The Implementation Guides below provide detailed profiles for all 26 options for meeting the TOC Policy’s housing policy requirements for affordable housing protection, preservation and production.
Each guide offers a concise, practical overview of one policy option, including:
- TOC Policy criteria
- Key design and implementation considerations
- Relevant state legal context
- Funding sources
- Example programs
- Tips for effective administration
These guides are intended to support local jurisdictions, community partners and other stakeholders in developing and refining policies that both meet TOC requirements and reflect local housing needs.
Staff Contact
Email: TOCPolicy@bayareametro.gov
Housing Protection Implementation Guides
- Fair Housing Enforcement
- Foreclosure Assistance
- Just Cause Eviction
- Legal Assistance for Tenants
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Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
- Preventing Displacement from Substandard Conditions and Associated Code Enforcement Activities
- Rent Stabilization
- Rental Assistance
- Tenant Anti-Harassment Protections
- Tenant Relocation Assistance
The “Fair Housing Enforcement,” “Foreclosure Assistance,” and “Legal Assistance for Tenants” implementation guides were updated in July 2025. These versions contain minor revisions that clarify the TOC Policy standards.
Housing Preservation Implementation Guides
- Condominium Conversion Restrictions
- Funding to Preserve Unsubsidized Affordable Housing
- Funding to Support Preservation Capacity
- Mobile Home Preservation
- Preventing Displacement from Substandard Conditions and Associated Code Enforcement Activities
- Public/Community Land Trusts
- Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Preservation
- Tenant/Community Opportunity to Purchase