The City's Housing Division provides programs and resources that can help you find affordable housing. For more information, visit the City's Affordable Housing webpage.
How can I purchase a below market price home in Fremont?
The City periodically has below market price (BMP) homes for resale. If you would like to be notified when a BMP home is available for purchase, please sign up for the City's First Time Homebuyer Program Interest List. Please note that the interest list is not an application waitlist. It is an interest list only. For more detailed information about BMP homes, how to qualify, and how to apply, please read the City's BMP Homes FAQs.
How can I put my name on an affordable housing waitlist?
The City's Housing division provides the Assisted Housing Directory, a list of affordable housing developments in Southern Alameda County. Contact each development directly and see if they have an upcoming vacancy or ask to be placed on the waitlist. You can also check the City's Wait Lists & Housing Directories webpage.
If you are interested in receiving information when new affordable housing becomes available in Fremont, please sign up for the City's Affordable Housing Interest Lists.
Please note that these interest lists are not application waitlists. They are "interest only" lists.
How can I apply for Section 8 Housing?
The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP). For more information, visit the HACA website.
How can I obtain an affordable housing application?
The City's Housing division does not distribute any applications. To find out if an apartment complex in Fremont has some affordable housing vacancies or maintains a waiting list, view the Assisted Housing Directory and contact each apartment complex directly.
I have some housing issues with my landlord/tenant and would like to know my rights.
To find out your rights and responsibilities as a landlord or tenant or need advice relating to security deposit, repairs, right to entry, evictions, retaliation, or rent increases, please contact Fremont Landlord, Tenant, and Fair Housing Services at 510-574-2270 or send an email.
My rent increased by a large amount. What can I do?
If you have received a rent increase notice, please call the City of Fremont's Rent Review Program immediately at (510) 733-4945. It is important to call the City within 15 days of receipt of the rent increase letter. To learn more about the Rent Review Program and the process, visit the City's Rent Review webpage.
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