Are you looking for affordable housing? Here’s how to find affordable housing that you qualify for in your area.

• Visit HUD’s online search page and use their search function to look for federally funded affordable housing in your area. You must contact the individual housing developers and developments on the list generated by your search for information about available units or to get on their waiting lists.
  
  
• Call Helplink at 1-800-273-6222.
  
  
• Download our guide for searching for affordable housing and a list of state funded affordable housing by California counties. You must contact the individual housing developments on the list about available units or to get on their waiting lists.

Seeking help with a housing issue? Bay Area Legal Aid’s housing division provides legal assistance in the following areas, subject to the available legal resources in each county or office:

• Public, Subsidized and Private Housing
  
• Residential Hotels
  
• Housing Conditions
  
• Rent Control
  
• Eviction Defense
  
• Lock-outs and Utility Shut-offs
  
• Fair Housing
  
• Housing Discrimination
  
• Training Advocates and Community Organizations
  

Click here to get a contact list by county for Bay Area Legal Aid’s Advice Hotline.