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Eligibility

Income, occupancy, preferences and rental assistance
eligibility-notebook

Eligibility

Income, occupancy, preferences, rental assistance and additional building rules
  1. Household Maximum Income

    For income calculations, household size includes everyone (all ages) living in the unit.

    $38,950–$65,000/year
    based on household size
    Household Size Maximum Income/Month Maximum Income/Year
  2. Occupancy

    Occupancy for this building differs from household size and does not include children under 6.

    Unit Type Occupancy
  3. Lottery Preferences

    Anyone may enter the housing lottery for this listing. If your household has one of the following preferences, you will be considered in the order shown here. Each preference holder will be reviewed in lottery rank order.

    1 st

    Certificate of Preference (COP)

    Up to 11 units available

    Households in which one member holds a Certificate of Preference from the former San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. COP holders were displaced by Agency action generally during the 1960s and 1970s.
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    2 nd

    Displaced Tenant Housing Preference (DTHP)

    Up to 2 units available

    Households in which one member holds a Displaced Tenant Housing Preference Certificate. DTHP Certificate holders are people who have been evicted through either an Ellis Act Eviction or an Owner Move-In Eviction in 2010 or later. Once all units reserved for this preference are filled, remaining DTHP holders will receive Live/Work preference, regardless of their current living or working location.
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    3 rd

    Neighborhood Resident Housing Preference (NRHP)

    Up to 4 units available

    Households that submit acceptable documentation that at least one member lives either within supervisorial district 10 or within a half-mile of the project.
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    4 th

    Live/Work Preference

    All remaining units

    Households that submit acceptable documentation that at least one member lives or works in San Francisco. In order to claim Work Preference, you or a household member must currently work in San Francisco at least 75% of your working hours.

    After all preference holders have been considered, any remaining units will be available to qualified applicants who do not live or work in San Francisco.

  4. Rental Assistance

    Section 8 housing vouchers and other valid rental assistance programs can be used for this property. In the case of a valid rental subsidy, the required minimum income will be based on the portion of the rent that the tenant pays after use of the subsidy.

  5. Additional Eligibility Rules

    Applicants must also qualify under the rules of the building.

    Credit Rating

    Credit reports will be run to consider in the overall creditworthiness of the application post-lottery. A satisfactory credit history reflects proper, timely payments on all outstanding obligations. An unsatisfactory credit history is one that reflects past or current bad debts, late payments or unpaid bills, liens, or bankruptcies over 3 years will not be taken into account. Unsatisfactory credit history can disqualify an applicant from consideration.

    Criminal History

    No felonies within the past 7 years. Qualified applicants with criminal history will be considered for housing in compliance with Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code, “The Fair Chance Ordinance.”

    Find out more about Building Selection Criteria