Housing Support, Shelter, and Human Services

Housing Laws, Rental Registration and Tenant and Landlord Resources

Learn about rental registration and safety inspection requirements, Fair Housing Laws, and other rental regulations. Find tenant and landlord support and resources, and low-income housing search support.

Shelter, Food, Hygiene and Other Human Services

Find housing, shelter, food, hygiene, health and safety resources. Learn more about what’s being done to address homelessness and how you can get involved.

Funding Support for Affordable Housing Programs, Homeowners and Renters

Get information about the Home Rehabilitation Loan Program, opportunities to partner with the City and receive funding, and housing funding support options.

What’s Being Done? Housing and Human Services Programs

See Affordable housing projects, who the City partners with to serve community members, who we serve, and homelessness prevention funding strategies and statistics.

Housing Program Guides, Plans and Reports

Learn more about the City’s housing action plan, performance reports, and statistics.

Housing FAQs

Find answers to common questions about housing issues in Bellingham, including what the City is doing now and will be doing next.

Contact Us

Do you have questions or want more information? Contact the Planning and Community Development Department.

Looking for a safer, easier way to rent a spare room?

The City of Bellingham is offering a new Home Sharing Program that helps connect homeowners with extra bedrooms in their homes with good-fit renters, providing much needed long-term housing options to the community in exchange for rent and, sometimes, chores.