Santa Cruz County Housing Authority

Programs offered by the Santa Cruz Housing Authority:

Developing and managing affordable rental housing.
Developing affordable housing for sale to qualified local residents.
Administering the federal government's Housing
Developing and managing affordable rental housing.
Developing affordable housing for sale to qualified local residents.
Administering the federal government's Housing Choice Vouch (Section8) program providing rental assistance to tenants in market-ratehousing.
Administering security-deposit assistance programs helping tenantsmove into rental units.
Administering first-time home buyer programs, which provide mortgagerelief for low and moderate-income residents buying their first home.
Offering programs for mobile home rehabilitation and improvements.
Helping mobile home park residents take over ownership of theirpark.
Distributing and administering disaster-relief housing funds.
Rehabilitating dilapidated housing units for sale to low-incomefamilies.
Developing and managing migrant and farm-labor housing.
Providing technical services on housing issues to governmentagencies and developers of affordable housing.
Offering informational seminars for landlords.
Offering informational seminars for first-time home buyers.
Providing property management services.
Obtaining state and federal grants for property improvement andmaintenance.
Issuing tax-exempt bonds to assist developers of affordable housingwith financing.
Administering the Mortgage Credit Certificate program.