Housing and Community Development

Rental & Move-In Assistance Program (RMAP) Reopens

HCD with Mayor Jane Castor

The Adderley, affordable apartments along Nebraska Ave. & Busch Blvd., opened in 2024

Habitat for Humanity Women Build Volunteer Day 2024

Healthy Homes Program

Tampa Resident Realizes Homeownership Dream After 16 Years with DARE to Own the Dream Program

DARE News Conference 1/31/2022

Habitat for Humanity Veteran Build 04082022

Habitat for Humanity Veterans Build 2022

UNLAWFUL EVICTION?
LANDLORD TENANT ISSUES?

Are you in the city limits of Tampa and need assistance related to unlawful eviction or landlord-tenant issues? You may qualify to receive free assistance from Bay Area Legal Services. To be prescreened for this service, please contact the Housing Information Line at 813.307.5555.

Sign up online for an appointment at QUP

Rental Move-In Assistance Program

As of January 2, 2025 a limited number of eligible applications for move-in, rental, and eviction prevention assistance will be accepted on Tuesdays and Thursday at 9am via this link: RMAP Eligibility Application

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

City of Tampa Fiscal Year 2024-2025

State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program

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The upcoming 1/15/25 AHAC regular meeting will be cancelled to accommodate a special off site tour of the Tampa Hope Facility at 1:30 pm.

Tampa Hope is located at 3704 E. Third Ave. Tampa 33605.

Due to the secure nature of the facility , Limited access to the facility may only be available to the AHAC committee and staff. Minutes will be made available to the public.

The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1:30 pm. The meeting is held in our Harbor and Bay Conference Room at 2555 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa Florida 33610. The Harbor and Bay Conference Room is located on the 3rd floor of the City Center building. Everyone is invited to attend. You will be required to provide picture identification.

AHAC serves as the advisory review board to periodically evaluate established policies, procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and the local government comprehensive plan, and reports its finding to the Mayor and City Council with recommended changes.

AHAC is to annually update or recommend housing strategies to incentivize the production of affordable housing. The AHAC committee will meet and vote on December 18, 2024 on specific incentive strategies to be considered. To view the incentives strategies please click the document link below.

City of Tampa AHAC Incentive Report 2024 Final

Security Deposit and Utility Deposit Assistance in Tampa

Security and Utility Deposit assistance is available for rental security deposits and utility deposits in the City of Tampa limits. For more information contact:

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Building Tampa's Equitable Tomorrow

Mayor Castor and the City of Tampa have made the development of Workforce and Affordable Housing a strategic priority of the Mayor’s ‘Transforming Tampa’s Tomorrow’ vision. The details of that strategy can be found here: https://www.tampagov.net/t3/housing-affordability
There are many continuing and new opportunities to invest in our community’s future and to be part of Tampa’s tomorrow. We want to ensure that all partners and stakeholders can align their efforts with the City’s housing affordability strategy.

Watch the Video Now to learn more about:

The City’s Housing Affordability Strategy and Recommendations
The City’s Community Land Trust (CLT)
Workforce and Affordable Housing projects on the horizon
New policies and partnership opportunities
Longer-term strategies, including use of Opportunity Zones

Improving Lives and Communities Across Tampa

The Housing and Community Development Division (HCD) plays a lead role in the development of housing and citizen support programs to serve the city's low and moderate income households, homeless, and disabled populations. HCD maintains and expands housing opportunities for low and moderate income persons and families in the city by:

Preserving the city's housing stock through rehabilitation and repair assistance programs.
Expanding the supply of affordable housing for lower income renters and owners, including first-time home buyers.
Serving the needs of the homeless community and partnering with homeless service providers.
Providing impartial, unbiased investigation services for discrimination complaints in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodation to any person who believes they have been discriminated against.
Providing outreach activities by offering employment, housing and public accommodations seminars / workshops to keep the public informed about their civil rights.