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Street Address:
487 Leff Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-4347

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1289
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406

Phone: (805) 543-4478
Fax: (805) 543-4992
Maintenance Fax: (805) 541-2973
Housing Mgmt Fax: (805) 595-1372


San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-4347
USA

805.543.4478

The Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo (HASLO) has a mission to assist the counties lower income citizens secure and maintain long-term housing. It is a mission the Housing Authority takes very seriously and executes  creatively and diligently.

Housing Options

HASLO Affordable Housing

HASLO DOES NOT PROVIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING.

HASLO offers several housing options.  Most properties have Wait Lists due to the extreme need for affordable housing in San Luis Obispo County.  A property Wait List may be either "open" and accepting new applications, or temporarily "closed" due to the length of the wait.

Rents restricted Affordable Apartments

The “rents restricted” properties have below market rents, but applicants still have to show they have enough income to pay those rents; whereas for Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) and Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs) rent is adjusted based on the applicant’s income.

Listed below are units currently available. Please review the Income Limits and other restrictions listed on the application (click yellow button below) for the properties in which you are interested.  If more applications are submitted than needed for a pending vacancy, applicants will be added and maintained on the waiting list.

  • Iron Works (SLO) - 2 bedrooms

  • Macadero Gardens (Atascadero) - 2 & 3 bedrooms

  • Parkwood Villas (SLO) - 2 bedrooms

  • Atascadero Senior Housing (Atascadero) - 1 bedrooms for seniors 55+

  • Islay Hills (SLO) - 2, 3, & 4 bedrooms

Subsidized Housing

Subsidized apartments/housing means that you are granted a monthly subsidy that assists with the payment of your rent.  This monthly subsidy is paid directly to the landlord.  In a subsidized apartment you typically pay 30% of your actual income toward the rent. The subsidy pays the balance.  For example, if an apartment rents for $1,200 and your monthly income is $2,000, you pay $600 toward the rent (30% of your income) and the subsidy pays $600 to the landlord, for a total of $1,200.  If your income goes up due to a promotion, your share of the total rent increases, still using the same formula of 30% of income for your contribution.  If your income goes down due to a job loss, reduction in hours or other reasons, your share of the rent goes down, using the same formula.

There are two general types of subsidized affordable housing:

HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS (TENANT-BASED SECTION 8)

Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV's) are attached to the client/tenant, unlike Project-Based Vouchers, which are attached to a specific apartment at a property.  An HCV holder determines what apartment, neighborhood, and community they wish to reside in.  And if they later move, they are eligible to take their housing voucher with them to use at a new location.  It is the HCV holder's responsibility to locate and apply for their apartment, and to be accepted by the landlord or management company.  The majority of Housing Choice Vouchers are placed at apartments that are privately owned/managed.   

The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) interest list is currently closed.  The interest list will open again only after the previous year's list is exhausted and when there is adequate funding from HUD.

PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS (SUBSIDIZED APARTMENTS)

Project-Based Vouchers means that the subsidies have been awarded to a specific apartment at a property.  To receive the benefit of that subsidized rent, you must live in that specific apartment at that specific property.

The application for a Project-Based Voucher is a two-step process.  If eligible for the PBV program, the applicant is referred to the landlord of the corresponding property, which will have additional screening requirements.

HUD–VASH Program:  

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) combines Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  VA must refer homeless veterans to HASLO to be assisted under this program.

HAVE YOU PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR AN APARTMENT?

Wondering about the status of your application at a HASLO or HASLO managed property?

list of affordable apartments in san luis obispo county

There are many affordable housing complexes located throughout San Luis Obispo County.  Some of these are affiliated with HASLO, and some are not.  Because the properties and landlords listed on this sheet work for other organizations, they have different policies with respect to income requirements and waiting lists.  You must contact each owner/property management agent for their application. For your convenience we have included a link with property names, locations, and contact information.  Click the link below to view: