Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility for a housing voucher is determined by the MHA based on the total annual gross income and family size and is limited to US citizens and specified categories of non-citizens who have eligible immigration status. In general, 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. By law, MHA must provide 75 percent of its voucher to applicants whose incomes do not exceed 30 percent of the area median income. Median income levels are published by HUD and vary by location. The MHA serving your community can provide you with the income limits for your area and family size.

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During the application process, MHA will collect information on family income, assets, and family composition. MHA will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and bank, and will use the information to determine program eligibility and the amount of the housing assistance payment

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

What are the Family obligations for participation in assisted housing programs?



• ​Supply information about citizenship, income and family composition to Marin Housing.
• Verify that the family is living in the rental unit or disclose absence from the unit.
• Notify the Marin Housing and the owner in writing before moving out of the unit or terminating the lease.
• Use the unit as the family's only residence and allow only the designated family members to live in the unit.
• Promptly notify Marin Housing of any changes in family composition.
• Request written approval, from the owner and Marin Housing, to add any other family member as an occupant of the unit. Provide Marin Housing a copy of any owner eviction notice.
• Any information that the family supplies must be true and complete.
  

FY2024 Marin County Income Limits

Effective 04/01/2024

The “Extremely Low,” “Very Low Income” and “Low Income” schedules shown above were published by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), effective 4/1/2024. For additional information, you may consult the HUD website at https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il.html.

The “Median Income” schedule shown above is based on the FY2024 median family income for the San Francisco HMFA of $186,600 for a four-person household, issued by HUD effective 4/1/2024, with adjustments for smaller and larger household sizes. The “Moderate Income” schedule shown above represents 120% of median income.