Rental Assistance Program Input

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Thank you for your participation and feedback with this initiative. We are now in implementation phase.

The first Monterey City Council meeting of the year is this coming Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Among other items, on the agenda in the evening session are two housing-related reports. Item 10: Receive Rental Inventory Program Annual Report and Consider Recommended Program Changes and Initial Tenant Protections, and Item 11: Receive Rental Assistance Program Update and Recommended Program Changes. We encourage the community to attend the meeting and participate in these topics with the staff and City Council. The full agenda is posted at https://isearchmonterey.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=6124&doctype=1#.


Rental Assistance Program Application opens one day a month. See monterey.gov/rentalassistance for more information.


In response to ongoing housing challenges in our community, the City of Monterey is establishing a new Rental Assistance Program to provide rental assistance to eligible households that are faced with housing instability issues. As part of this process, the Housing Office is hosting community outreach opportunities and a survey to gather information on how the City of Monterey can help renters with housing costs. We encourage renter and property manager participation in both the survey and in-person drop-in sessions.

Previous City Rental Assistance programs have provided financial relief for members of our community. As a first in the county, Monterey launched an Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) in April 2020 spending almost $1 million (162 households) in City housing program funds in response to financial hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the City of Monterey administered the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds totaling approximately $1.25 million on behalf of the United Way of Monterey County, benefiting 128 households. Combined, the two programs benefited 290 households.

Please refer to the timeline section of this page for more information on our upcoming community outreach opportunities.

The first Monterey City Council meeting of the year is this coming Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Among other items, on the agenda in the evening session are two housing-related reports. Item 10: Receive Rental Inventory Program Annual Report and Consider Recommended Program Changes and Initial Tenant Protections, and Item 11: Receive Rental Assistance Program Update and Recommended Program Changes. We encourage the community to attend the meeting and participate in these topics with the staff and City Council. The full agenda is posted at https://isearchmonterey.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=6124&doctype=1#.


Rental Assistance Program Application opens one day a month. See monterey.gov/rentalassistance for more information.


In response to ongoing housing challenges in our community, the City of Monterey is establishing a new Rental Assistance Program to provide rental assistance to eligible households that are faced with housing instability issues. As part of this process, the Housing Office is hosting community outreach opportunities and a survey to gather information on how the City of Monterey can help renters with housing costs. We encourage renter and property manager participation in both the survey and in-person drop-in sessions.

Previous City Rental Assistance programs have provided financial relief for members of our community. As a first in the county, Monterey launched an Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) in April 2020 spending almost $1 million (162 households) in City housing program funds in response to financial hardships resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the City of Monterey administered the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds totaling approximately $1.25 million on behalf of the United Way of Monterey County, benefiting 128 households. Combined, the two programs benefited 290 households.

Please refer to the timeline section of this page for more information on our upcoming community outreach opportunities.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Rental Assistance Program Survey

    Thank you for participating in the City of Monterey Rental Assistance Program Survey.

    The purpose of this survey is to gather information from the community that will be used to provide guidance in implementing a rental assistance program.  

    Thank you for your participation and feedback with this initiative. We are now in implementation phase.
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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Preguntas de la encuesta del Programa de Asistencia para la Renta

    Gracias por participar en la Encuesta del Programa de Asistencia para la Renta de la Ciudad de Monterey. El propósito de esta encuesta es recopilar información de la comunidad que se utilizará para brindar orientación en la implementación de un programa de asistencia para la renta.

    Thank you for your participation and feedback with this initiative. We are now in implementation phase.
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