Affordable Housing Program Grows to $950 Million in New Federal Budget

San Diego, CA — The federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), which helps finance affordable housing projects throughout the nation, including a growing number of developments in the city of San Diego, was allocated $950 million in the revised budget bill for the 2015-16 fiscal year that President Barack Obama signed on December 18. The […]

San Diego Housing Commission President & CEO Richard C. Gentry Receives National Affordable Housing Association’s Most Prestigious Award

SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego Housing Commission President & Chief Executive Officer Richard C. Gentry has received the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials’ (NAHRO) highest and most prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding contributions “to the nation’s effort to provide ‘a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family.’” “I am honored to receive […]

Housing Opportunities

The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) helps families with lower incomes in the City of San Diego obtain housing that they can afford. More than 16,000 households receive help to pay their rent through the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance program administered by SDHC. As a housing developer, investor and lender, SDHC […]

Help With Your Rent

Housing Instability Prevention Program Contact Phone: (619) 578-7768 Email: HousingFirstSanDiego@sdhc.org The Housing Instability Prevention Program (HIPP) helps pay rent and other housing-related expenses for families in the City of San Diego with low income, experiencing a housing crisis and at risk of homelessness. The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) operates HIPP for the City of […]

Landlords

Contact (619) 578-7777 landlordservices@sdhc.org Private landlords are essential partners in the San Diego Housing Commission’s (SDHC) federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance program. The rental assistance program is SDHC’s largest, helping more than 15,000 low-income households in the City of San Diego. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and […]

Current Rental Assistance Participants

The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) re-examines the income and family composition of households that receive federal rental assistance to ensure continued eligibility. Households that receive Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance are required to remain in good standing to continue to receive assistance. “Good standing” means following all program rules and fulfilling family […]

Move With Your Voucher

Households that receive help with their rent through the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance program can move with their rental assistance to any rental unit anywhere in the United States. The process of moving into the San Diego Housing Commission’s (SDHC) jurisdiction, which is the City of San Diego (City), is known […]

Choice Communities Initiative

The San Diego Housing Commission’s (SDHC) Choice Communities initiative, developed under SDHC’s federal designation as a Moving to Work public housing agency, provides families that receive rental assistance with more flexibility to choose to live in neighborhoods that offer more opportunities for transportation, schools, and employment. To increase housing opportunities through this initiative and to assist as […]