Before the fire, Sandra and her sons were longtime renters in Altadena. They had rented the same home for the past 25 years. The landlord was good to them and barely increased their rent and thus, they treated the house like their own home. This didn’t give them much incentive to pursue homeownership. Then the Eaton Fire swept through the community burning down thousands of structures, including Sandra’s rental.
Never wanting to feel like they weren’t in control of their own destiny again, Sandra and her sons began to pursue homeownership. Through our Eaton Fire Impacted Renters Down Payment Program, they applied and were awarded a $65,000 downpayment grant to keep them in the community and get them on the pathway to homeownership.
