Community Development Commission of Mendocino County

The Community Development Commission of Mendocino County (CDC) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications until August 31, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

The application method has not yet been confirmed.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran: If claiming this preference you must provide a copy of the DD214 showing Honorable Discharge within ten calendar days from the date you submit this application.
• Live/and or work in Mendocino County.
• Natural Disaster: *If claiming this preference attach a written statement of your current living situation to this application.
  • Families who have been affected by a natural disaster such as a fire, flood, earthquake or other natural cause.
  • The disaster occurred within the past 24 months.
  • The applicant’s housing was rendered uninhabitable in the disaster.
  • The family is not living in standard, permanent, replacement housing.
• Disabled, homeless, and currently living in Mendocino County: If claiming this preference attach a written statement of your current living situation to This application. Families who currently live in Mendocino County with a household member who: Has a verifiable disability, and the family is homeless under one of the following criteria:
  • Transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings.
  • At serious risk of institutionalization. 
  • Homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless. 

It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CDC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CDC on September 1, 2023.

The Community Development Commission of Mendocino County (CDCMC) Homeless Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at The Plateau is closed.

The CDCMC last accepted applications for this waiting list on a limited basis from January 12, 2022, until February 2, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the CDCMC application, "This project-based voucher waiting list is only open and available to individuals or families who are homeless. A household’s homeless status will be verified by CDC once an applicant is selected from the waiting list for this development and CDC is determining eligibility."

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the paper application.

Once the application was completed, it was either:

1. Returned to the CDCMC office.
2. Faxed to the CDCMC.
3. Emailed to the CDCMC.

The maximum income limit for each household size were as follows:

• 1 Person $25,350 | 5 Persons $39,050
• 2 Persons $28,950 | 6 Persons $41,950
• 3 Persons $32,550 | 7 Persons $44,850
• 4 Persons $36,150 | 8 Persons $47,750

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Veterans or surviving spouse of a veteran
• Live/work in Mendocino County
• Disabled
• Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assualt, stalking, or human trafficking

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the CDCMC website.

Sources: This information was verified the CDCMC on January 10, 2022.

The Community Development Commission of Mendocino County (CDC) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open from April 8, 2019, until an unknown close date. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: To qualify, applicants must be disabled and under 62 years old.

There were three ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Download and print the application online.
2. Pick up an application at the CDC offices.
3. Call to request an application by email or fax.

Once the application has been completed, it must have been either:

1. Mailed to the CDC offices.
2. Dropped off at the the CDC offices.
3. Faxed to (707-463-4188).
4. Emailed to the CDC.

Important note: If the application is emailed or faxed to the CDC, the applicant must follow up by submitting the application in person to the CDC during office hours or mailing the original application to the CDC offices. No postmarked deadline is available.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran, Involuntary Displaced by government action, natural disaster, and not living in standard, permanent, replacement housing, or will be involuntarily displaced through no action of your own. Specific criteria must be met. Live or work in Mendocino County, Families who have been affected by a federal or state declared natural disaster such as a fire, flood, earthquake or other natural cause in which the applicant’s housing was rendered uninhabitable

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, after sorting preferences.  

For more information, visit the CDC website.