Home ownership

How to Apply

In order to qualify for home ownership, applicants must:

• Be willing to partner with Habitat for Humanity of Tulare County and work 500 hours of ‘sweat equity’ on own home or other Habitat projects.
• Earn less than 50% of the county median income.
• Be a legal United States resident.
• Have a debt /income ration that will allow for a mortgage payment of 30% of the family income.
• Have good credit.
• Be living in substandard housing (overcrowded, rent over 50% of income, house in poor condition).

Habitat for Humanity of Tulare County is an Equal Opportunity Agency and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, handicap, familial status, sexual orientation, or national origin.

Please call our office at 559.734.4040 for more information.

Important Information: At any step in this process, your application for a home may be denied if it is determined that you do not meet our criteria or do not fully meet the terms of the Habitat partnership. If at any time false or misleading information is discovered your application may be rejected.