The City of Montclair Redevelopment Agency participates in a variety of housing programs made available to income-qualifying persons or households. The Agency provides housing opportunities for both the ownership and rental community.

One frequently asked question is whether the Agency offers a Homebuyer Assistance Program. Although the Agency’s Homebuyer Assistance Program has been suspended indefinitely due to the exhaustion of funding sources, there currently exists a variety of Homebuyer Assistance Programs available through other agencies, i.e., the County of San Bernardino and Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services (NPHS). Links for these agencies can be found via this website. Prior to the Program’s suspension, the Agency provided a total of 141 Homebuyer Assistance Program loans to income-qualifying families totaling over $3 million from the Low- to Moderate-Income Housing Fund.

Current Agency-funded programs include:

Rental Housing

• Single-family and apartment rental opportunities are available through the Agency.

Exterior Housing Improvement Program

• A grant program for income-qualifying single-family residential owners to make certain exterior Health and Safety Code improvements.

Montclair Housing Corporation

• Functions as a resource for the Agency to meet some of the State mandates imposed through use of Housing Set-Aside Funds.

Agency Acquisition and Rehabilitation Program

• The program was designed for the purpose of providing affordable housing opportunities while improving the appearance of the City’s neighborhoods.

Housing Improvement Task Force

• The Housing Improvement Task Force was created for the purpose of improving housing conditions in the City.

Mobile Home Park Purchase Assistance

• The program facilitates the purchase of mobile home parks in the City by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation that will in turn ensure the preservation of affordable housing in mobile home parks by limiting rent increases.

Questions regarding the Agency’s general housing programs can be directed to Christine S. Caldwell, Assistant Director of Redevelopment, via email at ccaldwell@ci.montclair.ca.us or by phone at (909) 625-9413.