The City maintains a list of privately and publicly owned apartment communities that have dedicated units for income-qualified families. Please be aware that this is not a list of currently available housing. Interested parties are invited to contact the apartment managers directly for more information.
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program - North County Collaboration (HPRP-NCC)
HPRP-NCC provides funding for rental and utility assistance, security and utility deposits, moving costs, motel vouchers, intensive case management, housing search and placement, tenant counseling, mediation, legal services and financial literacy for intermittently homeless and at-risk households. For more information, please click here.
Section 8 Rental Assistance
This voucher program is administered by the County of San Diego and is the only rental assistance program available to San Marcos residents. The Section 8 Program pays a portion of the rent directly to landlords on behalf of low-income households. For more information on how to get on the wait list for assistance, please contact the County of San Diego’s Housing and Community Development Department at (858) 694-4801 or toll free at (877) 478-5478 or online at www.sdcounty.ca.gov
Mobilehome Park Rent Review
This program enables fair bargaining between mobile home park tenants and mobile home park owners in order to achieve mutually satisfactory agreements regarding space rental rates in mobile home parks. This program protects mobile home park tenants from unwarranted rent increases. The City of San Marcos monitors annual rent increases for rental parks and when petitioned by the mobile home park tenants, reviews annual rent increases to ensure that rents are kept at a reasonable level. For more information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 744-3105.
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY: The City of San Marcos is committed to providing equal housing opportunity for all people regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, familial status or disability. If you believe you have been a victim of discrimination, or have any questions about fair housing, please call North County Lifeline at (760) 726-4900, ext. 321 or e-mail kmatthews@nclifeline.org. You may also contact the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's fair housing hotline (800) 424-8590.San
