FAQ
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Description: 2 bed/1bath house, $2800/month plus utilities. $1,800 deposit
Open house: Thursday January 26th, 4-6 pm
Qualifications: Applicant must be able to document income and the ability to pay rent.
Minimum income: Applicants income must be at least three times the rent.
Maximum annual income limits by household size:
Household size / Maximum Income (80% Area Median Income)
2 people / $119,300.00
3 people / $134,200.00
4 people / $149,100.00
5 people / $161,050.00
Detail: Rent is set to be affordable for two wage earners that make $25 per hour or $52 per hour combined.
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Description: 1 Bed/1 Bath apartment, $1850/Month plus utilities, $1000 deposit
Open house: Tuesday January 24th, 4-6 pm
Qualifications: Applicant must be able to document income and the ability to pay rent.
Minimum income: Applicants income must be at least three times the rent.
Maximum annual income limits by household size:
Household size / Maximum Income (65% AMI)
1 person / $75,530.00
2 people / $86,320.00
Detail: The rent for this home is set to be affordable to one person earning $32 per hour or two people earning approximately $16 per hour ($32 combined).
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Click on the links and download an English rental application or Spanish rental application or pick one up at the Community Land Trust of West Marin (CLAM) office at 11431 Hwy 1, Suite 12 in Point Reyes. Applications also available at West Marin Community Services and Stinson Beach Library. Qualified applicants meeting the appropriate household size and income levels will be entered into a lottery drawing.
Submit an application by email to info@clam-ptreyes.org, by mail to PO Box 273 Point Reyes Station, 94956, or in person at the CLAM offices located behind KWMR radio station, 11431 Highway 1, Suite 12, Point
Reyes Station. Applications must be received by January 30, 5pm to be considered.CLAM rents units without regard to a tenant’s race, ethnic background, sex, age, religion, marital or family status, physical disability, or sexual orientation. As part of our commitment to provide equal opportunity in housing, we comply with all federal, state, and local laws
prohibiting discrimination.CLAM is an equal opportunity housing provider. Section 8 welcome.
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Application period January 13 - January 30, 2023 at 5pm
Completed applications due by January 30, 2023 at 5pm
Lottery of qualified applicants to select prospective tenants: January 31, 2023
Tenant income verification: February 1st - February 3rd
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Questions? Call Tom at (415) 663-1005 or email Tom@clam-ptreyes org.
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CLAM holds 18 rental units in Point Reyes Station, Inverness, and Stinson Beach. In addition to our own rental units, CLAM also finds and connects people to rental housing through our Real Community Rentals program.
FAQ
CLAM Board member Natalia Meyerson with her daughter, Sabrina, in front of their CLAM home.
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CLAM markets an available home according to our fair housing marketing plan: through a range of information outlets, including on the CLAM website (clam-ptreyes.org), in our newsletter CLAMbites (sign up here), on local message boards and news outlets, and in other relevant locations.
CLAM property manager receives applications within a certain period of time. Applicants must show proof of income with application.
CLAM will filter applications for eligible household sizes and income levels.
If multiple eligible applications are received, then applicants will be selected by lottery.
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Rents are set for each unit based on the amount CLAM needs to cover property expenses. We cannot adjust rent amounts for particular applicants. We are usually not able to subsidize individual rents.
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“Affordable” means that a household is not spending more than one-third of its income on rent. For example, if rent is $1,000/month, a household would need at least $3,000/month in gross income to qualify. If we allow people to spend a greater percentage of their income on housing, we will not be contributing to their stability, because they will likely not be able to set aside any savings for the curve balls that life inevitably throws. The 30% rule is not a one-size-fits-all rule. Some people have more debt than others or spend less on monthly expenses and thus could afford to spend more on housing. Still, 30% remains the best benchmark we have for financial stability. Keep in mind that we look at 30% of gross income, which might be the same as 40% of net income.