Sanford Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

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Open: Gilmore Terrace and Garden Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Sanford Housing Authority (SHA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for Gilmore Terrace and Garden Apartments from July 26, 2023, until further notice.

To apply while the waitlist is open, pick up an application from the following locations:

  • The SHA office, located at 317 Chatham St. Sanford, NC 27330, 8:30 am until 5:00 pm and 8:30 am until 11:30 am on Friday. Monday -Thursday.
  • Gilmore Terrace Community Center, located at 200 Church St, Sanford, NC 27330.

Once the paper application is completed, it must be either:

  1. Hand delivered to the SHA Office or Gilmore Terrace Community Center, addresses mentioned above.
  2. Mailed to the SHA Office or Gilmore Terrace Community Center, addresses mentioned above.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA communities page on July 31, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Sanford, 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 ext 4237.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 07/31/2023.

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Open: Matthew Court, Near Elderly Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Sanford Housing Authority (SHA) is accepting Near Elderly Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for Matthews Court Apartments from July 26, 2023, until further notice.

  • Matthews Court is located at 338 Temple Avenue, Sanford, NC 27330. 55+ community.

To apply while the waitlist is open, pick up an application from the following locations:

  • The SHA office, located at 317 Chatham St. Sanford, NC 27330, 8:30 am until 5:00 pm and 8:30 am until 11:30 am on Friday. Monday -Thursday.
  • Gilmore Terrace Community Center, located at 200 Church St, Sanford, NC 27330.

Once the paper application is completed, it must be either:

  • Hand delivered to the SHA Office or Gilmore Terrace Community Center, addresses mentioned above.
  • Mailed to the SHA Office or Gilmore Terrace Community Center, addresses mentioned above.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA communities page on July 31, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Sanford, 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 ext 4237.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 07/31/2023.

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

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

The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 7, 2023, until April 13, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Pick up an application from the SHA.
  2. Print the paper application.

Once the paper application was completed, it was either:

  1. Dropped off in person to the SHA office.
  2. Postmarked by April 13, 2023 and mailed to the Sanford Housing Authority.

This waiting list had 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 were 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 .

Last Updated on 08/04/2023.

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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

317 Chatham St., 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-12:00pm