Housing News
Our periodic blog posts cover the latest improvements and happenings at AVHA.
Housing News
The AVHA Blog
After the renovation of Apartment 12, we moved to renovate Apartment 11 next. The renovation included, new floors…
After purchasing the Anderson Creek Apartments mid-way through the year, we wanted to renovate La Casita’s existing porch.
Currently, we are working on renovating two apartments at the Boonville Apartments, and replacing/repairing a waste water line from one of the apartments.
Our last needs assessment was done in 2009, so in 2022, we set out to do a new survey, focusing on the housing needs of Anderson Valley’s employees. Not surprisingly, the data indicates a workforce housing crisis.
On May 15, 2022, the Boonville Hotel put on a heavenly meal to help us raise funds for the AVHA projects.
The Community Foundation of Mendocino County awarded a Resiliency and Preparedness Grant to the Anderson Valley Housing Association (AVHA) on April 2021 for a generator that would enable the Boonville Apartments to maintain access to its well water during power outages.
The US government is providing households in the US with free COVID tests. Use the following link to get an order…
On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 5pm there will be a town hall Zoom meeting to discuss Mendocino’s Strategic Plan 2022-2027. Of special interest to us is the discussion regarding housing stock…
The ballot measure would replace the 1995 Costa-Hawkins law. Before Costa-Hawkins, local governments were allowed to enact rent control so long as landlords received just and reasonable rents. Costa-Hawkins mandated some rent control exemptions, such as for housing that was first occupied after…
The AV Housing Association, like everyone, everywhere these days, is in a coronavirus pickle. We know that, in addition to the health peril, everyone’s finances are taking it on the chin as well, but we’re writing to ask that if you are in a position to help, to please consider making a springtime contribution to the AVHA maintenance fund. We provide low-income family housing (at the Boonville Apartments on Highway 128) and single farm worker housing (at Las Viviendas on Rays Road), for a total of 42 people, and we have several urgent maintenance issues…
This year has seen several maintenance and repair projects at the Boonville Apartments and at Ray's Road. The single men's housing at Ray's Road got a flooring upgrade with new vinyl tile to replace the chipped and peeled up flooring. This makes it much easier for the guys who live there to keep the floor clean, and helps to create a sense of pride in the shared areas of the house…