California
Avanzando San Ysidro Community Land Trust
119 W Hall Avenue
San Ysidro, CA 92173
(619) 428-1115
info@casafamiliar.org
casafamiliar.org
Date Incorporated: 2023
Purpose: To create stable housing options and contribute to building generational wealth for our community. The CLT allows for community ownership of land and serves as an anti-displacement strategy.
Land Holdings: Casa Familiar will build 100 units of affordable housing to be converted into ownership after 15 years. Building on existing community engagement programs Casa Familiar provides, we have begun to engage residents on building credit, and workshops on access to housing and anti-displacement strategies for renters. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: Board members do not include homeowners, not using open membership structure
Bay Area Community Land Trust
P. O. Box 2652
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-545-3258
info@bayareaclt.org
bayareaclt.org
Date Incorporated: 2006
Purpose: Permanently affordable housing cooperatives run by residents that focus on sustainability through community spaces.
Land Holdings: Nine properties which are occupied by cooperatives with more to come. They are currently working on senior housing and apartment buildings. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: BACLT's Board consists of one-third lessee members, one-third general members and one-third public members. BACLT owns the land and leases it to the Cooperative. Uses open membership structure
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Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordabilityBeverly Vermont Community Land Trust
117 Bimini Place
Los Angeles, CA 90004
949-547-3686
info@bvclt.org
bvclt.org
Date Incorporated: 2008
Purpose: Keep working class communities of color in their homes and neighborhoods by removing land from the housing market.
Land Holdings: Two Limited Housing Equity Co-ops with one going through co-op conversion and two operating as rentals. The CLT also has a learning garden contracted with the local school district. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: Bylaws; Began in the 1990's as the LA Ecovillage Project, a nonprofit which governed an intentional community and two apartment complexes; Split into two separate entities, BVCLT and Urban Soil, in pursuit of a legal structure of democratic control; Currently, BVCLT owns the land and leases it to the Urban Soil cooperative, which owns two of the apartment complexes on BVCLT land. Has a democratically elected, tripartite board.
Black Owned and Operated Community Land Trust
4317 Degnan Blvd Unit X
Los Angeles, California 90017
213-407-9923
www.solefolks.com
Date Incorporated: 2017
Purpose: Steward community controlled land while increasing awareness and community action regarding housing, transportation, and recreation. They also create initiatives which encourage community building and economic opportunity.
Land Holdings: Black Owned and Operated CLT currently runs Sole Folks, a community based retail hub. They also have an art lab and gallery in addition to community gardens which provide food for the local community. Their future plans include buying properties for the community to turn into affordable housing, grocery stores, warehouses, and more.
Additional Information: Sole Folks serves as a platform for over 60 Black-owned businesses and designers. Products sold include clothing, accessories, home goods, and beauty projects. Co-op members also have access to sewing machines, laptops, a podcasting studio and more.
Media: LA Times
Bolinas Community Land Trust
6 Wharf Rd #8
Bolinas, CA 94924
415-868-9468
info@bolinaslandtrust.org
bolinaslandtrust.org
Date Incorporated: 1982
Purpose: To create, preserve, and sustain long-term affordable housing within the Bolinas-Stinson Unified School District.
Governance Notes: Bylaws Uses open membership structure, elected board
Land Holdings: Six residential and commercial spaces, including a historical home, mixed residential/commercial spaces, and a gas station. They currently have five ongoing projects including a septic program which allows residents to upgrade their septic systems at a reduced rate. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Media: Point Reyes Light- Green Light for Bolinas Affordable Housing Development.
California Community Land Trust Network
510-244-3784
https://www.cacltnetwork.org/
Purpose: Support affordable housing and community-controlled land. State-wide forum for CLTs to share resources, policy information, and best-practices.
Capay Valley Agrarian Commons
Capay Valley, CA
833-993-2767
CapayValleyCaliforniaAC@agrariantrust.org
https://www.agrariantrust.org/commons/capay-valley-california-agrarian-commons/
Purpose: Generate permanently affordable farmland for next generation farmers.
Land Holdings: Currently in the process of looking for land as the piece which they hoped to buy was sold.
Governance Notes: Bylaws
Partners and Allies: California FarmLink, Good Humus Produce, Full Belly Farm, Riverdog Farm
Coastal Commons Land Trust
Santa Cruz, CA
coastalcommonslandtrust@gmail.com
https://coastalcommonslandtrust.org
Date Incorporated: They are still in the process of receiving 501c3 status.
Purpose: Community owned, affordable housing.
Additional Information: They are sponsored by the Center for Political Ecology until they receive 501c3 status.
Commonspace Community Land Trust
1809 Cooper Rd
Sebastopol, CA 95472
commonspaceclt@gmail.com
commonspaceclt.org
Date Incorporated: 2017
Purpose: To providing affordable housing and ecological land stewardship in perpetuity.
Land Holdings: Three acre parcel with a three-bedroom farmhouse, a two-bedroom studio building, a big barn, as well as two yurts and a solar array on the barn; More housing is planned for the future. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: Open membership, elected board
Additional Information: Seeks to act as a model for land gifting into CLTs, read benefactor's description of her land gifting experience here.
