Housing options for all,
Building strong families, and
Strengthening the social and physical fabric of the community

safety and security, supporting economic development and environmental resources, promoting health, wellness and recreation, fostering human development and increasing cultural unity and community problem solving for people of all ages through two Divisions: 1) Housing; and 2) Neighborhood Services.

We would like your help! The City of Oceanside has hired an outside consultant to collect feedback on the Housing and Neighborhood Services Department. Please share the following link with those you believe would be interested in providing such feedback:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OceansideHNS. 

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General Information
(760) 435-3360 or housingmain@oceansideca.org

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher- Rental Assistance
(760) 435-3360 or section8@oceansideca.org

TTY service is available at (760) 754-8918 Fax

Mailing Address

Public Noticing, Reporting and Plans

The Housing and Neighborhood Services Department manages several funding opportunities and reporting requirements that allow the City to provide housing services. This includes the administration of state and federal grants as well as completing required reporting to the State, federal government, and other agencies.

Housing Element

Housing and Community and Development programs and policies within the City of Oceanside are guided by the 2021-2029 Housing Element of the General Plan and the 2025-2029 Five-Year Consolidated Plan for its HUD entitlement programs. The City is required to provide the State annual reports on progress towards meeting its identified goals and implementing programs (Annual Housing Element Report)
For more information regarding the Housing Element, please visit the General Plan.

AB 987 Affordable Housing Database

(a Public Database of Affordable Units and Enforceability)

In accordance with the provisions of AB 987, a worksheet describing existing new and substantially rehabilitated housing units that were either developed or otherwise assisted with Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Funds, has been prepared and posted for public review. Also, in accordance with the law, this database does not include any property used to confidentially house victims of domestic violence.
• AB 987 Affordable Housing List

Please be aware that this is simply a listing of affordable housing that has been assisted with low- to moderate-income housing funds: it is not a listing of currently available housing. To determine whether there are vacancies at any of the rental locations, please contact the apartment sites directly. 

Federal Grants

The City of Oceanside is an entitlement jurisdiction for federal grant programs. Housing and Homeless Services administers three annual federal grant programs from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
• Home Partnership Act (HOME)

As a recipient of these HUD funds, the City is required to develop and submit four planning documents (collectively, the HUD Plans) to HUD for approval: Citizen Participation Plan (CPP); Five-Year Consolidated Plan (Con Plan); Annual Action Plan (Action Plan); and, Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER).
• 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan
• 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER)
• 5-year Consolidated Plan (2025-2030) & 2025-2026 Action Plan.
• Citizen Participation Plan (CPP)

HOME-ARP Allocation Plan

The American Rescue Plan (ARP) provides $5 billion to assist individuals or households who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and other vulnerable populations, by providing housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and non-congregate shelter, to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability across the country. These grant funds are administered through HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). As an entitlement jurisdiction for a fiscal year 2021 HOME program allocation, the City of Oceanside is also eligible to receive a HOME-ARP grant allocation for the fiscal year 2021 program year. The City's HOME-ARP Allocation Plan details how these funds will be used. 

• HOME-ARP Allocation Plan

Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Rental Assistance

The Oceanside Housing Authority's largest program provides federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance to nearly 1400 households with low incomes in the City of Oceanside. Nearly half of OHA’s rental assistance households are seniors or individuals with disabilities.

Rental housing assistance is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  As a recipient of these HUD funds, the City is required to develop and submit planning documents.  

• Oceanside HA (OHA) Administrative Plan
• FY 2025-26 OHA Annual Plan
• 2025-2029 OHA Five-Year Plan

Permanent Local Housing Assistance (PLHA)

In September 2017, the California Legislature approved Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), known as the Building Homes and Jobs Act (Act), which established a $75 recording fee on real estate documents to increase the supply of affordable housing. The Act establishes the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) program administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The PLHA provides a permanent source of funding to cities and counties to help meet the unmet need for affordable housing and increase the supply of affordable housing units.

The City of Oceanside is an entitlement jurisdiction and is eligible to receive an estimated $6 million or slightly more than $1 million annually, over the five-year funding period. In order to receive PLHA funds, the City is required to submit a PLHA Plan (Plan). Oceanside's PLHA Plan was submitted in July of 2020.

Our staff is fluent in Spanish and many of our documents are available in Spanish. Please call (760) 435-3360 for assistance in Spanish.

La División de Vivienda tiene personal que dominan el Español. También tenemos varios documentos que han sido traducidos al Español. Llame al (760) 435-3360 para asistencia en Español.

If you are homeless or concerned that you will be homeless soon, please call 211, email at 211help@211sandiego.org, or go to the 211 San Diego web site.

211 San Diego is a countywide referral service who can connect you with more than 2,000 community agencies providing 5,000 health and human service programs. Help is available 24 hours a day. 2-1-1 staff speaks more than 150 languages to assist you.