# Renters find empathy and mockery on Nextdoor > SF renters post on Nextdoor for housing but face harsh comments and rejection. - Title: Renters find empathy and mockery on Nextdoor | Shortify - Summary: SF renters post on Nextdoor for housing but face harsh comments and rejection. SF renters find housing on Nextdoor but face mockery and rejection despite… - Keywords: san francisco, nextdoor, renters, housing, apartment hunting, affordable housing, social media, news, local, find, empathy, mockery - Source: The San Francisco Standard — https://sfstandard.com/2026/10/12/everybody-deserves-live-renters-find-empathy-mockery-nextdoor - Published: 2026-10-12T13:00:00+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: san francisco, nextdoor, renters, housing, apartment hunting, affordable housing, social media, news, local ## SF renters post on Nextdoor Sean Patrick Taylor and Isabel Trew posted on Nextdoor seeking a one-bedroom under $3,800 with no rent control lectures. > Wanted: A one-bedroom in San Francisco, under $3,800, no lectures about rent control. ## Landlords mock their request A landlord laughed at their request for affordable housing, saying they didn't deserve to live in San Francisco. > The lady literally, like, laughed in her face ## Nextdoor posts for housing Renters use Nextdoor, Facebook, and Craigslist to find affordable housing after traditional methods fail. > The posts range in tone from pitiful to angry to desperate ## Single mom posts for help A single mom posted on Nextdoor for help finding housing after her income couldn't cover rent in San Francisco. > a single mom to a newborn [who] doesn’t earn enough to be able to rent her own apartment in San Francisco ## Pregnant couple seeks housing A pregnant couple posted on Nextdoor for housing after months of failed apartment searches in San Francisco. > Finding a home for our growing family has been quite the adventure … and not exactly the fun kind ## Homeless couple seeks shelter A homeless couple posted on Nextdoor for shelter after being evicted from their apartment in San Francisco. > Hello all, not good at asking for help, but we need it…A shower and a place to stay tonight would be amazing ## Landlords question life choices A landlord questioned the couple's student loans, saying they were irresponsible for having school debt. > He gave us this speech about how irresponsible it was to have school debt ## Last shot post for housing The couple posted a last shot for housing after visiting 25 apartments and sending 120 emails with no results. > This is a last shot post before we give up on the city ## They move to Mill Valley The couple signed a lease for a small one-bedroom apartment in Mill Valley after giving up on San Francisco. > We wanna come back ## Negative comments on housing Commenters mocked the couple's housing situation, saying they didn't deserve to live in San Francisco. > San Francisco has literally devolved into an unspeakably horrific extreme liberal city where poor people think they have a 'right' to live here even if they can't afford to live in SF ## Rent increases for families A family faced a 63% rent increase for their apartment in San Francisco after moving three times in seven years. > We’re basically the exact type of people SF has been chewing up and spitting out while gleefully laughing over the last decade ## Housing crisis in SF San Francisco's average monthly rent is $4,500, making housing affordable for many difficult. > San Francisco has become a city of landowners and serfs ## They move to Mill Valley The couple signed a lease for a small one-bedroom apartment in Mill Valley after giving up on San Francisco. > We wanna come back ## They move to Mill Valley The couple signed a lease for a small one-bedroom apartment in Mill Valley after giving up on San Francisco. > We wanna come back ## Key takeaway SF renters find housing on Nextdoor but face mockery and rejection despite their need for affordable homes.