The Ashland Community Land Trust (ACLT)  guarantees permanently affordable housing by removing all or part of the cost of land from home-ownership, Through purchasing the land and keeping it in the Land Trust, the home-buyer can purchase only the building, thus housing becomes more affordable for both the first homeowner and the home's future owners who might face an even more difficult housing market. The ever appreciating land value is taken out of the equation and therefore the housing is kept within the means of present buyers, as well as for future generations.

The ACLT was formed in 1998 to help address Ashland Oregon's growing housing crisis.