SERVICE

Apply for a title change on your MOHCD-supported home

For MOHCD program homeowners who want to change the title of their home.

What to know

Title change requirement

You must contact MOHCD if you want to change the owners listed on the title of your home. This applies to all homeowners who purchased their properties or received assistance through MOHCD-sponsored programs. See MOHCD Title Change Policy for more details.

Eligibility for a title change

You can apply for a title change:

  • to add a person to title due to marriage or state domestic partnership
  • to remove a person from title due to divorce or death
  • to transfer title to revocable living trust

What to do

Gather the required documents

  • Title change request letter, dated and signed by all titleholders
  • Proof of residency for the person who is being added or removed from the title
    • Such as current driver license, government ID, paystub, current utility bill, or current lease
  • Proof of title change
    • For addition: Marriage certificate or state domestic partnership registration
    • For removal: Death certificate, divorce decree, dissolution of marriage decree, or dissolution of state domestic partnership decree
    • For transfer to revocable living trust: Draft trust document, certification of Trust Authority and Power. Please see Title Transfer to Living Trust Policy for additional information.
  • Draft of the Grant Deed, showing how the new title should be held
  • Any other documents to support the title change

Upload your documents securely

If you are unable to send in your documents online, you can mail your application to:

Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development
Attn: Loan Servicing
1 South Van Ness Ave., 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA  94103

After you request a title change

  • Due to an increase in volume, MOHCD may take 90 business days or more to process a complete title change package. MOHCD is prioritizing title change requests that are related to a refinance transaction.
  • We may ask for additional documents.
  • We reserve the right to deny a title change request.