State Housing Agency Hit With Discrimination Complaint For Poorly Run Rent Relief

San Francisco CA

07 October, 2021

6:52 PM

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By Annika Hom, Mission Local October 7, 2021 Tenant advocates hope the snarls in the state's rent relief program will be resolved following the finding last week that rampant tenant allegations of problems in the distribution of state rent relief are meritorious. The complaint alleges that the program created barriers for disabled and non-English residents, and delayed or barred them from rent relief that would protect them from evictions. With last week's decision by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the department will lead a mediation between plaintiffs — a slew of local tenant advocates — and the Department of Housing and Community. The latter runs the state's rent relief program, Housing is Key. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.