Affordable Housing Eligibility Requirements

Community Roots provides affordable pet-friendly apartments for households with a range of low incomes. Full-time and part-time workers, individuals, families, couples, and people with fluctuating incomes may qualify. Households that receive housing vouchers, SSI, child support, or other forms of income may also qualify.

Eligibility depends on four main things:

• Your household’s annual income before taxes
• Number of people in your household
• Size of the apartment you are interested in
• Community Roots’ rental screening criteria

Checking your eligibility is the first step. Final eligibility is determined after Community Roots verifies your information. View the complete list of eligibility requirements.

If your household has a very low income, you may qualify for a HUD-subsidized apartment, learn more.

Community Roots apartments are funded by programs with different requirements. That means household income caps, student rules, and other qualifications can differ from one apartment to another within the same building.

Each available apartment listing shows:

• Size of the apartment
• Monthly rent
• Minimum household income to rent the apartment
• Maximum income for your household size
• If full-time student or other restrictions apply
• If water/sewer/garbage is included in monthly rent

Seeing an apartment listed does not mean every household will qualify for it. Review the requirements in the listing first.

How to review an apartment listing

First, we will confirm that your household meets an apartment’s eligibility requirements. Then, Community Roots will verify your information and complete a rental screening.

Screening includes rental history, landlord debt, and other criteria:

• Two years of rental history*
• Bankruptcy
• Debt owed to a landlord
• Eviction history
• Full-time student status

*Applicants without two years of rental history may have another way to qualify. Call us to learn more.

Estimate your household income first. Then, identify the apartment sizes that may fit your household and review our available apartments. The list of available apartments is up-to-date. Apartments are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Each listing should clearly show:

• Monthly rent
• Apartment size
• Maximum allowable household income
• Transit and neighborhood information
• Building amenities and unit features

Many people may ask about the same apartment. Contact the leasing line as soon as you find a home that fits your household!