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$2 Million

Recovered on behalf of a South Bay Family after an apartment fire caused severe burns to a minor due to the lack of fire safety equipment.

$ 1.56 Million

Recovered on behalf of a group of 30 tenants living in an SRO in San Francisco who were living with horrendous conditions in their rent controlled apartments, including rodents, bedbugs, mold, water leaks, and harassment.

$1.3 Million

Recovered on behalf of a group of tenants living in an SRO in San Francisco dealing with negligent management, pest infestations and poor living conditions.

$1 Million

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco family who were forced out of their long term home due to toxic mold and bad living conditions.

$ 850,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant who suffered personal injuries and was forced to vacate his home of fifteen years after dealing with many months of environmental contamination and disruptive and nuisance construction conditions.

$ 800,000

Recovered on behalf of an Oakland tenant who suffered a serious injury due to her landlord’s negligent maintenance of her home.

$ 750,000

Recovered on behalf of a couple living in a rent-controlled home in the outer Sunset neighborhood. Our clients were forced to vacate after the landlord served them with an Owner Move-In Eviction Notice. After the landlords failed to move into the property, our clients filed suit for wrongful eviction.

$ 700,000

Recovered for a long-term tenant in San Francisco. Our client was forced to move out of his apartment as a result of extreme landlord harassment.

$ 575,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco couple who were forced to give up their home of over twenty years after their landlord’s dog attacked and killed their dog.

$ 575,000

Recovered on behalf of an elderly, disabled San Francisco tenant who was forced to move out of her rent-controlled San Francisco apartment of 50 years after the landlord/owner failed to resolve numerous building code violations that remained outstanding for over a decade.

$ 560,000

Recovered on behalf of two San Francisco tenants who were wrongfully evicted via a fraudulent owner move-in eviction where the owner failed to occupy the property as their principal place of residence.

$ 550,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant who was forced to vacate his home as a result of ongoing, disruptive construction and the owner’s refusal to provide him with alternative housing.

$ 525,000

Recovered on behalf of a tenant living in an illegal unit who was wrongfully evicted. Our client was forced to vacate under false pretenses while her landlord undertook supposedly necessary construction and then was never allowed to return.

$ 450,000

Recovered for a San Francisco tenant who was injured when her stairway railing collapsed.

$ 450,000

Recovered in action for a group of tenants forced to vacate their San Francisco apartment due to severe habitability defects, including mold and water leaks.

$ 395,000

Recovered on behalf of two long term San Francisco tenants who were fraudulently evicted from their home of over twenty years under the pretext of an owner move-in eviction.

$ 375,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco family that was constructively evicted from their home in the Richmond District as a result of unlawful rent increases, defective conditions, and tenant harassment.

$ 375,000

Recovered on behalf of an elderly long-term tenant who was forced to vacate her long San Francisco apartment as a result of her landlord’s refusal to address longstanding defective conditions, including lack of heat, mold, rodent infestations, and defective plumbing.

$ 325,000

Recovered on behalf of seven tenants living in a makeshift boarding house in East Palo Alto.

$ 300,000

Recovered on behalf of three families living in a building in San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood who were forced to live with substandard conditions for years as a result of their landlord’s negligence, including issues with lack of heat, lack of hot water, and cockroach/rat infestations.

$ 300,000

Recovered on behalf of a San Francisco tenant in Russian Hill. The tenant was forced to vacate her illegal apartment in retaliation for reporting unlawful rent increases to the San Francisco Rent Board. Our client was forced to vacate after her landlord served our client with a series of eviction notices and told her the apartment was unsafe to live in.

$ 300,000

Recovered on behalf of three long-term tenants in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood who were constructively evicted due to noise and nuisance conditions created by their downstairs neighbors, which the owner refused to address.

2026 The Foundation of Home Scholarship

At Wolford Wayne LLP, we believe that a safe, stable roof over your head is a fundamental human right. As dedicated tenant rights attorneys serving San Francisco and Oakland, we have spent decades standing shoulder-to-shoulder with residential tenants, fighting against wrongful evictions, harassment, and unsafe living conditions. We never represent landlords, which means our community always knows exactly where we stand and whose rights we are here to protect.

Because we see firsthand how secure housing changes lives, we are proud to introduce The Foundation of Home Scholarship. This initiative is built on the reality that a stable home provides the crucial bedrock for everything else, giving students the peace of mind they need to focus on their education, build their health, and pursue happiness. Through this scholarship, we want to amplify the voices of students who understand the true value of community and a safe place to live.

We invite applicants to share their journeys, challenges, or triumphs regarding what home and community mean to them. By investing in the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and advocates, we hope to foster a future where everyone has a stable foundation from which to grow.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2027
Award Amount: $1,000

Eligibility

  • This opportunity is open to students nationwide. To apply, you must be a legal U.S. resident living in any of the 50 states or Washington, D.C. We welcome applications from graduating high school seniors, as well as students currently enrolled in vocational schools, trade programs, or undergraduate and graduate degree tracks at an accredited two-to-four-year college or university.
  • Employees and/or former employees of Wolford Wayne LLP and their household members or immediate relatives (parents, spouses, siblings, and children) are ineligible to apply for this award.
  • Candidates for this scholarship should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and be in good overall academic standing.

Application Requirements

  • The candidate must fill out the form below with all necessary information.
  • The candidate must submit a 750-1,000 word essay response to the prompt: A safe, stable home is the foundation for everything else in life; education, health, and happiness. Write an essay or share a personal story about what having a stable home means to you, or how your community has shaped the person you are today.
  • Please note that all essays will be checked for AI writing. If AI-generated writing is detected in the essay, the application will be denied.
  • The candidate must submit a professional resume that lists their professional and academic experience.
  • The candidate must submit a transcript from their current school. First-year college students, graduate students, or individuals who have recently transferred schools may submit an unofficial transcript from their current school and the most recent official transcript from their prior school. High school students must submit proof of acceptance to their college or university.
  • Preference will be given to students either from or attending secondary school in the state.

The recipient of The Foundation of Home Scholarship will be chosen during the month following the scholarship deadline.

For all scholarship-related inquiries, please use this contact form. We are unable to answer scholarship questions by phone, email, or through any other contact forms listed on this website.

Please complete the submission form below to submit your application.
Submission Form: https://form.jotform.com/261665784586677

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