HISTORY:
Pacific Community Services, Inc., is a private non-profit housing agency serving the Contra Costa and Solano County communities.

Since 1974, PCSI has been assisting clients with fair housing counseling, default and delinquency counseling, and tenant / landlord disputes.

PCSI’s fair housing services include a counseling program, enforcement of fair housing laws, education and outreach, fair housing training, and referral services.

PCSI upholds federal and state laws regarding fair housing and seeks to provide equal housing opportunities in Contra Costa and Solano Counties.

COUNSELING:
Trained housing counselors are available to counsel both tenants and landlords on their rights and responsibilities under federal and state fair housing laws.

Counselors also document discrimination complaints and inform clients of their options.

ENFORCEMENT:
PCSI’s fair housing counselors verify discrimination complaints through testing and other investigative methods.

PCSI also conducts audits to monitor the housing practices of landlords.

EDUCATION & OUTREACH:
Our housing counseling services include providing informative workshops for social service organizations and persons of protected categories. These workshops are designed to inform individuals how to recognize and report housing discrimination.

FAIR HOUSING TRAINING:
PCSI provides training for landlords and owners involving issues of compliance with federal and state fair housing regulations.

REFERRAL SERVICES:
PCSI assists clients in making legal referrals for litigation and mediation services in both Contra Costa and Solano County areas.



If you have been discriminated against:
Record your experience. Write down names, phone numbers, addresses, dates, times, and witnesses involved.

Make notes of incidents or conversations that indicate discrimination.

Keep copies of advertising, letters, or other relevant information.

If you know a person of a different race, gender, etc. who received
differential treatment that you, make a note of their name and address.

Call PCSI immediately: 1-800-914-6874 or (925) 439-1056

For information from the State of California on Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities, please click below: