If you need to show proof of residency to qualify for local benefits like golf course discounts, several documents are accepted. This article explains how to prove residency and lists what you can use for proof of residency documents in each participating city.

Houston (TX): Accepted residency documents

• Texas driver's license or ID card
• Current homeowners’ or renters’ insurance policy, statement, or card
• Utility or residential service bill, dated within 90 days of the application date (for example, electric, water, gas, internet, or cable)
• Valid, unexpired registration: Texas voter registration card, motor vehicle registration or title, boat registration or title
• Current automobile insurance policy, statement, or card
• Texas high school, college, or university report card or transcript for the current school year
• Valid, unexpired concealed handgun license or license to carry
• Property tax bill

San Diego (CA): Accepted residency documents

• California driver's license with a City of San Diego address, or change of address card issued and stamped by the Department of Motor Vehicles
• Vehicle registration card
• Property tax bill attachment - official corp docs
• Property tax bill attachment - official trust docs
• Property tax bill - San Diego
• Full-time student class schedules from:
  • Mesa College
  • Miramar College
  • Point Loma Nazarene University
  • San Diego City College
  • San Diego State
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of San Diego

Monmouth County (NJ): Accepted residency documents

• Valid New Jersey photo driver’s license with a Monmouth County street address (digital IDs and paper DLs are not acceptable)
• Current residential property tax bill with the applicant’s name and Monmouth County street address
• Yearly residential lease AND one of the following:
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Last year’s golf pass
  • Vehicle registration card
  • Voter registration
  • New Jersey hunting and/or fishing license with name and street address that match the first form of ID used

Carlsbad, Encinitas, and Cardiff: Accepted residency documents

Any document you submit must have an eligible zip code:

• Encinitas or Cardiff By The Sea: 92007, 92009, 92075, 92023, 92024
• Carlsbad: 92010, 92008, 92011, 92009 

Accepted documents include:

• California state driver’s license
• Insurance document for home, vehicle, or rental
• Property deed or title
• Property tax bill, for the current year
• Rental lease agreement
• Utility bill, dated within the last 2 months

Digital IDs and paper driver’s licenses are not acceptable.

Florida: Accepted residency documents

• Florida driver's license or state-issued ID card 
• Utility bill
• Rental lease agreement
• Insurance document (home/renters/vehicle)
• Florida property tax bill
• Florida vehicle registration card
• Voter registration card
• Bank, loan, or financial institution statement
• Social Security Administration (SSA) statement (mailed annually)
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - any official IRS correspondence