Housing Authority of the County of Alameda

The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from May 6, 2024.There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

• 1 Person $51,800| 5 Persons $79,900
• 2 Persons $59,200 | 6 Persons $85,800
• 3 Persons $66,600 | 7 Person $91,700
• 4 Persons $73,950 | 8 Persons $97,650

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Homeless
  • has a primary nighttime residence that is a place not meant for human habitation; or is living in a shelter designed to provide temporary living arrangements like emergency shelters, transitional housing, hotels paid for by an organization or assistance program; or is exiting an institution where they have resided for 90 days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution.
• Disaster
• Veteran

5,000 selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application that was available on the HACA website.

For more information, visit the HACA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACA public notice on March 19, 2024.

The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments in Emeryville and Union City for one day only on May 6, 2024.There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: "This waiting list is for 3- and 4-bedroom units in Emeryville and Union City for families with very low-income (VLI) and extremely low-income (ELI)."

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

• 1 Person $31,050 | 5 Persons $47,900
• 2 Persons $35,500 | 6 Persons $51,450
• 3 Persons $39,950 | 7 Person $55,000
• 4 Persons $44,350 | 8 Persons $58,550

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Homeless
  • has a primary nighttime residence that is a place not meant for human habitation; or is living in a shelter designed to provide temporary living arrangements like emergency shelters, transitional housing, hotels paid for by an organization or assistance program; or is exiting an institution where they have resided for 90 days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution.
• Disaster
• Veteran

1,500 selected applicants were placed on the PBV 3-bedroom (VLI) waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

1,500 selected applicants were placed on the PBV 3-bedroom (ELI) waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

500 selected applicants were placed on the PBV 4-bedroom (VLI) waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

500 selected applicants were placed on the PBV 4-bedroom (ELI) waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application that was available on the HACA website.

For more information, visit the HACA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACA public notice on March 19, 2024.

The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda waiting list for Studio, 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at 5421 at Dublin Station is closed.

The HACA last accepted applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of April 5, 2022, until April 30, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application.
2. Print the paper application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

•  Live in Dublin (3 points), Immediate Family (1 point), Displaced Resident (1 point), Works in Dublin (3 points), Public Service Employee (1 additional point), Permanently Disabled (1 point), Senior (1 point), Veteran (1 point).

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 HACA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACA public notice on April 19, 2022.

The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda waiting list for Project-Based apartments at is closed. 

It is not known when the HACA last accepted applications for this waiting list, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the HACA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACA on April 19, 2022.

The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda waiting list for Moderate Rehabilitation apartments at is closed. 

It is not known when the HACA last accepted applications for this waiting list, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the HACA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACA on April 19, 2022.