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Provides fair housing counseling and investigations to all Contra Costa County residents (except Antioch). Also provides fair housing training and presentation to both landlords and tenants throughout the county.

Provides legal services via remote advocacy related to housing issues include: public, subsidized (including Section 8 and other HUD subsidized projects) and private housing, fair housing and housing discrimination, housing conditions, rent control, eviction defense, lock-outs and utility shutoffs, residential hotels. Bay Area Legal Aid does not handle criminal matters.

Protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations (businesses) and from hate violence and human trafficking in accordance with the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Unruh Civil Rights Act, Disabled Persons Act, and Ralph Civil Rights Act. The employment antidiscrimination provisions of the FEHA apply to public and private employers, labor organizations and employment agencies. “Housing providers” includes public and private owners, real estate agents and brokers, banks, mortgage companies, and financial institutions.

Provides housing counseling services, including confidential mortgage default and delinquency counseling to families who are in danger of losing their homes through foreclosure or eviction. Does not provide rental assistance nor filing paperwork for eviction but presents option on how to respond to eviction notice. Offers mediation of tenant/landlord disputes, referrals to tenant organizations, tenant/landlord rights, legal counseling, and fair housing counseling. Serves Antioch, Pittsburg and Bay Point residents only.

Provides complaint service for individuals who have experience housing discrimination based on their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status, or disability; housing discrimination is illegal by federal law. If a person believes their rights have been violated in relation to renting or buying a home/apartment, they can file a fair housing complaint online or by phone.