Community Land Trust Association of West Marin
P.O. Box 273
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
415-663-1005
info@clam-ptreyes.org
https://www.clam-ptreyes.org/
Date Incorporated: 2001
Purpose: Permanently affordable, environmentally sustainable housing.
Land Holdings: Five parcels with two homes and 18 rental units. They are currently working on a multi-unit home. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: open membership, board elected by members
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Dishgamu Humbolt Community Land Trust
1000 Wiyot Drive
Loleta, CA 95551
707-733-5055
david@wiyot.us
wiyot.us/350/Dishgamu-Humboldt-Community-Land-Trust
Purpose: Return land to the stewardship of the Wiyot Tribe and provide members of the tribe, as well as others in the area, with affordable housing, ensuring that they have permanent stewardship of the land.
Land Holdings: They are currently working on a project to create a homeless youth housing center.
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El Sereno Community Land Trust
5471 N. Huntington Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032
contact@elserenocommunitylandtrust.org
elserenocommunitylandtrust.org/
Date Incorporated: 2020
Purpose: De-commodify local real estate and provide permanent affordable housing.
Land Holdings: They currently have 6 sites which include gardens, housing units, and open spaces. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: Tripartite board elected by open membership
Additional Information: El Sereno Community Land Trust was formed when the Eastside Cafe was threatened with displacement, regained the land, and then created a separate land trust to manage the land.
Fideicomiso Comunitario Tierra Libre
1781 E. 1st Street, #209
Los Angeles, Ca 90033
213-123-4567
https://fctl.la/
Date Incorporated: 2019
Purpose: Provide secure, quality, affordable housing to residents of Boyle Heights and East LA.
Land Holdings: They do not appear to have any properties yet but are hoping to acquire properties in the future and help people who are facing foreclosures on their houses.
Housing Land Trust of Sonoma County
PO Box 5431
Petaluma, CA 94955-5431
707-766-8875
info@housinglandtrust.org
housinglandtrust.org
Date Incorporated: 2002
Purpose: To preserve existing housing stock for cities and convert them to land trust homes so they remain affordable in perpetuity. The public investment is retained as a permanent subsidy and stewarded by the Housing Land Trust to serve for generations to come. 15 to 20% of the homes in a project are set aside for low to moderate income households.
Land Holdings: Housed 172 families with 141 homes distributed county-wide. Uses CLT renewable 99-year lease model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: Does not use open membership model
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Humboldt Bay Housing Development Corporation
PO Box 4655
Arcata, CA 95518
707-826-7312
info@housinghumboldt.org
housinghumboldt.org
Purpose: Affordable housing.
Land Holdings: 22 homes; Additional rental properties. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: CLT program is governed by a tripartite advisory committee which oversees the Housing Humboldt Board of Directors on issues concerning the CLT; No voting membership structure.
Inland Empire Community Land Trust
PO Box 9866
Redlands, CA 92375
909-748-1540
info@ieclt.org
ieclt.org/
Purpose: Provide homeownership opportunities to low and moderate income residents.
Land Holdings: In early organizing stages of acquiring land.
Inland Equity Community Land Trust
Riverside, CA
https://inlandequityclt.org/
Date Incorporated: 2020
Purpose: High quality, affordable, and sustainable housing.
Land Holdings: They are in the early stages of gathering support and funds. They recently raised funds for a homeless immigrant couple to purchase an RV. In terms of land, they plan on developing four homes on a 20 acre lot in San Bernadino. They also are developing two accessory dwelling units (ADU) in Riverside. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: Uses open membership model, member elected board
Irvine Community Land Trust
503 Nightmist
Irvine, CA 92618
949-743-0441
info@irvineclt.org
Billy@irvineclt.org
irvineclt.org
Date Incorporated: 2006
Purpose: Provide secure and high-quality affordable housing for owners and renters with financial need.
Land Holdings: 6 total projects with 475 units of rented and owned housing. Uses CLT renewable 99-year lease model to ensure affordability
Additional Information: The Irvine CLT was originally created by the city of Irvine after a housing task force was made to solve issues related to the affordable housing crisis.
LA Chinatown Community Land Trust
165 N Michigan Ave #114
Pasadena, CA 91106
lachinatownclt@gmail.com
lachinatownclt.org
Date Incorporated: 2021
Purpose: To develop and implement a long-term solution for preventing displacement and gentrification in our community
Land Holdings: In early stages of gathering funds, land and support
Governance Notes: Uses open membership model
Liberty Community Land Trust
3818 Crenshaw Blvd #314
Los Angeles, CA 90008
323-300-6078
team@libertyclt.org
libertyclt.org
Purpose: Environmental sustainability, affordable housing, neighborhood stability, and solidarity economy.
Land Holdings: Still in very early stages of gathering funds, land and support
Liberty Hill Los Angeles Land Trust Coalition
Los Angeles, CA
323-556-7200
https://www.libertyhill.org/how-we-work/campaigns/community-land-trust/
Purpose: Increase and preserve affordable housing in LA.
