Anaheim Housing Authority

The Anaheim Housing Authority (AHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

The AHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from March 6, 2023, until April 14, 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. If you applied, the housing authority sent notices to applicants on May 11, 2023 notifying them of their status. You can also check your application status here.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Special Needs Populations
  • For up to 172 vouchers, preference will be granted to non-elderly disabled persons that are transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings or are homeless. These vouchers were granted through 2017 Mainstream Voucher Program NOFA and 2020 CARES Act allocations). Applicants who live or work in the City of Anaheim will be given priority under this preference.
  • The PHA will commit up to 50% of annual new admission vouchers to assist Anaheim-based families who are either:
    • Homeless and referred by an approved local service provider because they are participating in a local transitional housing program or are receiving other supportive and shelter services from that provider. Providers may be required to verify that applicants had ties to Anaheim prior to entering the shelter and commit to providing appropriate services to the client; or
    • Participating in a city-funded homeless or at risk of becoming homeless program and have been referred by the connected service agency.
  • Families who are being terminated from the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program, due to the qualifying member being deceased.
• Families who live or work in the City of Anaheim and are referred by Anaheim Police Department. These types of referrals will be limited to victims of a crime, the magnitude or impact of which requires rapid relocation. Referrals must be made in writing on Anaheim Police Department letterhead, and signed by the Chief or Deputy Chief of Police only. Eligibility, including background checks will be confirmed for all members. All referrals are subject to the approval of the Executive Director or designee.
• Eligible families who are displaced as a result of a project sponsored by the City of Anaheim Community Development Department or other City of Anaheim Department.
• Any family that has been terminated from the City of Anaheim HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
• Families who live, work, or have been hired to work in Anaheim (Residency preference).

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

For more information, visit the AHA website.

Sources: This information was verified the AHA notice on February 20, 2023.

The Anaheim Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed and is not accepting applications. Please check back for future openings.

The Salvation Army Anaheim Center of Hope accepted applications for the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher program from January 10, 2025, to January 17, 2025.

The Anaheim Housing Authority Project-Based Voucher waiting list for Cherry Orchard, Hermosa Village, Pradera, and Vintage Crossing was open from January 20, 2025, to February 20, 2025.

The Anaheim Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Finamore Place is closed.

The AHA last accepted applications for this waiting list by referral only from March 24th, 2022, until further notice. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the AHA, "This waiting list will be opened solely for the following preferences:

• Households that qualify as homeless, and are enrolled and in good standing with the Homeless Assistance Program (HAP), Chronically Homeless Individuals Pilot Program (CHIPP), or other City sponsored program and referred to the waiting list by the service provider.
• Households that qualify as homeless and are referred by Anaheim City funded Emergency Shelter homeless service providers.
• Households that qualify as homeless and are referred by other homeless service providers. Additional preference will be given to those within each of the above categories who qualify for the Live or Work in Anaheim (Residency) preference or are a U.S. veterans."

Finamore Place is located at 915 E. Orangewood Avenue Anaheim, CA 92802 and offers 1 and 2 bedroom units for 1 to 4 person households. The development features the following amenities: improved recreational and leisure space, swimming pool, clubhouse, BBQ areas, roof deck, and community garden.

To apply during the opening period, a referral by a participating agency was required.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Households that qualify as homeless, and are enrolled and in good standing with the Homeless Assistance Program (HAP), Chronically Homeless Individuals Pilot Program (CHIPP), or other City sponsored program and referred to the waiting list by the service provider.
• Households that qualify as homeless and are referred by Anaheim City funded Emergency Shelter homeless service providers.
• Households that qualify as homeless and are referred by other homeless service providers. Additional preference will be given to those within each of the above categories who qualify for the Live or Work in Anaheim (Residency) preference or are a U.S. veterans.

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

For more information, visit the AHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Orange County Register public notice on March 21, 2022.

The Anaheim Housing Authority waiting list for Bel'Age Manor and Miracle Terrace Limited was open from March 1, 2018, to March 31, 2018. Applications are no longer being accepted.

The Anaheim Housing Authority El Verano Limited Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list closed in December 2025. Check back for future openings.

The Anaheim Housing Authority's Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list was open from November 1, 2023, to November 30, 2023, and is now closed.