Housing & rent

Emergency Housing and Eviction Help: Where to Start

Find local rental assistance, legal help, or temporary housing. Separate an assistance application from the deadlines in an eviction notice or court case.

Finding a Subsidized Apartment Without a Section 8 Voucher

Understand property-based rental assistance, locate participating apartments, and ask the questions that separate an affordable listing from an available home.

How to Apply for a Section 8 Waiting List

Find the right housing agency, check whether its voucher waiting list is open, and keep an application active while you look for other rental help.

HUD Housing Counseling: Free Help When Mortgage Payments Slip

Find a HUD-approved housing counselor, prepare for the first conversation, and understand what counseling can and cannot do about a foreclosure deadline.

USDA Direct Home Loans: How to Check Eligibility and Apply

Check the income, rural-property, repayment, and subsidy rules for a USDA direct home loan, and distinguish it from a lender's guaranteed USDA mortgage.

USDA Home Repair Loans and Grants: Who Can Apply

Compare USDA Section 504 repair loans and grants, check rural-property and income requirements, and contact the right office before starting work.

CalWORKs Homeless Assistance California 2026

If you have kids, you are getting (or could get) CalWORKs cash aid, and you just lost your housing or got an eviction notice, California has a separate