Northern California Land Trust
3120 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705
510-548-7878
nclt@nclt.org
nclt.org
Date Incorporated: 1973
Purpose: Affordable housing, community resilience.
Land Holdings: 73 rental units and 39 homes. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Partners: People of Color Sustainable Housing Network, Bay Area Consortium of Community Land Trusts.
NPHS Community Land Trust
9551 Pittsburgh Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
909-988–5979
info@nphsinc.org
nphsinc.org/initiatives/nphsclt/
Purpose: Provide permanently affordable homes for low-income households.
Land Holdings: 3 homes.
Oakland Community Land Trust
101 Broadway, Suite 310
Oakland, CA 94607
stevek@oakclt.org
oakclt.org
Date Incorporated: 2009
Purpose: Affordable housing, resident-led development, and expanding economic opportunities for communities of color.
Land Holdings: 33 affordable properties which are used for a variety of purposes, including single and multi-family homes, mixed commercial usage, and open space. Uses CLT homeownership model model to ensure affordability
Goverance Notes: Tripartite governing structure
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Media Coverage:
East Bay Express: How Hasta Muerte Coffee Successfully Secured Its Building (July 24, 2018)
SF Chronicle: Hasta Muerte Created a Safe Space for Oakland, and Then Oakland Saved It (August 10, 2018)
Next City: Land Trust Helps Oakland’s Hasta Muerte Coffee Stay Put (July 16, 2018)
Oakland North:23rd Ave Art Space Members Rally to Buy Their Own Building (April 23, 2018)
Shelterforce: Why Tenants Should Be Given the Opportunity to Purchase Their Buildings (May 8, 2018)
Next City: Oakland Community Hub Rallies to Save Itself from Gentrification (March 20, 2018)
Locavesting: In Oakland, Community-Owned Real Estate is Bucking Gentrification Trend (March 12, 2018).
Richmond Land
2163 Meeker Ave., #117
Richmond, CA 94804
510-409-2051
info@richmondland.org
staff@richmondland.org
richmondland.org/
Purpose: Create a supply of de-commodified, community-centered land to generate cultural power, create affordable housing, and just land-use, housing, and economic development.
Land Holdings: South 24th Street Triplex. Richmond LAND helped stabilize a multigenerational triplex of five homegrown Richmond residents at risk of displacement and homelessness.Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Governance Notes: Uses open membership model, members elect board
Sacramento Community Land Trust
Sacramento, CA
916-258-2364
admin@sacclt.org
sacclt.org
Date Incorporated: 2019
Purpose: Affordable housing and prevention of displacement of historically discriminated communities.
Governance Notes: Board of Directors made up of 1/3 CLT residents, 1/3 general members, 1/3 members of historically discriminated groups. There is also an advisory council and general members which contribute to the land trust's mission. Uses open membership model
Land Holdings: Still in organizing stages. Currently working with the city of Sacramento on the Morrison Creek Revitalization Project. Uses CLT homeownership model to ensure affordability
Documents: Draft of Bylaws.
San Francisco Community Land Trust
44 Page Street, Suite 401
San Francisco, CA 94142
415-399-0943
info@sfclt.org
sfclt.org
Date Incorporated: 2001
Purpose: Combat displacement and discrimination, relieve stress on the poor caused by high housing prices, promote community empowerment, and provide San Francisco with permanently affordable resident-controlled housing.
Land Holdings: 12 sites used as multi-unit or cooperative residences. Over 140 units total.
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Sogorea Te' Land Trust
2501 Harrison Street
Oakland, CA 94612
info@rematriatetheland.org
sogoreate-landtrust.org
Date Incorporated: 2019
Purpose: Sogorea Te’ Land Trust is an urban Indigenous women-led land trust based in the San Francisco Bay Area that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people
South Bay Community Land Trust
525 W. Alma Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
southbayclt@gmail.com
southbayclt.org
Date incorporated: April 2019
Purpose: Expand community control of land to provide permanent affordable housing and prevent displacement.
Land Holdings: Currently, they are looking to acquire small, multi-unit residential buildings to turn into affordable housing.
Governance Notes: Tripartite structure with 1/3 CLT residents, 1/3 community members, 1/3 professional experts. Currently 1/4 has experienced homelessness. Bylaws
THRIVE Santa Ana
Santa Ana, CA
714-987-2009
thrivesantaana@gmail.com
thrivesantaana.org
Date Incorporated: 2016
Purpose: To build community control, maintain economic diversity, and create healthy neighborhoods through affordable housing and stewardship.
Land Holdings: No current land holdings; future sites include residential, parks, gardens, commercial space. Currently working on the Walnut and Daisy Microfarm which is set on community land.
Partners: The City of Santa Ana; California Endowment Initiative - Building Healthy Communities.
Media Coverage: Streets Blog California: Community Land Trust Seeks to Revitalize Vacant Lots in Santa Ana (December 9, 2016).
T.R.U.S.T. South L.A.
4331 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90037
323-233-4118
info@trustsouthla.org
trustsouthla.org
Date Incorporated: 2005
Purpose: Affordable housing, community controlled land, stability for long-term residents.
Land Holdings: Two apartment complexes; Currently engaged in community education to convert apartments into cooperatives.
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