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].
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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.
Best Practices for Curbside Pickup & Webinar
Beginning Monday, May 18, 2020, most storefront retail businesses are allowed to reopen for curbside/storefront pickup only. Customers may [more]
Temporary Moratoriums on Residential Evictions: Update
Tagalog // Español // 中文 We are reproducing this memorandum in its entirety. The original may be found here. Should [more]
Reopening Guidelines for Small Businesses
This is a newsletter from the San Francisco Office of Small Business. We have reproduced it in its entirety. [more]
Lower Polk Town Hall
On Wednesday, 5/13/2020, our TLC Director was honored to be joined by the Lower Polk Community Benefit District, Lower [more]
Please Support Our Local Merchants!
Many Lower Polk businesses are open to provide meals, beverages, supplies, exercise classes, online activities and more. Lower Polk Neighbors [more]
PETITION: Allow Curbside Pickups for San Francisco Small Businesses
Created by the San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations and others, the below petition is currently being circulated among [more]
