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Landlord Incentive Program

Landlord Incentive Program

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Help homeless individuals, families and veterans overcome the challenges of homelessness and lead independent lives.

According to the 2025 Regional Taskforce on the Homeless Point-in-Time Count in San Diego County, there are 9,905 people experiencing homelessness in our region. Approximately 4,191 are sleeping in shelters and 5,714 are unsheltered.

 

The Landlord Incentive Program (LIP) provides financial incentives to landlords who rent to participants in housing programs administered by the County of San Diego serving persons experiencing homelessness.  Incentives include leasing bonuses, holding fees, application expense reimbursement, damage claim reimbursement, security deposits, utility assistance, and landlord liaison services.

Landlord Interest Form

Complete the Landlord Participation Interest Form to learn more about the Landlord Incentive program or list your vacant units.

County Landlord Incentives:

Leasing Bonus

  • Landlords may receive up to $2500 for each unit newly leased to families experiencing homelessness.

Application Expenses

  • Financial assistance of up to $50 may be paid directly to landlords to cover costs such as credit report and application fees.

Security Deposit Assistance

  •  Paid by the County on behalf of the tenant.

Holding Fees

  • Holding fees to landlords to reserve or secure a rental unit when the required inspection is being scheduled and completed.

Landlord Assurance Fund

  • Up to $5,000 is available to reimburse landlords for loss of rent or damage to units in excess of the security deposit.

Landlord Liaison

  • Dedicated liaison available to support partnering landlords with vacancy leads, answering LIP questions, or connecting landlords with the tenant’s Housing Specialist or service providers to address supportive service needs. 

Landlord Incentive Program Flyer

Landlord Incentive Program Flyer – Spanish

  • Units must be located in the Housing Authority of the County of San Diego jurisdiction.  For more information, visit: www.sdhcd.org and click on the “Areas Served” button.
  • Currently leased or moving participants are not eligible for the incentives.

In general, landlord incentive participants are engaged in supportive services through homelessness-focused County of San Diego programs and have been issued a rental assistance voucher from the Housing Authority of the County of San Diego. For more details please visit the counties Access & Crisis Line page.

  • If you are a landlord, owner or property manager, and you would like to partner with the County of San Diego, please see the Landlord Participation Interest Form. The County Landlord Liaison will contact you to provide more information on how we can work together.
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