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Open: Lee and Harnett County, North Carolina Section 8 HCV

The Sanford Housing Authority (SHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open.

The SHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from February 7, 2023, until April 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm ET.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Pick up an application from the SHA, located at 1000 Carthage Street, Sanford, NC 27330.
  2. Print the paper application.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be either:

  1. Dropped off in person to the SHA office, address mentioned above.
  2. Postmarked by April 13, 2023 and mailed to the Sanford Housing Authority, P.O. Box 636, Sanford, NC 27331.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Involuntary Displacement
  • Homeless Veterans
  • Chronically Homeless
  • Single Elderly/ Disabled
  • Elderly or Disabled with Minor Children
  • Homeless Families that include minor children who are identified by a social service agency providing shelter or law enforcement
  • In Place – eligible applicants who reside in units at the time of the PBV property owner’s proposal selection date for Project-based assistance

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA on February 13, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Lee and Harnett County, North Carolina .

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (919) 776-7655.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/17/2023.

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Closed: 226 Linden Avenue Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Sanford Housing Authority (SHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at 226 Linden Avenue is closed.

The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 7, 2022, until February 21, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period: 

  1. Paper applications were available on the SHA website.
  2. Call the SHA to request an application by mail.

Once the application was completed, it was either:

  1. Dropped off at the SHA drop box.
  2. Mailed to the SHA.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Sanford Herald public notice on January 31, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Sanford, North Carolina .

Last Updated on 03/29/2022.

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About Sanford Housing Authority

1000 Carthage Street, Sanford, NC | Visit Website | (919) 776-7655

Sanford Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,192 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Sanford Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Homeownership Voucher
  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Sanford Housing Authority is located in Harnett County, NC and Lee County, NC.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

Office Hours

Open today from 8:00am to 5:30pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-5:30pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:30pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:30pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:30pm
Friday 8:00am-5:30pm

About the Sanford Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Sanford Housing Authority manages 582 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Homeownership Ported Out VASH
Vouchers 481 3 13 8
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $433 $644 $662 $394
Monthly Cost $208,131 $1,933 $8,604 $3,152
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 17% having issued approximately 41 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 3 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 28 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.3 persons and has a household income of $12,412 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 66% were extremely low income (ELI). 31% of households had wages as a major source of income, 0% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 68% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

3% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 52% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 18% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 26% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 3% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

50% of households included children, 1% of which had two adults in the household. 49% of households with children have a female head of household. 89% of all households were headed by a female.

83% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 78% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Sanford Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 19% include at least one person with a disability. 31% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 52% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

18% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 42% with 2 bedrooms and 40% with 3 or more bedrooms. 31% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Sanford Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $307 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $470. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $173.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.