Families get help with California North Coast rentals at RCHDC

The Rural Communities Housing Development Corporation (RCHDC) provides a comprehensive rental assistance program that supplies California North Coast rentals at below market prices. Individuals and families that need help with their monthly rent payments benefit by gaining access to these reduced rent properties.

RCHDC provides reduced rent properties to eligible individuals and families that live in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Siskiyou, and Tehama Counties of Northern California. Properties are also maintained in Reno, Nevada (Washoe County). The purpose is to provide an alternative to market rent for those applicants who can least afford to pay the rising cost of housing.

While lower income households are the primary focus for these programs, moderate income applicants are also considered. This means that a much larger percentage of the population may be eligible for rental assistance on a permanent basis in the form of a reduced rent rental home or apartment.

Most similar organizations manage a few hundred reduced rent properties. RCHDC administers well over 1000 multi family housing units. Some of these are reserved for elderly applicants while others are approved for families. Clients who work hard and are able to improve their financial situation may even have access to purchasing their own home through the home ownership program. No down payment is required.

In order to be considered for preferred rental rates at one of these rent-controlled apartments or single family homes, you’ll need to complete a pre-application and return it to RCHDC. Here’s a list of properties that are administered by the organization:

Del Norte County

  • Seabreeze
  • Seagull Villa
  • Totem Villa

Lake County

  • Highlands Village
  • Lakeview Apartments
  • North Shore Villas
  • Oak Hill
  • Sunshine Manor

Mendocino County

  • Creekside Village
  • Cypress Ridge
  • Duane Hill Terrace
  • Holly Heights
  • Holly Heights II
  • Jack Simpson School View Apartments
  • Lenore Street Apartments
  • McCarty Manor
  • North Pine Street
  • Orchard Manor
  • Orchard Village
  • River Gardens
  • Walnut Village

Siskiyou County

  • McCloud Apartments
  • Siskiyou Garden

Tehama County

  • Oak Park Manor
  • Washington Court

Washoe County (Nevada)

  • Orvis Ring I
  • Orvis Ring II

Each community has its own manager that can answer questions about eligibility requirements and potential vacancies. You may also contact RCHDC directly at 707-463-1975 to find out more information about California North Coast rentals at reduced rates.

Please note that RCHDC is not a lender and it does not provide cash for rent payments. Its rental assistance program focuses primarily on the development of affordable housing so that lower and moderate income households can find permanently affordable places to live.