This housing agency serves Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Closed: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: Lancaster City Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Lancaster City Housing Authority (LCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day on November 18, 2020. 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:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.
The waiting list was originally scheduled to close on November 20, 2020, but the application limit was reached by the afternoon of November 18th.
For more information, visit the LCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LCHA on November 18, 2020.
The Lancaster City Housing Authority (LCHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications for one day only on August 22, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the LCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the LCHA public notice on August 25, 2023.
The Lancaster City Housing Authority (LCHA) Public Housing waiting list for all bedroom sizes is closed.
The LCHA last accepted applications for this waiting list for one day on June 13, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: The LCHA previously announced that this waiting list would close on June 15, 2022. However, on the morning of June 13th, the Application page states "We apologize for the early closure, but we have reached capacity of 40,000 applications. Due to the overwhelming response, we have closed our waiting list. We are no longer accepting applications."
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. Applications were only accepted online.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the LCHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by a LCHA representative and the LCHA public notice on June 10, 2022.
Lancaster City Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,569 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
Monday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Tuesday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Wednesday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Thursday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
325 Church Street, Lancaster, PA
Visit Website — (717) 397-2835Lancaster City Housing Authority serves 1,300 low-income households. The agency manages 1,114 Housing Choice Vouchers and 454 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by Lancaster City Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Lancaster City Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 351 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Lancaster City Housing Authority.
There are 1014 female-headed renter households living in Lancaster City Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Lancaster City Housing Authority.
Black | 260 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 13 |
White | 247 |
Hispanic | 780 |
There are 416 households headed by seniors served by the Lancaster City Housing Authority. Senior households are 32% of households in Lancaster City Housing Authority housing.
There are 390 persons with disabilities living in Lancaster City Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 30% of households served by the Lancaster City Housing Authority.
The Lancaster City Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.
Lancaster City Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on November 18, 2020 and closed on November 18, 2020.
Housing options for families with immigrants.
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