Families Forward is happy to announce the upcoming availability of one (1) Affordable Housing Unit for a (2) bedroom and (1) bath upstairs unit in Costa Mesa.
Households must qualify per Families-Forward’s screening criteria including, but not limited to, income, credit, household size and occupancy. These units are income-restricted not to exceed 80% and adjusted for household size as permissible by law.
Please refer to the 2025 HUD income guidelines.
How to Apply
Per Families Forward’s eligibility criteria, to be considered for placement, households must adhere to Families Forward’s program expectations and guidelines. Families Forward will process applicants in the order received. The opportunity to submit an application packet through Families Forward does not guarantee tenancy.
There will be no Families Forward waitlist. In the future, once a unit becomes vacant, the opportunity to apply will be on a first come first serve basis.
The following criteria must be met to be considered for the housing opportunity:
- Households must be experiencing literal homelessness or at risk, be connected through the Family Coordinated Entry System, or be connected to a Housing Service Provider.
- Occupancy standards require a maximum of 5 household members.
- Income must be legal and verifiable and meet the income-to-rent required ratio to not exceed 80% AMI. (Please refer to the 2025 HUD income guidelines.)
- Households must be able to qualify per Families-Forward’s income, screening, and occupancy guidelines.
All housing advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, caste, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept or permit any advertisement for housing that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.
Families Forward will process interest forms in the order received. This is not an application to rent, nor does completion of this form guarantee tenancy.
The listing will remain active for 2 weeks from Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 1:00 pm to Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm.
To be considered, submit your interest form HERE by 1:00pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.