bearishgurl wrote:CA renter

[CA renter]

[quote=bearishgurl][quote=CA renter][quote=sdrealtor]
MOst of the new developments in Carlsbad mandated casita units in a number of units to meet affordable housing guidelines. Its already being done here.[/quote]

Awesome. I’ve seen a *few* homes with casitas (not in most developments from what I’ve seen), but they usually didn’t have kitchens or laundry facilities. Not only that, but they didn’t even have any kind of access to the main house, which makes these units truly useless — you can’t use them for living quarters, and you can’t use them as part of your house.[/quote]

CAR, you must know that a mere “cursory check” on the internet reveals there are plenty of opportunities for low-income tenants (and even potential homebuyers) in Carlsbad. See:

http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/housing/affordable/Pages/affordable-apartments.aspx

… as to low income guidelines (as percentage of SD County median income)

http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/housing/affordable/Documents/SDMedianIncome2011.pdf

as to “extremely low-income” qualified complexes

http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/housing/affordable/Pages/income-qualifications.aspx

and, as to new condos for purchase under low-income guidelines (if selling less than 15 yrs out, City will have say on maximum asking price)

http://www.sandiegobythesea.com/mulberryatbressiranch_qual.htm

And none of these links even mention all the owners of SFRs in Carlsbad who will accept a Section 8 voucher.[/quote]

You’re missing my point about not concentrating all the low-income housing like that. I’m sure there are some SFH landlords in CBD who will take Section 8 tenants, but in all the years I’ve lived here, I’ve never seen one. They don’t need Section 8 because our rental market is very strong, and they can just as easily find truly qualified renters who are just about as reliable as Section 8, but who won’t damage their homes.