Get help if you’re being evicted

• If you are facing eviction, please get legal help right away. There are multiple steps that must happen before an eviction can take place
• Landlords cannot lock you out of the property, change the locks, or turn off utilities until after the Sheriff’s Office has carried out the court-ordered eviction
• If the court orders your eviction, the Sheriff’s Office will post a notice at your address at least five days before the eviction date
• If you refuse to leave the property on the scheduled date, a Sheriff’s deputy may arrest you
• You may not return to the address following an eviction -- except to pick up your property if it is stored there. You must do this within 15 days of the eviction by arrangement with the landlord

Your pets and property

• Your pets are your responsibility. Your landlord will call Animal Care and Control to pick up any pets you leave behind
• If you do not take all your belongings, California law requires your landlord to store them up to 15 days
• You must arrange with your landlord to pick up your property within 15 days of an eviction 
• Your landlord must let you pick up your property. If they do not, contact the San Francisco Police Department or an agency on our list of eviction assistance resources