San Francisco rental opportunities

Apply directly for rental housing

View listings and apply for rental housing opportunities on the DAHLIA San Francisco Housing Portal.

View and apply for First-Come, First-Served BMR Rental housing opportunities.

Information about rental housing programs

Inclusionary Housing Program (also known as "Mixed Income" or "BMR")

• Units are rented below market rate, in market-rate buildings built by for-profit developers.

100% Affordable (also known as "Multifamily")

• All units in the building are rented at reduced rates, often by non-profit developers working with MOHCD.
• Former public housing from the SF Housing Authority is also being converted to 100% affordable buildings.

Other rental programs

Plus Housing Program

• Apply online! The Plus Housing Program helps low-income people living with HIV (depending on need) get placed in rentals units or get subsidies.

Rent Subsidies

You can contact the following organizations about available rent subsidies.

• Catholic Charities SF
• Compass Family Services
• Hamilton Families

Section 8 Vouchers

• Subsidized housing voucher program for assisting very low-income residents renting in the private market.
• Operated at the federal level by the San Francisco Housing Authority

Other rental opportunities

These lists are developed each month by community nonprofit agencies.

• Openhouse Waitlist of Affordable and Low-Income Housing Opportunities for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities - (San Francisco and Bay Area)

• One Degree Listings - (SF, Bay Area and beyond)