Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

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

Changes when applying for SF affordable housing due to COVID-19

In-person visits and events are cancelled, including open houses and info sessions. Lotteries will go on as scheduled.
Find services

Find housing, eviction prevention, and a wide range of other services, including those funded by MOHCD, through SF Service Guide.
Eviction moratorium for renters affected by the coronavirus outbreak

Mayor Breed has issued an Executive Order for a temporary moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent.
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    Comment on MOHCD public plans from June 8 to June 12, 2020.

    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.

    Apply for help with housing costs in the coronavirus pandemic

    Get financial help to pay rent, utilities, or other housing costs if COVID-19 has hurt your finances a lot.

    Avoid displacement by turning your building into affordable housing

    The Small Sites Program can help nonprofits buy apartment buildings before an investor does.

    Rental housing

    Find and apply for affordable rental housing

    See and apply for current rental listings on DAHLIA, the SF Housing Portal.

    Get help from a housing counselor

    Counselors can help with your rental application, credit score, or other housing issues.

    Check if you qualify for affordable housing lottery preferences

    Improve your lottery chances if you live in the neighborhood, are a displaced tenant, or live or work in SF.

    Learn more about rental housing programs

    Information about rent subsidies and HIV housing resources.

    Ask about your rent increase in affordable housing

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

    Get services if you rent

    Help for renters for eviction and conflicts. Annual recertification for renters in mixed income housing.

    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.

    Check if you qualify for affordable housing lottery preferences

    Improve your lottery chances if you live in the neighborhood, are a displaced tenant, or live or work in SF.

    Get help if you own a home

    All San Francisco homeowners can apply for preservation programs to fix or keep their home.

    Get services if you bought a home with City help

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

    Digital equity

    Get online during the coronavirus outbreak

    Some Internet providers are offering low cost Internet services for residents.

    Goal: 10,000 affordable homes by 2020

    MOHCD has helped build or preserve 8,322 affordable homes since 2014.

    See department data
    Chart shows 1,678 affordable homes left to meet our goal.

    Resources

    Community Development grantees

    Forms and documents, grants management system (GMS), capital projects information, and funding opportunities.

    Plans and Progress Reports

    View plans and progress reports informed through community outreach and engagement.

    See department data

    Look at dashboards about our affordable housing pipeline and our community development public services.

    Lenders and ownership housing counselors

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

    Realtors

    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.

    Affordable housing developers

    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.

    Property managers and asset managers

    Marketing, reporting, loan servicing, and inspections of multifamily rental housing financed by MOHCD.

    Department notices

    Hearing notices, meetings, environmental reviews, and relocation appeals.

    Digital Equity

    MOHCD supports social service providers who want to help their clients get connected or learn digital skills.

    Video testimonials

    Hear from San Francisco residents in our affordable housing programs.

    MOHCD Job Opportunities

    Interested in working with MOHCD? View job opportunities here.

    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.

    Public Bodies

    See our plans and progress reports
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    Contact

    Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development

    1 South Van Ness Avenue

    5th floor

    San Francisco, CA 94103

    Get directions

    Phone

    MOHCD Front Desk

    415-701-5500

    Housing hotline

    415-701-5613
    Request public records

    Email sunshinemohcd@sfgov.org to submit a request.