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Affordable Housing
Shortage of housing - especially affordable housing - is a challenge facing many people living in Rohnert Park and throughout the state. Rohnert Park is committed to promoting housing for all people, including constructing units restricted for low-income households. On this page, you can learn more about affordable housing currently available in the City, affordable housing currently in construction and affordable ownership opportunities. Additionally, we have included contact information for housing resources.
The City of Rohnert Park and Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County (HLT) are pleased to announce we are launching a new pilot program to create home ownership opportunities. In this pilot program, we invest funds set aside for affordable housing in existing market-rate homes to make them affordable to moderate-income families. We are conducting outreach now for people who are interested in buying a home through this program. Learn more!
Burbank Housing offers a program for downpayment assistance for qualified buyers in Sonoma County.
Here's how it works:
- Gap financing for single-family homes (including condos and townhomes) throughout Sonoma County
- Program is available to first-time homebuyers (Not having owned in 3 years)
- Buyers must meet income eligibility requirements
- Program offers up to 40% Down, up to $200,000 of down payment assistance
- No monthly payments / assistance deferred for 30 years with a 2% interest rate / APR
- Can be used in conjunction with other down payment assistance programs
The funding is available only to buyers who have been prequalified by a mortgage lender and are actively looking to purchase a home. The funds are available on a first come first serve basis for buyers and are made available at the close of escrow.
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
- Meet the income criteria
- Have a lender pre-qualification letter
- Be in contract or actively looking to purchase a home
- Interested applicants must attend a course with Burbank before applying for the program. Visit burbankhousing.org for a calendar of events and register today!
Email Down Payment Assistance for more information.
The Sonoma County Community Development Commission administers a Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program to provide financial assistance for owner-occupants in need of repairs on their single-family homes or mobile homes, and owners of rental properties where at least half of the tenants are low-income households. The program provides low-interest loans to eligible property owners throughout the unincorporated areas of Sonoma County and in the city limits of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Sonoma, and Windsor. Learn more about the program.
Over time, the City of Rohnert Park has entered into a number of covenants with owners of multi-family housing projects within the City. Some of the covenants set forth occupancy limits for affordable units that differ from current California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) guidelines on residential occupancy standards. The DFEH guidelines currently recommend occupancy standards of two persons per bedroom plus one additional person for the overall affordable rental unit.
The City is amending any covenant that differs from DFEH's guidelines to read: "The maximum size of a household occupying an Affordable Unit shall be two (2) persons per bedroom plus one (1) additional person. This standard may be modified, as necessary to comply with any occupancy standards that may now or in the future be established by California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) in their guidelines on residential occupancy."
The City of Rohnert Park invites low-income families with minor children to rent below-market-rate (BMR) units in the City.