Housing Services

Jelani Marks, Housing Services Manager

The Division of Housing Services mission is: To build partnerships and administer programs that preserve and grow the inventory of safe and sanitary affordable housing in Leon County.

The Division's major programs are income driven and include owner-occupied rehabilitation, home buyer counseling, down-payment assistance, and emergency home repairs.  Application information for our programs can be found below.  Most of our programs are funded through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program as well as the Housing Finance Authority of Leon County.  Please see the "Documents and Reports" page of this site (menu to the right) to review program policy, eligibility information as well as the most recent SHIP Annual Report available for public comment.

HOMEOWNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The Homeownership Development (HOD) Program is one of the Division of Housing Services' strategies to grow the inventory of affordable housing in Leon County. The HOD Program is designed to provide funding to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations for the development of homes for low-income first-time homebuyers. 

Before applying for the HOD Program, please view the HOD Program Overview below for updated information, such as:

• An overview of the application process
• Potential award amounts
• Developer and homebuyer eligibility requirements
• Long-term affordability requirements

HOD Program Overview

IF YOU ARE A DEVELOPER OR HOME BUYER LOOKING TO APPLY FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE HOD PROGRAM, PLEASE CLICK THE PROGRAM TITLE ABOVE TO ACCESS THE APPLICATION. 

MOBILE HOME EMERGENCY REPAIR PROGRAM

The eligible applications we have received for our program are expected to exceed available funding. We regret that we must close intake of applications for our Mobile Home Emergency Repair program on May 22, 2023, at 5PM.

Currently, we expect to reopen the application portal for our Home Repair programs later this year. It is anticipated that information will be posted on our website (www.leoncountyfl.gov/housing) at least 30 days prior to the reopening of the application portal. Please Note: A waitlist will not be created. If you would like to be notified when funding is available, please click here to add yourself to the list. If you live inside City limits (Tax Code 1) please contact the City of Tallahassee for emergency repairs.

EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR PROGRAM (Non-Mobile Home)

The eligible applications we have received for our program are expected to exceed available funding.  We regret that we must close intake of applications for all our Home Repair programs on March 28, 2023, at 5PM.  

At this time, we expect to reopen the application portal for our Home Repair programs later this year. It is anticipated that information will be posted on our website (www.leoncountyfl.gov/housing) at least 30 days prior to the reopening of the application portal.  

Please Note: A waitlist will not be created. If you would like to be notified when funding is available, please click here to add yourself to the list.

If you live inside City limits (Tax Code 1) please contact the City of Tallahassee for emergency repairs. 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL SEARCH

If you are looking for assistance in locating affordable rental properties please click HERE and search your desired location by city, county or zip code.  This search tool also allows you to see the search results on a map or a list. 

If you are experiencing homelessness and are not yet connected with a Case Manager associated with CESC, Inc./Kearney Center, Big Bend Homeless Coalition, CCYS, Ability 1^st, Refuge House or Catholic Charities.  You may contact the Big Bend Continuum of Care 850-792-5015 to be referred to an agency above that will best meet your immediate needs.

DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Please contact the Tallahassee Lender’s Consortium at 850-222-6609 if you need assistance completing the application for the City of Tallahassee’s (properties inside City limits Tax Code-1) down payment assistance program which is also administered by TLC.

Additional down payment assistance funding may be available through a partnership between the Leon County Housing Finance Authority (Leon HFA) and the Escambia County Housing Finance Authority.  Contact the Escambia HFA at a participating lender to learn more about the program.

Down payment assistance may also be available through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation including the recently funded Hometown Heroes program which makes homeownership affordable for eligible frontline community workers such as law enforcement officers, firefighters, educators, healthcare professionals, childcare employees, and active military or veterans.  Click HERE to find out more about their programs.

Down payment assistance may also be available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  Click HERE to find out more about their programs.

 Questions, requests for additional information or reasonable accommodation should be directed to Division of Housing Services staff.  Contact information can be found at the top of this page.

Las preguntas, solicitudes de información adicional o adaptaciones razonables deben dirigirse al personal de la División de Servicios de Vivienda. La información de contacto se puede encontrar en la parte superior de esta página.