Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

MOHCD supports residents with affordable housing opportunities and essential services to build strong communities.

Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

MOHCD supports residents with affordable housing opportunities and essential services to build strong communities.

San Francisco Rental Opportunities

Learn about various rental programs in San Francisco.

San Francisco Homebuyer Programs

Learn about various homebuyer programs in San Francisco.

Multifamily housing related funding opportunities

See housing related funding opportunities, view details, and apply.

News and Announcements

View recent press releases and announcements.

Calendar

UPCOMING CALENDAR

June 09

June09

Event

Pre-Apprenticeship Program: Summer 2025

Monday, June 9 to Friday, August 15, 2025

4:00 pm

PAST CALENDAR

May 16

May16

Meeting

Citywide Affordable Housing Loan Committee Meeting

Friday, May 16, 2025

11:15 am

May 02

May02

Meeting

Citywide Affordable Housing Loan Committee Meeting

Friday, May 02, 2025

11:15 am

Services

Eviction help

Get help if you might be evicted

Resources if you are having conflicts, served an eviction notice, or need help paying rent.

Rental housing

Find a housing counselor

Counselors can help with your application and housing search.

Ask about your rent increase in affordable housing

Tenants in City sponsored affordable housing should ask their property managers about rent increases.

Homeownership

Buy a home with City help

First time homebuyers can get help from the City to buy a home or get downpayment assistance.

Apply to buy a home with City help

First time homebuyers can apply for specific listings, or apply for a downpayment loan on any home.

Get services if you bought a home with City help

Help for City program homeowners to refinance, improve, or resell their home.

Total Number of MOHCD Affordable Units Over Time

MOHCD Total Development Units

Units include all completed 100% affordable and inclusionary BMR.See department data

Resources

For community development grantees

About Community Development

An overview of MOHCD's Community Development

Community Development grantee forms and documents

Documents for grantees including program, reporting, fiscal, and compliance forms

Guidelines on asking race & ethnicity and sexual orientation and gender identity questions

Manage grants on GMS

Manage current community development grants on the Grants Management System

Community Development Capital project information

Forms, program manuals, and Capital Implementation Manual

For rental and ownership partners

Lenders and ownership housing counselors

Annual training, forms and documents, program information, subordination, loan payoff, and other services.

Steps to sell a below market rate (BMR) home.

Leasing agents and rental housing counselors

Annual training, pricing, marketing, recertifying, and rerenting below market rate apartments.

Income limits, rent limits, and price levels for MOHCD programs

Information about income limits for leasing agents, developers, realtors, and housing applicants.

Inclusionary Housing Program Manuals

Access current and archived Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program manuals as well as lottery preferences and general program information.

For housing development partners

Affordable Housing Developer Resources

Forms and documents, funding opportunities for developers of multifamily rental housing financed by MOHCD.

Market-rate Developers

Pricing and marketing BMR units in the Inclusionary Housing Program. Track active housing developments.

Asset management resources for multifamily rental housing

Documents and forms related to the monitoring of MOHCD-supported multifamily rental housing projects

Multi-family housing forms, documents, policies and guidelines

Interdepartmental community programs

The San Francisco Cultural Districts Program

San Francisco Digital Equity

For department support

MOHCD Vendors and Contractors

View and submit proposals for contracting opportunities for MOHCD.

For Homebuyers

First Come First Served BMR Listings

City Second Program current listings

About

MOHCD supports residents with affordable housing opportunities and essential services to build strong communities. We create housing, preserve existing housing, protect vulnerable residents, and empower neighborhoods.

Learn more about us

MOHCD Plans and Reports

View plans and reports

Partner agencies

Citizens' Committee on Community Development

South of Market Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory Committee

Housing Stability Fund Oversight Board

Citywide Affordable Housing Loan Committee

Contact information

Address

1 South Van Ness Avenue
5th floor
San Francisco, CA 94103

Phone

MOHCD Front Desk415-701-5500

MOHCD Fax415-701-5501

Housing hotline for housing questions and to report fraud (BMR violations, illegal rentals)415-701-5500

Email

For housing questions and to report fraud (BMR violations, illegal rentals)

sfhousinginfo@sfgov.org

For media inquiries

mohcdcomms@sfgov.org

If something on this website is inaccessible for you, email MOHCD with the webpage or URL and a description of the issue

recep.desk@sfgov.org

Social media

Request public records

Submit requests for the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development.

Archived website

See previous website archived on Saturday, November 19, 2022.