Accessible Rentals

I get calls from time to time about accessible and affordable rentals in our area. Unfortunately, there is not a good central place for researching rentals that have accessible features. Below are some options that might help.

You could try an Independent Living Center in you area:

Center for Independent Living – Berkeley, www.cilberkeley.org 510-841-4776
Center for Independent Living – Oakland, www.cilberkeley.org 510-763-9999
Community Resources for independent Living (Hayward), www.cril-online.org 510-881-5743
Independent Living Resource (Contra Costa & Solano Counties), 925-363-3394
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (San Jose), www.svilc.org 408-894-9041
Independent Living Resource Center (San Francisco), www.ilrcsf.org 415-543-6222

Please note that this is just a partial list of independent living centers around the Bay Area. For more information about an Independent Living Center near you, click here.

On-Line Apartment Hunting Websites Include:

Senior Adults can call the following organizations for help with their apartment search: St. Mary’s Center 510-893-4723 (must be 55 years or older)

Alameda County Agency on Housing 510-567-8040 (must be 62 years or older)

For Emergency Or Transitional SHORT TERM Housing: Eden I&R, Inc– Call 2-1-1

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