Contact Information
Housing and Neighborhood Services
Phone: (530) 879-6300
Fax: (530) 879-6399 or
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Housing
The Housing Office administers the City's affordable housing programs and related community development activities. The Housing Office activities are funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the Home Investment Partnership (HOME) program, both Federal grant programs.
Resources for Homeowners/Future Homeowners
Housing Rehabilitation Program
Mortgage Subsidy Program
The City Mortgage Subsidy Program is suspended due to lack of funding.
Prepare for future homeownership by attending a workshop:
2013 Calendar of First Time Homebuyer Workshops
General Mortgage Information/Calculators/Refinancing Information:
Mortgage and Refinance Information from The Mortgage Professor
Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP)
Foreclosure resources:
HUD-Approved Housing, Credit & Foreclosure Counseling
Legal Services of Northern California offers free monthly workshops for those facing foreclosure; call 530-345-9491 for schedule.
Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HOPE)
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Energy Efficiency Programs
CHF Residential Energy Retrofit Program
Community Action Agency of Butte County, Inc.
Rental Housing Resources
City of Chico Low-Cost Housing Resource Guide
Butte County Senior Housing (not income restricted)
Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities-Dept. of Consumer Affairs
Tenants Together--Organization for Renters' Rights
Text of Law--Protecting Tenants At Foreclosure Act
Housing Authority of the County of Butte
Additional Resources
Directory of Health and Human Services Available in Butte County
Independent Living Services of Northern California
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)