, The Lower Polk Community Benefit District, worked closely with SFMTA and local merchants to [more]
“Resources for Homelessness do not cause the Problem”
In this this short segment from our larger documentary, Peter Jacobson explains that the act of providing resources for people [more]
“Homelessness is a Symptom of an Uncaring Society”
In this this short segment from our larger documentary, our Director points out that homelessness is a symptom of an [more]
