Housing has always been America's greatest asset building strategy. For most American families, their investment in homeownership is their single most important source of wealth creation.

The Delray Beach Community Land Trust (DBCLT) is one of several affordable and workforce housing initiatives that City residents, government leaders, and concerned stakeholders recently created to provide a middle ground where both the individual families and the community at large share in the long-term affordability and wealth creation that results from the wise investment of public money in privately owned housing.

The DBCLT is an independent, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that was formed by community stakeholders in December, 2005 to create and preserve the affordability of homeownership and rental housing and commercial establishments in the City of Delray Beach.

The DBCLT sells or rents homes to qualified very low to moderate-income families, but retains ownership to the land under these homes and holds it "in trust" for future generations.

By owning the land under the house, the land trust is in a strong position to insure that the affordability is retained for the benefit of subsequent families.

The DBCLT is governed by a twelve member tri-partite board of directors whose membership includes: one third current leaseholders, one third community residents, and one third other public and private community stakeholders.

The City of Delray Beach and the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) are the primary sponsors of the DBCLT.  Both the City and the CRA donates land to provide permanent affordable housing opportunites for very low to moderate income households. 

The DBCLT is a general membership organization. Membership in the DBCLT is available to anyone that wishes to support the DBCLT in its mission of providing high quality, permanently affordable housing. To apply, download and complete the Membership Application.