HOUSING MEDIATION | CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

HOUSING MEDIATION

Any issues between landlords and tenants or between tenants can be mediation. Cases can be both pre and post-court filing. Facilitates efficient and free landlord/tenant resolution. Issues addressed are notices to vacate, evictions (unlawful detainers), security deposits, rental payments, and much more

Location

614 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Hours

Call for appointment. We can be open at any time to meet the clients' needs.

Application process

Call for intake

Eligibility

Open to all

Fee

No fee

Languages

English, Spanish

Agency info

CONFLICT RESOLUTION CENTER OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

CRC offers mediation, dispute resolution, training, and restorative justice services. Our programs address conflict at all stages - from prevention to intervention - in our homes, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, and courts. We work with individuals, groups, schools, nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies. We help resolve conflicts in a safe, confidential, neutral process, assisting clients to reach agreeable solutions to their problems. Our services are affordable and available in English and Spanish - no one turned away for the lack of funds. We have a small staff and a diverse pool of highly trained and skilled volunteers.

COMMUNITY MEDIATION
Helps people resolve the conflict between family, neighbors, housemates, homeowner associations and more

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Offers victim-offender dialogues, victim-awareness classes, neighborhood courts, parent-teen mediations, re-entry mediations with justice-involved persons, and transformative justice of certain domestic violence cases.

HOUSING (aka Landlord/Tenant) MEDIATION
Facilitates efficient and free landlord/tenant resolution including pre and post court filing. Issues addressed are evictions, security deposits, rent payments, and much more

SMALL CLAIMS COURT MEDIATION
Mediates small claims cases at the court or mediates cases before they get to court

TRAINING
Presents custom and public training on de-escalation, conflict management and resolution, mediation & communication skills

WORKPLACE MEDIATION AND TRAINING
Promotes respectful communication and cooperative problem solving in the workplace

SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS
Encourages positive discipline and respectful school climate, through restorative practices and conflict resolution education

GROUP FACILITATION
Promotes effective community dialogue