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Purpose:

Our purpose is to acquire, steward, rehabilitate, manage, preserve, develop, and dispose of property for community benefit, expand affordable housing opportunities, promote neighborhood stability and community involvement in permanent affordable housing in order to preserve, enhance and enrich the quality of life for low income communities and under-served populations.

Occupancy Mission Community Land Trust is a California 501c3 Tax-Exempt Non-Profit Organization, EIN# 88-3898172. Please support our occupancy mission & purpose by donating at:

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VISION & OBJECTIVES:

Our vision is to decommodify housing to prevent displacement, unaffordable housing, homelessness, and create sustainable, accessible homes. Upon sale of a rental property, existing tenants may become in jeopardy of being displaced or subject to unaffordable rent increases, therefore the Occupancy Mission Community Land Trust can play a significant role in acquiring and stewarding such land to prevent further unhoused minority communities and under-served populations. By acquiring properties that may otherwise be potentially sold to big money real estate investors, our community land trust can qualify for a property tax welfare exemption & help tenants retain permanent affordable housing by removing the property from the speculative market. Occupancy Community Land Trust will then own and steward the land, while providing home ownership through a 99 year ground lease.

Our 1st goal is to purchase at least 2 multi-family properties in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County (unceded Gabrieliño Tongva land). These properties will preserve a total of 6 units / homes with permanent affordable housing. Upon acquisition of these properties, we can then potentially assist tenants with costs for home rehabilitation that may be needed.

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What is a Community Land Trust?

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Board of Directors

Our tripartite board of directors consist of:

Founder/President: Peter Arizmendiz, an architectural designer and activist concerned about housing justice, the lack of architecture that supports low-income & under-served communities, and combating displacement through community empowerment.

Tresurer: Kristen Arizmendiz Chitwood, a dental hygienist part of the Los Angeles county community that has helped others gain affordable housing and supports our purpose to steward property so others may be fortunate to have affordable housing.

Vice President: Olga Gutierrez, providing 22+ years service for the Department of Rehabilitation, she brings her skills to help us empower the community for housing improvement and affordability.

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LOGO: The spiral as our logo to symbolize spirit, the vital principle held to give life. Bless our mission & purpose shall prosper with love and grace to help beings live a quality life in a stable home.

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Founder's Statement

All of my grandmothers tenants are blessed to have affordable housing in Los Angeles County. Knowing we are at risk of being displaced or priced out of the expensive rental market upon the sale of these homes now that my grandmother has passed away, this community land trust was founded to mobilize the community into preserving affordable housing through the stewardship of Occupancy Mission Community Land Trust, preventing low-income communities from being displaced instead of further exacerbating the homeless crisis.

We give thanks to the California Community Land Trust Network and all other Community Land Trusts, and People that have provided help and support to further our organization's success.

Sincerely, Peter Arizmendiz