Sonoma County Housing Authority to accept applications for Project-Based Voucher lotteries

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The Sonoma County Housing Authority will accept applications for one- and two-bedroom Project-Based Vouchers waitlist lotteries from November 1 through November 30. The waitlists will be for applicants who meet the qualifications for “extremely low income,” which is at or below 30 percent of area median income. 

Applicants will be required to provide information regarding income and any preferences for which they may qualify. To qualify, a family of four would have to make $41,500 or less per year. Applications will be accepted for project-based voucher units at the following locations:

• Alta Madrone Apartments in Sonoma
• Fetters Apartments in Sonoma
• Logan Place in Petaluma
• Crossroads Apartments in Santa Rosa
• Fife Creek Commons in Guerneville
• Windsor Redwoods Apartments in Windsor
• The Randall Apartments in Healdsburg

Those interested in applying to any of the above-listed Project-Based Voucher waitlist lotteries must apply during this application period. Applicants must indicate which list they are applying for on their application

Income-eligible applicants must apply during this application period only. Applications will only be accepted after the November 1 opening. Applications are due no later than Friday, November 29, by 5 p.m. if submitted in person at the Housing Authority’s offices, or Saturday, November 30, by 11:59 p.m. if submitted online. 

Beginning November 1, applications may be completed online at www.waitlistcheck.com/CA085 or in person at the Housing Authority's new office, located at 141 Stony Circle, Suite 210 in Santa Rosa. Offices are open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The one- and two-bedroom unit waitlists adhere to the Housing Authority’s subsidy standards and reasonable accommodation policy, typically assigned to households of one to three people for one-bedrooms and two to five people for two-bedrooms. If your household does not meet the criteria for income or household size for these lists, you may apply to additional Project Based Voucher lotteries (various bedroom sizes and income limits throughout the county) which will be open in the coming months.

The Sonoma County Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is currently closed, and we do not anticipate reopening it until the end of 2025 at the earliest. An application for a project-based voucher unit will not result in an applicant being placed on the general Housing Choice Voucher waitlist. 

If you require a disability-related accommodation to access any programs, services or activities provided by the Sonoma County Community Development Commission or the Sonoma County Housing Authority, please contact (707) 565-7500/TDD (707) 565-7555. Translation services will be made available upon request.

The Housing Authority reminds the public that fees-for-service or credit card numbers are never collected when applying to Housing Choice Voucher or Project-Based Voucher waitlists. Scammers often create fraudulent websites that look authentic and make such requests for payment. Please be wary. Their names may say “Section 8,” and they may show an Equal Housing Opportunity logo. Such sites will often take the applicant’s money and sell their personal information.

If you find a website that seems fraudulent, please file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The only legitimate website to apply to the Sonoma County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher Lottery is www.waitlistcheck.com/CA085. 

For more information, contact the Sonoma County Housing Authority at (707) 565-1848/TDD (707) 565-7555 or send an email to scha.update@sonoma-county.org

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Media Contact:
Gilbert Martinez, Communications Specialist
publicaffairs@sonoma-county.org
575 Administration Drive, Suite 104A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 565-3040