Section 8 House For Rent in Santa Rosa, California

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.

How does one qualify for Section 8?

To be eligible for Housing Choice in Santa Rosa, California you must:

1. Have low or very low income based on annual gross income; the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.

2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.

3. The applicant must meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for section 8 housing voucher assistance.

4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity are ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.

5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.

If you're on the hunt for a 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house for rent in Charlotte, NC, Section 8 properties may be worth considering.

Section 8 Apartments

We have located 23 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Santa Rosa, California. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

Quail Run Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 11

Address :

1018 Bellevue Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95407.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 7
  • 2 Bedroom: 3
  • 3 Bedroom: 1
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,851.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Santa Rosa Quail Run, LP
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lmandolini@edenhousing.org
  • Phone: (510) 582-1460

Del Nido Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 11

Address :

850 Russell Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 3
  • 1 Bedroom: 8
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Eden Del Nido LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lmandolini@edenhousing.org
  • Phone: 510-582-1460

Burbank Heights

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 67

Address :

7777 BODEGA AVE,
Sebastopol, CA 95472.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 38
  • 1 Bedroom: 29
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • SEBASTOPOL AREA HOUSING CORPORATION
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: raneypatricia41@gmail.com
  • Phone: (707) 823-1361

Bethlehem Towers

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 101

Address :

801 TUPPER ST,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 75
  • 1 Bedroom: 26
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Bethlehem Tower Affordable, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mgrine@reinercommunities.com
  • Phone: 949-753-0555

Burbank Orchards

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 60

Address :

7777 Bodega AVE,
Sebastopol, CA 95472.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 15
  • 1 Bedroom: 45
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • BURBANK ORCHARDS, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dstump@cchnc.org
  • Phone: (707) 823-1361

Marvin Gardens

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 37

Address :

770 E COTATI AVE,
Cotati, CA 94931.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 1
  • 2 Bedroom: 27
  • 3 Bedroom: 9
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,851.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • MARVIN GARDENS ASSOCIATES Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mmorreale@cjmanagement.com
  • Phone: 617-822-7381

Aaron House

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

735 BONNIE AVE,
Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Aaron House, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mkps713@gmail.com
  • Phone: 707-765-8444

Vinecrest Senior Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 59

Address :

8400 HEMBREE LANE,
Windsor, CA 95492.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 59
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • VINECREST SENIOR APARTMENTS, INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lflorin@burbankhousing.org
  • Phone: 707-838-7038

Valley Oak Park Ii

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 71

Address :

2600 Northcoast ST,
Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 15
  • 2 Bedroom: 40
  • 3 Bedroom: 11
  • 4 Bedroom: 5

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,851.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $3,163.00

Owner Name :

  • Carpenters Housing Corporation
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vop@sonic.net
  • Phone: 707-546-1797

Vigil Light Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 48

Address :

1945 LONG DR,
Santa Rosa, CA 95405.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 12
  • 1 Bedroom: 36
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Vigil Light Senior Apartments LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: kerrilyb@pephousing.org
  • Phone: 7077622336

Silvercrest Residence- Santa Rosa

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 144

Address :

1050 THIRD ST,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 36
  • 1 Bedroom: 108
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • The Salvation Army Residences, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: susan.lawrence@usw.salvationarmy.org
  • Phone: 562-491-8767

Valley Oak Park I

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 48

Address :

2600 Northcoast Street,
Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 11
  • 2 Bedroom: 24
  • 3 Bedroom: 13
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,851.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Carpenters Housing Corporation
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vop@sonic.net
  • Phone: 707-546-1797

Sonoma Creekside Townhouse

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 21

Address :

5150 SONOMA HWY,
Santa Rosa, CA 95409.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 10
  • 3 Bedroom: 11
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,851.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Sonoma Creekside EAH II,L.P.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: agencycompliance@eahhousing.com
  • Phone: 415-295-8876

Walnut Grove Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 104

Address :

450 STONY POINT RD,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 20
  • 2 Bedroom: 52
  • 3 Bedroom: 28
  • 4 Bedroom: 4

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,851.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $3,163.00

Owner Name :

