Resources
General
East Bay Housing Organization (EBHO) Study Room
Resource Guide: PDF Link
Berkeleyside
DHALIA
Alameda County
City of Oakland
City of Berkeley
City of Emeryville
Local Community Land Trusts:
Grounded Solutions Network
What is a Community Land Trust
Article
Freddie Mac
Bay Area Community Land Trust
Other Downpayment Assistance Programs
Toolkits
Foundation for Intentional Community: Cohousing Legal Toolkit
Adapted from the 2012 version, 3.0 offers you up-to-date information and guidance for cohousing communities seeking to understand legal options. Not to be substituted for legal advice, this guide provides over 100 pages of information and support from taxes and zoning to bylaws and group process. Free download.
Grounded Solutions: Community Land Trust Technical Manual
The Community Land Trust Technical Manual provides a comprehensive, practical guide for the ongoing operation of community land trusts as well as for startups. Free download.
Seattle Cultural Space Agency: Cultural Space Handbook
A handbook of top lessons we have learned in our process of running a cultural space, step by step.
Educational Programming
HUD Approved First Time Homebuyer Education
Legal Professionals
Bay Area Legal Aid
Free civil legal assistance for Bay Area residents.
California Lawyers for the Arts
Legal resources tailored for artists.
Forms Pal
Free legal form templates for download.
Tenants Together Resource Directory
A directory of a variety of legal and aid contacts.
ALEXSIS C. BEACH
Tenants’ Rights / Wrongful Eviction, Habitability and Discrimination Lawyer
Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC)
Sirkin Law Resources
Estate Planning
Deborah Garcia
Drexler & Drexler
Nonprofit Formation
Eviction Help
ACCESS Center SF
Legal information on evictions in San Francisco.
Anti-Eviction Map
Tenant Resource List and Tool Kits.
Bay Area Legal Aid
Assistance with illegal evictions, substandard housing conditions, discrimination, and wrongful denials of housing subsidies.
Berkeley Housing Retention Program
Assistance for Berkeley residents at risk of eviction.
Centro Legal De La Raza
Tenants’ rights practice for East Bay residents.
CFPB Directory
Rental assistance by state and tribal lands.
East Bay Community Law Center
Directory by issues for East Bay residents.
ECHO Fair Housing
East Bay eviction review by city.
Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity
Permanent housing support in the East Bay.
Ellis Act Eviction
Eviction rights and assistance for Ellis Act cases.
Eviction Defense Collaborative
National legal, rental, shelter, and tenant assistance.
Eviction Defense Network
Support for facing eviction/rent debt in California.
Law Help
Eviction resources and information on housing costs.
Season of Hope
One-time financial assistance for Alameda County residents.