HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEPT﻿

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Increasing the Supply of Affordable Places to Live in California — By administering programs that provide grants and loans (from both state and federal housing programs), HCD creates rental and homeownership opportunities for Californians from all walks of life, including veterans, seniors, young families starting out, people with disabilities, farmworkers, and individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness and trying to get back on their feet.
Preserving Affordable Homes and Protecting Public Investment — Through asset management and compliance, HCD monitors affordable developments that use HCD funding to ensure they remain affordable for 35-55 years and compliant with the requirements of each funding program. When they don’t, HCD intervenes, always with the goal of preserving affordable homes.
Protecting Mobilehome and Manufactured Home Owners — Similar to the way California’s Department of Motor Vehicles manages titling and registration for automobiles, HCD manages the titling and registration documents for mobilehomes. HCD also protects families and individuals who live in mobilehomes by inspecting mobilehome alterations and mobilehome parks (in areas where the local government chooses not to) to ensure they are properly maintained, and by enforcing regulations for those who build and sell manufactured homes.
Guarding Health and Safety of All Californians through Building Standards and Code Adoption — HCD protects the health and safety of Californians by implementing standards for housing construction and maintenance and trains local government inspectors who inspect for health and safety code violations. HCD creates specialized standards for CALGreen (the nation’s first mandated green-building code) and universal design, which ensures housing is accessible to all (including seniors and people with disabilities).