Yakima Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Kittitas County and Yakima County, Washington.

Waiting List
Closed: Yakima and Kittitas County, Washington Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Yakima and Kittitas County, Washington Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Family Housing Other Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Farmworker Housing Other Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Elderly/Disabled Housing Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Yakima and Kittitas County, Washington Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Yakima Housing Authority (YHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 1, 2021, until January 31, 2021. 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:

  • Involuntary Displacement: Applicants who have vacated housing as a result of: 
    • Victims of domestic violence who:
      • Have vacated due to actual or threatened physical violence directed against the applicant or the applicant’s family by a spouse or other household member, or 
      • Live in housing with an individual who engages in such violence. Such “actual” or “threatened” violence must have occurred recently or be of a continuing nature. An applicant who lives in a violent neighborhood or is fearful of other violence outside the household is not considered involuntarily displaced.  
  • Natural disaster (fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, etc)
    • As verified by local, state, or federal authorities within the last 6 months; PHA action (emergency relocation, demolition, sale of property, extensive rehabilitation Program, Housing Choice Voucher Program, Homeownership Program) to meet specific housing needs (i.e. bedroom size, reasonable accommodation, or to satisfy legal judgements. The following are acceptable forms of verification:
      • Letter from the local, state or federal authority verifying the natural disaster; the residence is uninhabitable; and date of disaster must be included in the letter; or
      • Letter from the PHA displacing the family
  • Local Preference
    • For the purpose of priority for admission, the YHA will provide for a local preference for persons who reside in the jurisdictional area that the YHA operates the program, over families that do not reside, work or notified that they will be working in the jurisdictional area of YHA. The area of jurisdiction is Yakima and Kittitas Counties, Washington.

200 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the YHA Section 8 Housing page, or the YHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the YHA public notice on December 28, 2020.

Closed: Yakima and Kittitas County, Washington Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Yakima Housing Authority (YHA) Mainstream (Non-Elderly Disabled) Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

Please note: Eligible families must include at least one household member who is over the age of 18, but no more than 62 years of age, and who has a disability. 

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Live or Work Locally; Displaced Victims of Domestic Violence.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences. 

For more information, visit the YHA Section 8 Housing page, or the YHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Family Housing Other Waiting List

The Yakima Housing Authority (YHA) waiting list for Family Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least December, 2018, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Visit the YHA office, located at 810 North 6th Ave, Yakima, WA 98902.
  2. Complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

For more information, visit the YHA Family Housing page, or the YHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Farmworker Housing Other Waiting List

The Yakima Housing Authority (YHA) waiting list for Farmworker Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least December, 2018, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Visit the YHA office, located at 810 North 6th Ave, Yakima, WA 98902.
  2. Complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

For more information, visit the YHA Farmworker Housing page, or the YHA website.

Open Until Further Notice: Elderly/Disabled Housing Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List

The Yakima Housing Authority (YHA) waiting list for Elderly/Disabled Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least December, 2018, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Visit the YHA office, located at 810 North 6th Ave, Yakima, WA 98902.
  2. Complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

For more information, visit the YHA Elderly & Disabled Housing page, or the YHA website.

About The Agency

Yakima Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,032 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

Monday 9:00am-5:30pm
Tuesday 9:00am-5:30pm
Wednesday 9:00am-5:30pm
Thursday 9:00am-5:30pm
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

810 North 6th Avenue, Yakima, WA

Visit Website(509) 453-3106

Section 8 Application Checklist

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How large is the Yakima Housing Authority?

Yakima Housing Authority serves 1,063 low-income households. The agency manages 1,313 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Yakima Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Yakima Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Yakima Housing Authority households.

How many Yakima Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 233 households and make up 22 percent of households served by Yakima Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Yakima Housing Authority?

There are 775 female-headed renter households living in Yakima Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Yakima Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Yakima Housing Authority renters?

Black 53
Native American 43
Asian-Pacific Islander 11
White 648
Hispanic 308

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Yakima Housing Authority?

There are 318 households headed by seniors served by the Yakima Housing Authority. Senior households are 30% of households in Yakima Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Yakima Housing Authority housing?

There are 276 persons with disabilities living in Yakima Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the Yakima Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Yakima Housing Authority?

The Yakima 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.

How often does Yakima Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Yakima Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on January 1, 2021 and closed on February 1, 2021.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Yakima Housing Authority

Mariposa Park

314 Cherry Ave, Yakima, Washington 98902

Scattered Sites

504 Pacific Ave, Yakima, Washington 98901