People's Self-Help Housing

The Peoples Self Help Housing in San Luis Obispo is very corrupt. They never return calls, have unprofessional staff, and ignore issues you bring to their attention. Everyone who experience the same should contact the agencies who fund them so they can be held accountable and stop providing inhumane service to people in need. I sincerely hope other Peoples Self Help Housing arent as bad as the one in San Luis Obispo.
Jan 28th, 2024

Dec 18th, 2023

Dec 8th, 2023

People's Self Help Housing is as corrupt as they come. They just raised my family member's rent by $600 a month! Plus they retroactivated it back to August 2023 (this is currently March 2024)! Isn't this place supposed to be "low income" housing? How on earth do they expect a low income family to be able to pay that size of increase AND how can they possibly believe that a low income family has enough money laying around to pay a 6 month retroactive $600 rent increase?! They also did the same thing last year. This is just crazy! PSHH are terrible with repairs & they charge for any little thing, including keys. The electrical wiring is unsafe & there are constant water leaks & mold. Kitchen drawers fall apart & screen doors come off. The construction "remodeling" is cheaply done & simply covers old problems. The laundry machines are not kept up, damage clothing, & are constantly breaking down & keeping money without refunding. They are always looking for ways to accuse tenants of breaking rules. They even go so far as to say that tenants with cats must clean the litter box at least 3 times a day! Their tenants "rules" are pages & pages long. These people are total slum lords! PSHH also makes it completely impossible for their tenants to become self sufficient & ultimately afford to move out of their housing. The executives are overpaid while their tenants can't even afford to pay for food, medication, gas, utilities, etc. without financial assistance from relatives. How can they possibly justify such a huge rent increase AND a 6 month retroactive increase? I find it very difficult to believe that this is even legal? But if a tenant complains about anything, or dares to report them, or to seek legal advice, PSHH will threaten to have them evicted. In fact, my family members have already received a 3 day notice for eviction unless the retroactive 6 month $600 rent increase is paid! Seriously?! Anyone who has $3600 laying around wouldn't even be qualified for "low income" housing in the first place. Because PSHH is considered a "nonprofit", they're not necessarily required to abide by standard rental laws. The tenants, in essence, have no rights & nowhere to turn for help. Avoid living in anyplace owned by People's Self Help Housing, at all costs! I guarantee that you will end up regretting it. Notice that none of the 5 star reviews give any reason why living there is a positive experience. It's also evident that the companies who support PSHH with huge donations, are not reading these reviews, or making any effort to find out how tenants really feel about their housing situation under PSHH. If they did, they'd send their donation elsewhere. Sadly, without a miraculous sort of intervention, I don't hold out any hope for change or improvement.
Mar 19th, 2024

I don't recommend PSHHC because, I'm not treated fairly, received constant e-mails still do from upper Managemen even at night. For over one year. I don't receive Maintenance on a regular basis was accused of breaking something. That broke 4 times by Maintenance the hardware was old was never replaced. I paid for blind replacements. No reimbursement. I was appreciative for receiving an apartment homeless for two years lived in my Car. The previous Owner Jeanette Duncan was very kind to me, Rick Gulino. I was so, loyal believed in this Company it was about helping people. The Mission Statement was about that. I'm sad, I no longer matter. I was a Speaker for PSHHC this is the first Property built in SLO. I wasn't helped to get into another Property that they own. There are more important things than money. Like, people Homelessness, children, families. I know that I will find another apartment to live in. Better for me. Valerie
Dec 14th, 2023