Mutual Housing California runs a lottery for all new housing developments to ensure fair access to housing for our applicants.

Entering the Lottery

To be entered in the lottery, applicants must complete the online application during the advertised lottery application period. Please note that submitting an application through the lottery does not guarantee a unit or a spot on the waiting list. Households submitting an application for the lottery will be pre-screened for completeness of application, income eligibility, and other eligibility criteria. Eligible applicants will be notified in writing regarding status and of any further information deemed necessary.

Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered for the lottery.

How to apply

Applicants can apply via the online application portal. If for some reason the applicant is unable to complete the online application, they can contact the property management office to receive a paper application.

Deadlines

The lottery process deadlines will be listed in the application portal.

Lottery Process

After the lottery application period ends, applicants will be sorted using a random number generator and listed in the order drawn.

Units are then matched by proceeding down the list to the first household on the list that is appropriate size for the unit available according to the appropriate-unit-size criteria established for the lottery. Applicants will be notified when their name is selected from the randomized list.

Application Process

Once an applicant is selected, they will have 15 days to respond and complete the full move in application. The household must successfully complete the application process to be awarded a unit.

The application process includes income and asset verification, credit check, and background check for all members of the household 18 years of age and older.

This process continues until all available units have been assigned to appropriately sized and eligible applicant households.

Waiting List

Households that were not awarded a unit will be placed on a waiting list in the order generated by the lottery. As units become available, Mutual Housing will proceed down the list matching the first household on the list that is appropriate size for the unit available. This process will continue until there are no more qualifying households.