City Hall, First Floor
201 North Broadway
Escondido, CA 92025
Phone: 760-839-4841
Fax: 760-741-0619
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Housing recommends policies and programs, plans and administers the first-time homebuyers program, and provides housing information and referrals.
Subordination Requests
Effective June 14, 2021, subordination requests are on hold. We will not be accepting subordination requests during this time.
Redevelopment Set-Aside Funds
In accordance with the requirements of AB 987 (Health and Safety Code Section 33418), passed by the California State Legislature, a worksheet describing newly constructed, existing, and substantially rehabilitated housing units developed or otherwise assisted with redevelopment tax increment Low- and Moderate-Income Housing (LMIH) Funds, or its successor the LMIH Asset Fund, including units counted to meet inclusionary and replacement housing obligations (regardless of whether such units received any assistance from the LMIH Fund or LMIH Asset Fund) may be accessed here: Affordable Housing - MultiFamily Rehab/Dev Database.
The Affordable Housing - MultiFamily Rehab/Dev Database includes all units referenced in Health and Safety Code Section 33418(c) (including all units that may be subject to Health and Safety Code Sections 33413(a) and (b)) and is updated annually.
Please note that The Affordable Housing - MultiFamily Rehab/Dev Database is not a list of currently available housing.
Valley Senior Village Project
Valley Seniors Village is a new affordable housing complex for Seniors 62+ that is being built off Ivy and Valley in downtown Escondido. The project will have 49 studio units of which 25 units will be reserved for people who are at-risk or experiencing homelessness with mental illness. Individuals will be matched through a regional homeless database and prioritized based on their needs like length of homelessness, disabling conditions, and other risk factors. The other 24 traditional affordable housing units will have a waitlist for seniors who are considered very low and low income. The waitlist will be managed by a third party company. The City has no additional information about the waitlist at this time and will post more information on its website when it becomes available. The property is expected to be completed in the fall of 2023.
COVID-19 Resources
The San Diego Housing Federation has put together a Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources for Affordable Housing list with federal, state, and local resources, view the complete list here.
HUD Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) Program
Housing and Community Development Services of San Diego County administers this HUD Rental Assistance Program within the City of Escondido. For information about the program visit their website, apply here, or contact the County at (858) 694-3900.
Housing Assistance
Help is available to help you stay in your home or find a new apartment. Learn more about your rights and about programs that can help you to pay your rent or utilities:
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