Chester Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Chester Housing Authority Section 8 HCV is open.
Chester Housing Authority Public Housing is open.

Learn more about Chester Housing Authority.

Open: Chester Housing Authority Section 8 HCV

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Chester Housing Authority (CHA) is currently accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications. It opened in August 2014. This waiting list is open indefinitely.

There are two ways to apply:

1. Visit the HACC to pick up an application, located at 2678 Dawson Dr., Building 100, Chester, SC 29706, between the hours of 8:30 am until 5:00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

2. Download the application here, then print and complete.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered on Tuesdays, between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Be sure to include these documents with your application: social security cards, birth certificates, social security cards, photo IDs for all adult household members, and documented proof if claiming a preference.

The HACC does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: employed at least 20 hours a week, elderly, disabled, displaced by government action, displaced by a natural disaster.

More information can be found by visiting the HACC website at http://chesterha-sc.org/, or by calling 803-581-6981, between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (803)581-6981.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 07/14/2017.

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Open: Chester Housing Authority Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the City of Chester (HACC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.

The HACC offers one Public Housing community with 112 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.

There are two ways to apply:

1. Visit the HACC to pick up an application, located at 2678 Dawson Dr., Building 100, Chester, SC 29706, between the hours of 8:30 am until 5:00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

2. Download the application here, then print and complete.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered on Tuesdays, between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Be sure to include these documents with your application: social security cards, birth certificates, social security cards, photo IDs for all adult household members, and documented proof if claiming a preference.

The HACC does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: employed at least 20 hours a week, elderly, disabled, displaced by government action, displaced by a natural disaster.

More information can be found by visiting the HACC website at http://chesterha-sc.org/, or by calling 803-581-6981 between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (803)581-6981.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 07/02/2015.

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About Chester Housing Authority

2678 Dawson Drive, Chester, SC | Visit Website | (803) 581-6981

Chester Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 381 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Chester Housing Authority is located in Chester, SC.

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