Department of Housing

The City of Pasadena Department of Housing is dedicated to providing affordable housing and community development opportunities for low and moderate income persons and employment resources to enhance and strengthen our community.

The public lobby of the Department of Housing is open to the public with the following hours: Monday & Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday & Thursday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Help for low income households with their rent and info for the property owners who rent to them.

Rent Calculator
Downloadable Forms And Handouts
Landlords
Rent Your Property
Landlord Section 8 Video
2022 Administrative Plan for the Section 8 Program
Section 8 Rental Assistance Payment Standards
2023 Utility Allowance Schedules
2023 Draft Public Agency Plan
Newsletters
Notice EHV

Search for a place to rent and find first time homebuyer opportunities.

Free Housing Search Website
Reports
Local Preference Guidelines
How To Search for Senior Housing
How To Search For Housing
Los Angeles County Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
Wish Homebuyer Down Payment Grant Program

Affordable housing development Inclusionary and funding requirements and homeowner rehab programs.

Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
Inclusionary Income & Rents 2023
Request For Proposals (RFP’s)
Access Housing Funds
Homeowners
FHA Foreclosure_Eviction Moratorium
CA Mortgage Relief Program One-Pager
2^nd Unit ADU Program

Funding for homeless service providers and public education on homelessness and services.

Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
Eviction Prevention Program (TBRA-EP)
Winter Resources
Homeless Assistance
Homeless and Prevention Services
2022 Homeless Count Presentation
2022 Homeless Count Report
2022 Pasadena Homeless Count Website
Real Change Movement
What Pasadena is doing about Homelessness

ESG and CDBG funding support for nonprofit program and capital projects

Community Development Block Grant Program – (CDBG)
Plans
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
CDBG Partner Login

Pasadena tenants are now protected under Ordinance No. 7352 which adopts state law AB 1482.  Also, displaced tenants may be eligible for assistance under the City’s Tenant Protection Ordinance

Eviction Moratorium FAQ, January 2021
Eviction Moratorium Ordinance No. 7359
Eviction Moratorium FAQ
Eviction Moratorium FAQ (Spanish)
City Ordinance Adopting AB 1482 - Fact Sheet
City Ordinance No. 7352 Adopting AB 1482
AB 1482 – Tenant Protection Act
Tenant Protection Ordinance – Municipal Code
Tenant Protection Fact Sheet (July 2023)
Tenant Protection Administrative Regulations
TPO-Claim Document Check List
Tenant Relocation Certification OF Income And Family Size
Tenant Protection Fact Sheet translated - Spanish
Sample tenant benefits claim letter