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Elder Law Research Guide

This guide focuses on practical resources, useful for the Medical-Legal Partnership for Seniors Clinic (MLPS).

California Landlord Tenant Practices Guides

California Landlord-Tenant Practice
Moskovitz, Myron.; Scott, Craig H.; Lenvin, Nancy C.; Sherlin, Jo.
Continuing Education of the Bar--California.
To access this resource, please go to CEB OnLAW and find this title under "Real Property" in the list on the upper left side of the page.
California Eviction Defense Manual
Moskovitz, Myron.; Dworin, Christopher D.; San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation
Continuing Education of the Bar--California.
To access this resource, please go to CEB OnLAW and find this title under "Real Property" in the list on the upper left side of the page.
Rutter Group California Practice Guide - Landlord Tenant
Practising Law Institute (PLI) CLE Coursebooks:
California Eviction Defense: Protecting Low-Income Tenants 2022
California Eviction Defense 2.0: Beyond the Basics of Protecting Low-Income Tenants 2018

San Francisco Rent Ordinance (SF Rent Board -- not official)

Bay Area Housing Rights Research Guide (USF)

NHLP’s HUD’s Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights, widely known as “The Green Book” by National Housing Law Project
Call Number: 5th Stacks ; KF5729 .H83 2025

Publication Date: 2025

he definitive treatise on the laws governing HUD’s housing programs. For anyone working with tenants, this is a must-have resource. From attorneys, advocates, and organizers, to housing authorities, city planners and real estate developers, the Green Book provides a clear description and detailed analysis of nearly all aspects of HUD housing programs.

The manual includes new policies, emergent case law, and regulatory changes that shape the legal framework for cases that impact HUD tenants. The Green Book also contains unpublished court decisions, hard-to-find memos, and legal theories and strategies, providing a comprehensive treatise on evictions, subsidy terminations, affordable housing preservation and much more.

Public Housing

National Housing Law Project

Guide to Resources
Section 8 Voucher program
HUD Housing Programs : Tenants’ Rights . 5th edition. San Francisco, CA: National Housing Law Project, 2018-2022.

HUD Documents

HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook (current incomplete version)
HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program Guidebook (archived complete version)
HUD Notices, Rules and Regulations
Public Housing Information

ProPublica Investigation: What You Need to Know About How Section 8 Really Works

San Francisco Housing Authority

Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodations

Practice Guides on Westlaw

California Department of Fair Employment and Housing

Complaint Process

Reverse Mortgages

The following federal and California state agencies and nonprofits have prepared webpages on the topic of reverse mortgages:

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR): "Resource Guide to Reverse Mortgages"

California Department of Real Estate

California Housing Finance Agency: Reverse Mortgage Assistance Pilot Program

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

FDIC: "Reverse Mortgages: What Consumers and Lenders Should Know"

Federal Trade Commission

HUD: "Home Equity Conversion Mortgage for Seniors"