Allegheny County Housing Authority

Open Soon: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Allegheny County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is opening soon.

The ACHA will accept applications for this waiting list from July 12, 2022 at 8:30 am, until July 14, 2022 at 3:30 pm ET.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.

Please note: According to the ACHA public notice, "computers will be available at our office at, 301 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks, PA"

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Category 1 Preferences: (1) Applicants for whom a law enforcement agency is seeking housing as an accommodation for its witness protection or confidential informant programs; and (2) victims of domestic violence. Preferences in this Category have equal priority.
• Category 2 Preference: Residents of the Allegheny County Housing Authority public housing program asked to move due to the modernization of his or her unit or community regardless of whether the waiting list is open or closed.
• Category 3 Preference: Successful graduates of the Allegheny County Housing Authority public housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program regardless of whether the waiting list is open or closed.
• Category 4 Preference: Veterans with a discharge other than dishonorable.
• Category 5 Preference: Homeless preference to permit no more than 50 vouchers to be given to families experiencing homelessness with or without disabilities. All applicants must be referred through the Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
• Category 6 Preference: Preference to permit no more than 50 vouchers to be given to families experiencing homelessness; with a UPMC health plan and meet a criterion of unplanned health crisis.
• Category 7 Preference: Preference to permit no more than 25 vouchers to be given to the Allegheny County Department of Human Services for use in providing supportive housing opportunities for individuals with opioid use disorders. This preference will continue until the 25 vouchers have been utilized.
• Category 8 Preference: Preference to permit persons with disabilities who are transitioning out of institutional and other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless to utilize the Mainstream (Section 811) Vouchers. (49 vouchers).

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA Facebook page on May 31, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for rental assistance in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (412) 402-2454.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 05/31/2022.

Open Until Further Notice: Multiple Properties Public Housing Waiting List

The Allegheny County Housing Authority Public Housing waiting list for apartments at multiple properties is currently open. 

The ACHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from May 10, 2021, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following properties:

• Andrew Carnegie Apartments (1 Bedrooms)-514 Lydia Drive, Carnegie, PA 15106 
• Dumplin Hall (1 Bedrooms)-502 Hay Street, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
• Groveton Village (1, 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms)- 511 Groveton Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108
• Homestead B (1 Bedrooms)- 481 East Eighth Avenue, Homestead, PA 15120
• Negley Gardens (1, 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms)- 804 Creek Street Apt D, Tarentum, PA 15084
• Ohioview Towers (1 Bedrooms)- 250 Jefferson Drive, McKees Rocks, PA 15136
• Pleasant Ridge (1 & 2 Bedrooms)- 251 Jefferson Drive, McKees Rocks, PA 15136
• Sharpsburg Housing (1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms)- 300 Sisca Street, Sharpsburg, PA 15215
• Twin Oaks Scattered Sites (1 Bedrooms)- Sanlin Drive, Coraopolis, PA 1510

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application here.
2. In person applications are accepted at the Allegheny County Housing Authority Central Office, located at 301 Chartiers Avenue McKees Rocks, PA 15136.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Category 1 Preferences: (1) Applicants for whom a law enforcement agency is seeking housing as an accommodation for its witness protection or confidential informant programs; and (2) police officers whose residency is needed to increase security for public housing residents, (3) a household evicted due to a resident or guest who is subsequently found innocent of the charge that led to eviction or the charge is dismissed and (4) victims of domestic violence.
• Category 2 Preference: (1) veterans with an honorable discharge or current military service (Spouse only) who is not currently housed in an Allegheny County Housing Authority project-based assisted unit. Residents of the Allegheny County Housing Authority public housing program asked to move due to the modernization of his or her unit or community regardless of whether the waiting list is open or closed.

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 ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA public notice on June 6, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for rental assistance in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (412) 355-8940.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/06/2022.