Related Agencies

• Department of Social Services
• Department of Consumer Affairs
• Department of Aging
• More Home & Family-related Agencies

Housing

• Online Services
• Building/Remodeling
  • Be Smart: Building/Remodeling - Take Charge California
• Foreclosure
  • Be Smart: Foreclosure - Take Charge California
    Foreclosure prevention assistance.
  • Foreclosure in California - Public Interest Clearinghouse and the State Bar of California
    Legal help for Californians facing foreclosure.
  • Help for America's Homeowners - MakingHomeAffordable.gov
    Gives homeowners a one-stop place to research options to reduce mortgage payments and prevent foreclosures.
  • YourHome.ca.gov
    Helpful information and links if you are considering buying a home, or if you already own a home, or have a mortgage and may be experiencing difficulty in keeping your payments current.
• Homeownership
  • Affordable Housing - California Housing Finance Agency
    Affordable housing for first-time homebuyers.
  • Be Smart: Home Owners - Take Charge California
    Home buying, assistance programs, loans, fees, payments, reverse mortgages.
• Insurance
  • Be Smart: Insurance - Take Charge California
    Insurance information, premiums, terms, finding an agent
• Landlord/ Tenant
  • Be Smart: Landlord/Tenant - Take Charge California
    Rights and responsibilities, abandoned possessions, and rent increases.
  • California Courts Self-Help Center - Judicial Council of California
    Legal assistance, California law, and representing yourself in some legal matters.
• Safety
  • Be Smart: Safety - Take Charge California
    Asbestos, hiring security companies.