Applications due December 5, 2018.

 The Somerville Community Corporation (SCC), in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) announce that applications are currently being accepted by the SCC for the City’s 100 Homes Program. Applications are available at the SCC (337 Somerville Ave.), Somerville City Hall (93 Highland Ave.), and the City Hall Annex (50 Evergreen Ave.), and online at somervillecdc.org/100-Homes-Application. The application deadline is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018.

One, two, three, four, and five bedroom apartments are available for income eligible families and individuals.

Check your eligibility and rent level in the chart below:

Income Limits by Household Size

100 Homes Rent Limits for Income-Eligible Households

Rent limits include utilities or will be reduced for an allowance for tenant-paid utilities.

Priority status will be given for individuals and/or families who:

·         have been issued a notice to quit, or a notice of nonrenewal of lease, or who are otherwise in the process of a no-fault eviction,

·         must utilize a mobile housing voucher in Somerville or risk losing it, or

·         are homeless and on the Somerville Continuum of Care Coordinated Entry List where a provider with HUD funding through the Somerville Continuum of Care has unused permanent supportive housing leasing dollars and needs to find a unit to lease.

Tenants will be selected for initial occupancy and waiting list placement through a lottery process. Placement will be determined by lottery number and not the time and date of application. Apartments will become available on a rolling basis. The lottery will be held at Somerville City Hall shortly after the application deadline, at a date to be determined. Applicants do not need to be present during the lottery as all applicants will be notified by mail.

All applications must arrive at Somerville Community Corporation by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Applications may be emailed to David Tisel at dtisel@somervillecdc.org, or mailed to SCC, 337 Somerville Avenue, 2^nd fl. Somerville MA 02143. Mailed applications received after the 4:00 p.m. deadline will not be accepted. For more information about the application process, or reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, please call Somerville Community Corporation at 617- 410-9910.

About 100 Homes

The goal of the 100 Homes Program, in partnership between the City and Somerville Community Corp., and utilizing Community Preservation Funding, among other City funding, is for SCC to acquire scattered site multi-family properties in neighborhoods across the City to establish rental housing that is permanently affordable. By removing these properties from the speculative market and providing permanent affordability through deed restrictions, households with a range of low and moderate incomes, including units affordable to households earning at or below 50% of AMI and up to 100% of AMI, will be able to access quality safe and affordable housing. This also is an important tool in addressing displacement.

The City of Somerville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication, written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, Nency Salamoun, at 617-625-6600 x2323 or NSalamoun@somervillema.gov.