San Joaquin Fair Housing

Welcome to

San Joaquin Fair Housing

Who We Are

The San Joaquin Fair Housing Association is a non-profit agency established in 1983 to serve the citzens of San Joaquin County. Our services are provided to the community free of charge. Our services are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provided by San Joaquin County and the cities of Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, Manteca, Lathrop, Ripon and Escalon.

Our Mission

The purpose of San Joaquin Fair Housing is to ensure that all members of our community have equal access to safe affordable housing and to eliminate discrimination in housing.

What We Offer

We provide numerous services including:

Information on tenant and landlord rights and responsibilities.

Mediation: We provide mediation as an alternative to resolve housing issues for tenants, property management, and owners. This service is free of charge and is provided in an attempt to avoid the costly court system.

Seminars: Seminars are provided as an educational outreach to the private and public sectors of the community. To schedule a sminar for your group please contact our office.

Training: We offer training to landlords and tenants. Landlord training includes fairhousing laws and basic property management including tenant screening, rental agreements, proper notices and compliance with landlord/tenant laws. We also offer training for tenants including how to locate rentals, proper notices to landlords, getting repairs done and tenant obligations.

Training for small groups is done at our office. Arrangements can be made for large groups training sessions at your site by

contacting our office.

Counseling: We offer counseling for landords and tenants. Our counselors are available to help both landlords and tenants resolve situations concerning their rental units.