This housing agency serves Orange County, California. Service does not extend to Anaheim, Service does not extend to Garden Grove, Service does not extend to Santa Ana, California.
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| Open Now: Orchard View Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Orange County, California Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Buena Esperanza Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Westminster Crossing Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Aurora Vista Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Crossroads at Washington Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Mesa Vista Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Altrudy Senior Apartments Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Santa Angelina Senior Apartments, 1-Bedroom Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Application Limit: Villa St. Joseph Apartments, 1-Bedroom Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Application Limit: Pelican Harbor Apartments, 1-Bedroom Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Orange County, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is now accepting applications for apartments for seniors who are experiencing homelessness. The waiting list open on August 1, 2024. The new apartments are at 8300 Valley View St., Buena Park, CA 90620, and there are eight one-bedroom units available.
These apartments are for seniors who are 62 years old or older and are experiencing homelessness. To get one of these apartments, seniors need to be part of the Special Needs Housing Program and be referred by the Orange County Coordinated Entry System (CES). CES will check if the seniors qualify before sending their information to OCHA.
If you are 62 years or older, experiencing homelessness, and on OCHA’s Housing Choice Voucher waiting list, and you want to apply for these apartments, you can call OCHA at (714) 480-2700 for more information. You can also dial 2-1-1 to get help if you are experiencing homelessness.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Orange County, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher applications from September 18, 2023, until September 29, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
There were two ways to apply while the waiting list was open:
Once the application was completed, it was either:
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:
This waiting list had the following preferences:
12,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA public notice on September 6, 2023.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Anaheim, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) Homeless Veteran Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for Studio apartments at Buena Esperanza Apartments is currently open.
The OCHA is accepting referrals for this waiting list from March 10, 2021, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, applicants must be referred by the VA Community Resource & Referral Center (CRRC). To schedule an appointment and directions to the CRRC please contact (844) 838-8300 or (714) 562-9803. Applicants may also dial 2-1-1 to be connected to a CES access point for veterans.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA on November 3, 2021.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Westminster, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) Homeless Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Westminster Crossing Apartments is currently open.
The OCHA is accepting referrals for this waiting list from April 7, 2021, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, applicants must be referred by the Orange County Coordinated Entry System (CES) to OCHA. Call 2-1-1 and ask to be connected to a CES access point.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA on November 3, 2021.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Stanton, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications at Aurora Vista Apartments from January 8, 2024, until further notice.
This waiting list is for the following property:
Please note: According to the OCHA public notice "Admission preference for ten (10) studio units will be given to applicants who are experiencing homelessness and meet the Veterans Affairs Supporting Housing (HUD-VASH) eligibility criteria, including VA health care eligibility."
There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:
This waiting list has the following preferences:
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA public notice on January 8, 2024.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Santa Ana, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications at Crossroads at Washington Apartments from January 8, 2024, until further notice.
This waiting list is for the following property:
Please note: According to the OCHA public notice "Admission preference will be given for 20 one-bedroom units to applicants who are experiencing homelessness, are eligible for services under the Special Needs Housing Program and referred by the Orange County Coordinated Entry System (CES) to OCHA."
There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:
This waiting list has the following preferences:
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA public notice on January 8, 2024.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Costa Mesa, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications at Mesa Vista Apartments from January 8, 2024, until further notice.
This waiting list is for the following property:
Please note: According to the OCHA public notice "Admission preference will be given to applicants who are experiencing homelessness, eligible for services under the Special Needs Housing Program, and referred by the Orange County Coordinated Entry System (CES) to OCHA."
There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:
This waiting list has the following preferences:
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA public notice on January 8, 2024.
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Yorba Linda, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) Homeless Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Altrudy Senior Apartments is currently open.
The OCHA is accepting referrals for this waiting list from September 14, 2021 until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, applicants must be referred by the Orange County Coordinated Entry System (CES) to OCHA. Call 2-1-1 and ask to be connected to a CES access point.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA on November 3, 2021.
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Placentia, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is accepting Senior Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications on a limited basis for 1-Bedroom apartments at Santa Angelina Senior Apartments from November 13, 2023, until further notice.
Please note: According to the OCHA public notice, this waiting list is for "Individuals who are 62 years or older, experiencing homelessness, currently on OCHA’s Housing Choice Voucher waiting list."
To apply while the waitlist is open, call 2-1-1 Orange County at (888) 600-4357, ask to be connected to CES access point.
Please note: "2-1-1 staff will provide you the contact information for the provider most appropriate to your circumstances in your service area. You may need to leave a message for a call back for an assessment appointment."
This waiting list has the following preferences:
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA public notice on November 8, 2023.
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Orange, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is accepting Senior Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications on a limited basis for 1-Bedroom apartments at Villa St. Joseph from April 29, 2024, until 18 applications are received.
Please note: According to the OCHA public notice, this waiting list is for "seniors’ experiencing homelessness"
To apply while the waitlist is open, call 2-1-1 Orange County at (888) 600-4357, ask to be connected to CES access point.
Please note: "2-1-1 staff will provide you the contact information for the provider most appropriate to your circumstances in your service area. You may need to leave a message for a call back for an assessment appointment."
This waiting list has the following preferences:
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA public notice on April 30, 2024.
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Huntington Beach, California.
The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is accepting Senior Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications on a limited basis for 1-Bedroom apartments at Pelican Harbor from April 29, 2024, until 33 applications are received.
Please note: According to the OCHA public notice, this waiting list is for "twenty-one (21) units will be given to applicants aged 62 and older, who are experiencing homelessness, eligible for services under the Special Needs Housing Program, No Place Like Home, and referred by the Orange County Coordinated Entry System (CES) to OCHA. Admission preference for the remaining twelve (12) units will be given to applicants aged 62 and older and are experiencing homelessness."
To apply while the waitlist is open, call 2-1-1 Orange County at (888) 600-4357, ask to be connected to CES access point.
Please note: "2-1-1 staff will provide you the contact information for the provider most appropriate to your circumstances in your service area. You may need to leave a message for a call back for an assessment appointment."
This waiting list has the following preferences:
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA public notice on April 30, 2024.
Orange County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 11,091 low- and moderate-income households through its 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 |
1501 East Saint Andrew Place, Santa Ana, CA
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Orange County Housing Authority serves 9,384 low-income households. The agency manages 11,586 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 85 percent of households served by Orange County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Orange County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 2,252 households and make up 24 percent of households served by Orange County Housing Authority.
There are 5818 female-headed renter households living in Orange County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 62% of those served by the Orange County Housing Authority.
| Black | 938 |
| Native American | 94 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 3,472 |
| White | 3,191 |
| Hispanic | 1,783 |
There are 5442 households headed by seniors served by the Orange County Housing Authority. Senior households are 58% of households in Orange County Housing Authority housing.
There are 2533 persons with disabilities living in Orange County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 27% of households served by the Orange County Housing Authority.
Orange County Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on September 18, 2023 and closed on September 30, 2023.
7122 Westminster Blvd., Westminster, California 92683
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Apartments and homes listed for rent locally may accept a Section 8 voucher, even if the listing doesn't mention the program.Douglas Cook says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a good resource to keep you updated."