This housing agency serves San Francisco County, California.
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Closed: City and County of San Francisco, California General Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: San Francisco Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: Studio, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: San Francisco Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: City and County of San Francisco, California Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from October 23, 2023 until November 6, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
6,500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the SFHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SFHA public notice on October 3, 2023.
The San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for two weeks in May, 2016. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences: San Francisco District Attorney referrals, Public Housing residents who have been approved for emergency transfer, involuntarily displaced with Residential Certificate of Preference, Involuntarily displaced with an Ellis Act Housing Preference Certificate, homeless in permanent supportive housing and shelters HSA/DPH referral, involuntary displacement from residence in San Francisco, homeless in San Francisco, substandard non-homeless in San Francisco, resident in San Francisco paying more than 70% of household income in rent.
Applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
Applicants can check their status and update their application here.
For more information, visit the SFHA website.
The San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) last accepted Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Project Based Voucher (PBV) waiting list applications for studio apartments for Multiple Properties from March 27, 2023, until March 29, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the SFHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SFHA notice on March 22, 2023.
The San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) Public Housing waiting list is currently closed.
For more information, visit the SFHA website.
The San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The SFHA last accepted applications for this waiting list for one day on September 29, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: According to the SFHA, "In order to apply:
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. Paper applications were not accepted.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
The waiting list was scheduled to stay open until October 13, 2021, or until 500 applications were received. It closed within an hour of opening on September, 29th.
For more information, visit the SFHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SFHA on September 30, 2021.
San Francisco Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 15,912 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
Monday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
Tuesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
Wednesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
Thursday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
1815 Egbert Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Visit Website — (415) 715-5200San Francisco Housing Authority serves 14,258 low-income households. The agency manages 15,865 Housing Choice Vouchers and 297 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 87 percent of households served by San Francisco Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of San Francisco Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 3,564 households and make up 25 percent of households served by San Francisco Housing Authority.
There are 8269 female-headed renter households living in San Francisco Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 58% of those served by the San Francisco Housing Authority.
Black | 4,420 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 3,565 |
White | 4,135 |
Hispanic | 2,281 |
There are 7271 households headed by seniors served by the San Francisco Housing Authority. Senior households are 51% of households in San Francisco Housing Authority housing.
There are 5703 persons with disabilities living in San Francisco Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 40% of households served by the San Francisco Housing Authority.
The San Francisco Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
San Francisco Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on October 23, 2023 and closed on November 6, 2023.
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