The woman was served with an eviction notice by Wandsworth Council on Friday afternoon.
She is believed to be the first council tenant in the country to face losing her home over rioting and looting which blighted the nation this week.
Council leader Ravi Govindia said: "In Wandsworth we are determined to take the strongest possible action against any tenant or member of their household responsible for the truly shocking behaviour perpetrated on local homes and businesses earlier this week."
On Friday Prime Minister David Cameron said people who "loot and pillage their own community" should be evicted from council houses.
An application will now be made to the courts seeking their eviction, with the final decision being taken by a judge sitting at the county court.
Meanwhile, thousands of police officers remain on Britain's streets as the country faces its first weekend since the violence started.
However, on Friday night most of the country remained calm and quiet.
More than 1,700 people have now been arrested in connection with the week's events.
Courts in London, Birmingham and Manchester have stayed open around the clock since Wednesday to deal with hundreds of alleged offenders.
But police officers have been on a collision course with Mr Cameron after claims they were too soft in their initial response to the disorder.
The PM said officers had been overwhelmed at first and outmaneuvered by mobile gangs of rioters.
He said: "Far too few police were deployed onto the streets. And the tactics they were using weren't working."
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