If you have an account in Rent Café PHA, please login to your account and make the necessary changes to your application OR you can register for an account in Rent Café PHA to make updates to your application. 

To access the Rent Café PHA: click here

If you do not have a Rent Café PHA account or are unable to access Rent Café PHA online, you must notify the Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo (HACSM) in writing of any changes to the contact information on your waiting list application.  

Changes may include, but are not limited to:
•    Address
•    Phone number(s) and/or email address
•    Household members

To report the change, please write a letter to HACSM with the information that needs to be updated. You must include the head of household’s full name and last four digits of the head of household’s social security number on any request to change the waiting list information. 

A change of address notification received by the U.S. Postal Service will not be accepted as valid notification of an address change.  If you move, a written notification to update your address must be sent to HACSM at 264 Harbor Blvd., Bldg. A, Belmont, CA 94002. 

Telephone or verbal requests to change your application information are not accepted.