This page is a space to find emergency safe housing referrals, rental housing lists, home-buying resources, and additional discounts and information. Please submit a Service Now ticket if you need assistance navigating these resources.
Campus Housing Options & Future Planning
This page from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor contains information about the types of housing available to faculty and staff through UCSB. This list represents a past, present and future view of campus housing projects.
Campus Housing Options & Future Planning
Campus Rental Resources
UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY HOUSING SERVICES is a one-stop resource for rental housing information and dispute resolution. Our experienced staff will answer your questions and provide guidance regarding your rental rights and responsibilities. Services are available to students, faculty, staff, and property providers.
The Sierra Madre Apartment complex is UCSB’s first endeavor into University-owned apartment rentals for staff. The beautiful facility boasts 35 large 2- and 3-bedroom apartments with stainless steel appliances, a dishwasher, and a full size washer/dryer for each unit. Located adjacent to 650 acres of coastal habitats and walking trails, the setting is as beautiful as the apartments themselves. With monthly rent set at 10-20% below the market rate, and close proximity to main campus, Sierra Madre is an excellent living option for UCSB staff and faculty.
- UCSB Map
- Liana Decierdo: 805-893-4448
- Maintenance Work Request
- For current Sierra Madre residents: call UCPD at 805-893-3446 for after hours non-emergency services (911 for emergencies).
UCSB Community Housing Services
- Off-Campus Rental Listings
- Landlord/tenant, neighbor, and roommate dispute resolution
- Mediation Program
- Advice and information about rental rights and responsibilities for tenants and property providers
- Educational Workshops
- Publications + forms
- Move-in and Move-out Videotaping
Community Rental Resources
Several local landlords in the Coastal Housing Network have agreed to reduce the monthly Market Rent on new leases for a number of their rental units for Coastal Housing member employees.
Landlord Participants:
Eligibility requirements:
- Employment for a Coastal Housing Partnership member company at move-in time
- Not currently renting a unit at a participating property
- Able to meet all customary tenant qualification requirements for the property
Program Policies:
- The number of units at each property that are available for this program may be limited
- Check with the landlord representative to determine availability
- Rental units classified as “affordable” or “senior” are not eligible for the program
- Participants in the program are entitled to one rental discount per unit
- Lease term must be at least one year
- If a program tenant is no longer employed by a Coastal Housing Partnership member company, the employee remains eligible for the rental discount until the end of the current lease term
Save on Moving Services
If you are seeking the services of a professional mover, a local moving company – Movegreen – provides savings to employees of Coastal Housing Partnership member employers.
Coastal Housing Partnership Employee Benefit from Movegreen:
10% reduction in fee for moving labor and supplies
Mention Coastal Housing Partnership upon booking your move
805-845-6600
www.movegreen.com
Contact the Coastal Housing Partnership office to register for rental benefits and to receive a Letter of Authorization to verify that you are employed by a Coastal Housing member company. Be sure to present the Letter of Authorization to the participating landlord prior to leasing a unit.
https://coastalhousing.org/rental-search-site/
Coastal Housing Rentals is a rental search service providing information on available rentals in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
This website was created to provide local employees of Coastal Housing Partnership member companies with a simple way to search for rentals that meet their housing needs. Local landlords are able to post their listings in Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties for free.
Access to this service is provided to employees at no charge.
How to access the Rental Search Site for Member Employees
- Click on Rentals.CoastalHousing.org
- To create your account, click Register
- Once you have registered, you will receive an email confirming your registration (if you do not see the email, check you spam or junk folders)
Here is a link to a short video on how to use the Rental Search Site: Instructional Video
Rental Discounts: The rental properties on this site are not necessarily part of Coastal Housing Partnership’s Rental Assistance Discount Program. Employees should not expect that properties listed here will have the discount associated with them.
Fore more information about the Rental Assistance Discount Program, go to Rental Assistance Discount Program.
People's Self Help Housing has a mission to build permanent, supportive housing with site-based services that offer opportunities to change lives and strengthen communities, People’s Self-Help Housing is the longest-serving nonprofit housing organization on California’s Central Coast.
PSHH owns and manages rental housing in three counties: San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura. Properties are located in rural, urban and coastal areas. Every one of the developments is different, and they are as diverse as their host communities.
Click on the links below to find your future place to call home!
Detailed list of all PSHH Rental Properties
Tenant & Landlord Assistance & Dispute Resources
- Tenant and Landlord Issues Resources-North County (PDF)
- Tenant and Landlord Issues Resources-South County (PDF)
Rental Housing Mediation Task Force
| Phone |
805-564-5420 |
Available to these zip codes: 93013, 93067, 93101, 93103, 93108, 93109, 93110, 93111, 93117
Low Income Legal Assistance - Lompoc
| Phone |
805-736-6582 |
Low Income Legal Assistance - Santa Barbara
| Phone |
805-963-6754 |
Low Income Legal Assistance - Santa Maria
| Phone |
805-922-9909 |
Senior Outreach - Lompoc
| Phone |
805-736-6582 |
Senior Outreach - Santa Barbara
| Phone |
805-963-6754 |
The County Law Library - Santa Barbara
| Phone |
805-568-2296 |
The County Law Library - Santa Maria
| Phone |
805-346-7548 |
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Fair Housing Hotline
| Phone |
800-669-9777 |
Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Rehousing Assistance
Casa Esperanza Homeless Center
| Phone |
805-884-8481 |
| Address |
816 Cacique Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3622 Link to Map |
South County
Good Samaritan Shelters
| Phone |
805-346-8185 |
| Address |
245 Inger Drive #103-B Santa Maria, CA 93454 Link to Map |
North County
Legal Aid Foundation
| Phone |
805-963-6754 |
| Address |
301 E Canon Perdido St Santa Barbara, CA 93101-1517 Link to Map |
South County
Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People
| Phone |
805-686-2856 |
| Address |
545 Alisal Rd Solvang, CA 93463-2606 Link to Map |
Mid County
Transition House
| Phone |
805-966-9668 |
| Address |
425 E Cota St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Link to Map |
South County
Campus & Community Homebuying Resources
Resources and strategies include several mortgage, home loan, and down payment assistance programs developed by the UC Office of Loan Programs and the campus. Subsidized homes and apartments for purchase or rent at below-market rates are also offered based on availability, and new projects are in progress to expand the faculty housing inventory.
Faculty Housing including Ocean Walk and West Campus Point
https://coastalhousing.org/home-buying-education/
https://coastalhousing.org/home-buying-benefit/
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Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Rehousing Assistance
Casa Esperanza Homeless Center
| Phone |
805-884-8481 |
| Address |
816 Cacique Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103-3622 Link to Map |
South County
Good Samaritan Shelters
| Phone |
805-346-8185 |
| Address |
245 Inger Drive #103-B Santa Maria, CA 93454 Link to Map |
North County
Legal Aid Foundation
| Phone |
805-963-6754 |
| Address |
301 E Canon Perdido St Santa Barbara, CA 93101-1517 Link to Map |
South County
Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People
| Phone |
805-686-2856 |
| Address |
545 Alisal Rd Solvang, CA 93463-2606 Link to Map |
Mid County
Transition House
| Phone |
805-966-9668 |
| Address |
425 E Cota St Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Link to Map |
South County