Panama City Housing Authority

The Panama City Housing Authority (PCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for 10 days in August 2018; and before that for about two weeks in October 2015, and in November 2014. 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: Elderly, disabled.

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 PCHA website, or call the office at (850) 769-2358.

The Panama City Housing Authority (PCHA) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for Fletcher Black Apartments and The Park at Massalina from June 27, 2024, until 100 applications were received. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

This waiting list was for the following properties:

• Fletcher Black 
• The Park at Massalina

Preferences

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Elderly or Disabled
• Live in Bay County, Florida
• Active Public Housing Participant

Selection Process

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

Application Method

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

For more information, visit the PCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PCHA public notice on June 18, 2024.

The Panama City Housing Authority (PCHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 3-Bedroom apartments from August 9, 2023, until 200 applications were received. It is not known when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences: 

• Elderly or disabled family
• Residency preference for those applicants residing in Bay County, Florida at the time of application.
• Residency preference to residents of the Public Housing Program administered by the PHA; who are displaced through no fault of their own due to modernization, rehabilitation, demolition/disposition, repositioning, relocation, or loss of funding.
  • Residents must be in good standing with the PHA and not currently housed by a program administered by Panama City Housing Authority.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PCHA Public Notice page on August 7, 2023.

The Panama City Housing Authority (PCHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 2 and 4-Bedroom apartments from April 10, 2024, until 200 applications were received. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the PCHA notice "This application was for an apartment at one of 4 public housing communities in Panama City, FL."

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences: 

• Elderly or disabled family
• Residency preference for those applicants residing in Bay County, Florida at the time of application.
• Residency preference to residents of the Public Housing Program administered by the PHA; who are displaced through no fault of their own due to modernization, rehabilitation, demolition/disposition, repositioning, relocation, or loss of funding.
• Residents must be in good standing with the PHA and not currently housed by a program administered by Panama City Housing Authority.

200 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 PCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PCHA Public Notice page on March 28, 2024.