Welcome to the Housing & Community Development Department

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Alameda County Housing Secure Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Are you or your tenants behind on rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic? You may be eligible for assistance from the County to pay off rental debt and past due utilities. Eligible tenants must have incomes below 80 percent of Area Median Income and be able to demonstrate that they have lost work or income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Extremely low-income tenants and small landlords are among those being prioritized for assistance. For more information, and to apply for assistance, please go to https://www.ac-housingsecure.org/.

Eviction Moratorium Ordinance

On June 30, 2020, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors amended its previous eviction moratorium ordinance to ensure all tenants and homeowners Countywide can shelter-in-place during this crisis. This emergency ordinance now outlaws all evictions anywhere in the County with few exceptions. The ordinance allows tenants 12 months to repay rent over 12 months. This ordinance will remain in effect until 60 days after the local health emergency is lifted or 60 days after December 31, 2020, whichever is later.

Violators are subject to a $1000 fine and may be subject to civil proceedings.

If a city has an eviction moratorium ordinance, the city ordinance can prevail to the extent the ordinance is more protective of residents.

For a more detailed summary, as well as FAQs for Homeowners and Tenants, please click here.

If you have questions, please contact our partner, ECHO Housing, at 510-581-9380.

The ordinance is available here.

What's New:

Request for Proposal Homeownership Housing Development
The Housing and Community and Development Department (HCD) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award available funding for homeownership housing development.
Those interested in making a submission in response to either RFP must attend the Virtual Bidders' Conference on Monday, November 14, 2022, from 1pm-3:00pm. RSVP to receive zoom link here.
Contact for Questions: HCDRFP@acgov.org
2021 CAPER DRAFT for Public Comment
This document is available for public review until September 20.
Contact for questions: Kelly.thiemann@acgov.org.
City of Newark's Cedar Street Project Environmental Review
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
Request for Qualifications for Continuum of Care Operations Support
The Alameda County Housing & Community Development Department (HCD) in partnership with the Office of Homeless Care and Coordination (OHCC) requests submittals of qualifications and proposals from consultants with demonstrated experience in Continuum of Care Operations Support.
Submissions are due by 5:00 p.m. on July 14th.
Those interested in making a submission in response to this RFQ are encouraged to attend a Virtual Bidders' Conference, where information on the RFQ content, proposal format, and instructions for submission will be presented on Thursday, June 23, 2022, from 11 am to 12pm. Access Zoom meeting instructions here.
Contact for Questions: HCDRFP@acgov.org
Please forward this announcement to other organizations which may be interested. Interested parties can manage their e-subscriptions for HCD announcements at acgov.org/cda/hcd/esubscribe.htm.
Continuum of Care Operations Support FAQs
Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program
The Alameda County Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program ("EMAP") is intended to provide financial relief for lower income homeowners living in the Urban County jurisdictions who have experienced a loss of income resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The following Urban County jurisdictions qualify for "EMAP": Albany, Dublin, Emeryville, Newark, Piedmont, and the unincorporated parts of Alameda County: Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Fairview, and San Lorenzo. Please see this link for more information and to apply: https://www.heraca.org/emap
PUBLIC NOTICE - 30-day Public Review Period: May 25 - June 23, 2022
THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HOME CONSORTIUM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HOME CONSORTIUM DRAFT FY22 ACTION PLAN
- Public Hearing Notice
- FY 22 Action Plan
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ)
Alameda County Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) seeks to create a pool of qualified consultants to perform special projects on an as needed basis.

What We Do

The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) plays a lead role in the development of housing and programs to serve the county's low and moderate income households, homeless, and disabled populations. HCD maintains and expands housing opportunities for low--and moderate--income persons and families in the county by:

Preserving the county's housing stock through rehabilitation and repair assistance programs.
Expanding the supply of affordable housing for lower income renters and owners, including first-time homebuyers.
Serving the needs of the homeless community as the lead agency in the countywide homeless collaborative and partnering with homeless service providers.
Revitalizing low-income neighborhoods by installing sidewalks and public accessibility improvements, and by constructing neighborhood-serving facilities.

Programs

Alameda County and Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley are launching Renew Alameda County, a home improvement loan assistance program designed to allow low-income homeowners to remain safely in their homes by providing rehabilitation and accessibility improvement services and loan financing to cover the associated costs. This program is funded by the voter-approved Measure A1 Affordable Housing Bond. To learn more or apply, go to RenewAC.org, or contact Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley at (510) 803-3388 or HomeRepair@HabitatEBSC.org. For more information please click here.