Commercial Tenant Legal Assistance

If you are a commercial tenant in the Bay Area who needs help negotiating your lease, creating a rent repayment plan, or whose landlord is threatening you with an eviction or breach of contract case, we can help. We offer a variety of services including webinars that outline your moratorium protections and legal defenses, commercial lease clinics, attorney matching, and legal information. If you have any questions specific to commercial lease matters, please email commercial.lease@lccrsf.org.

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How to Apply for Free Legal Services

Legal Services for Entrepreneurs (LSE) provides free legal services to low-income individuals who want to start or develop businesses; businesses committed to investing in economically distressed communities, including hiring people with arrest and conviction records; and mom and pop shops located in areas where gentrification is a force for displacement.

Need business law advice? We can help!

We serve Bay Area clients that are:

Low-income individuals
Located in low-income communities; and/or
Located in communities of color and have a commitment to hiring from the community

We provide free legal consultations on:

Liability issues
Terms of a commercial lease
Business contracts
Employment law
Intellectual property
Other business concerns

Please note: We do not provide legal consultation on tax, litigation, or bankruptcy concerns.

You’ll need to complete an online application form. Once the application form is submitted, LCCRSF staff will contact you to schedule a 30-minute call to listen to your situation and match you with the right attorney and resources.