  • WALNUT GROVE APARTMENTS ASSOCIATES
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: walnutgroveapts@dkdpmco.com
  • Phone: (408) 297-7849

Windham Village

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 44

Address :

1101 PROSPECT AVE,
Santa Rosa, CA 95409.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 44
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Windham Village Affordable, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ts@terracorpinc.com
  • Phone: 9497530555

Windwood Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 27

Address :

298 E COTATI AVE,
Cotati, CA 94931.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 19
  • 3 Bedroom: 8
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,851.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Windwood Cypress Associates, LP c/o Bountiful Properties & Investments, Inc General Partner
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: nappy@gmail.com
  • Phone: 6508512679

Woodcreek Village

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 50

Address :

101 BOAS DR,
Santa Rosa, CA 95409.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 14
  • 2 Bedroom: 24
  • 3 Bedroom: 12
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,851.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Heartland Santa Rosa Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: smelton@hrii.com
  • Phone: (612) 823-6275

Charles Street Village

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 47

Address :

42 CHARLES STREET,
Cotati, CA 94931.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 47
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Charles Street Village, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lflorin@burbankhousing.org
  • Phone: 707-665-0370

Muirfield Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 23

Address :

712 LAGUNA DRIVE,
Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 23
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Muirfield Apartments, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Hsherley@gmail.com
  • Phone: (707) 585-1991

Henry House

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 4

Address :

1822 MANOR DR,
Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 4
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • HENRY HOUSE, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: alext@buckelew.org
  • Phone: 415-457-6966

Acacia Lane Senior Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 37

Address :

657 Acacia Lane,
Santa Rosa, CA 95402.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 37
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Acacia Lane Senior Apartments
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: marys@pephousing.org
  • Phone: 707-762-2336

Chelsea Gardens One And Two

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 80

Address :

1220 McMinn Ave,
Santa Rosa, CA 95407.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 12
  • 1 Bedroom: 52
  • 2 Bedroom: 16
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,373.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,038.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Chelsea Gardens Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jyong@bridgehousing.com
  • Phone: (415) 989-1111

Jennings Court

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 54

Address :

1080 Jennings Avenue,
Santa Rosa, CA 95401.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 54
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,549.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Jennings Senior Housing, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: kgerber@covia.org
  • Phone: (925) 956-7400

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Santa Rosa, California

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Santa Rosa, California

The Public Housing Voucher is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Santa Rosa, California can help you find and afford low-income housing

2. Determine if you are eligible.

Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the area’s Federal Poverty Limit.

Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Santa Rosa, California will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.

Public Housing Agencies(PHA) are required to distribute 75% of vouchers to applicants whose income is less than 30% of the median county income

3. Get Section 8 Applications

Housing section 8 applications in Santa Rosa, California are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Sonoma county housing authority office.

4. Apply for Section 8

Applying for the section 8 is a fairly easy process. During the application process, the PHA will collect information on

  • Family Income
  • Total Assets
  • Family Size

The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and bank and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment against section 8 housing list.

5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Santa Rosa, California

If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.

PHAs may give a preference to a family who is

  • 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
  • 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
  • 3. Involuntarily displaced.

If there is a high demand, remaining eligible section 8 applications are picked based on random lottery. The PHA must provide reasoning for rejection. If an applicants is not happy with rejection can request an informal review.

6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Santa Rosa, California

The section 8 housing choice voucher program allows applicant to pick eligible house or apartment that accept section 8 unit based on family size. Tenants will typically pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent.

Once individual find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers it must pass physical inspection. A housing voucher payment goes direct to landlord to pay for the section 8 rental house.

FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is section 8 housing?

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.

2. What is a housing voucher

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

3. What is the most section 8 will pay?

The housing voucher payments cover most of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent

4. What is counted as income for Section 8?

HUD define income as

  • The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
  • The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
  • the 401(k) money is considered an asset for Section 8 housing.

5. how to get section 8 immediately?

There is a limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units. The process for how to apply is still long, complicated, and time consuming.

6. How long does it take to get Section 8 voucher after interview?

When a PHA in Santa Rosa, California issues a voucher, it give the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family on the based on various factors.