Spartanburg Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Waiting List
Open Soon: 500 Northside Station, Rental Assistance Demonstration Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Spartanburg County, South Carolina Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Spartanburg County, South Carolina Limited Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Tobias Booker Hartwell Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Victoria Gardens Apartments, 1-5 Bedroom Site-Based Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Prince Hall, Camp Croft Courts, and Archibald Rutledge Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Prince Hall Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Louvenia D. Barksdale Apartments Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Archibald Village Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Spartanburg Housing Tax Credit Properties Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Spartanburg Housing Tax Credit and Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Properties Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Parkside at Drayton Senior Apartments Other Senior Waiting List Learn More

Open Soon: 500 Northside Station, Rental Assistance Demonstration Other Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) will accept Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) waiting list applications for 500 Northside Station Apartments from April 4, 2024 at 9:00 am, until April 18, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in November, 2021.

According to SHA, "Applicants must meet the South Carolina Mental Health Referral Admission Preference to apply."

  • South Carolina Mental Health Referral Admission Preference -Spartanburg Housing will provide an admission preference for individuals referred by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health and/or their Community Partner Agencies solely for units in Project Based Voucher Properties that have been funded by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health. The SC Department of Mental Health and/or the corresponding Community Partner Agency must provide Spartanburg Housing with a written referral indicating the individual's status under the specified preference categories.

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

  1. Applicants must have referral from South Carolina Department of Mental Health
  2. Complete an application in person at Spartanburg Housing, located at 170 Arch Street, Spartanburg SC 29304, from April 4, 2024 at 9:00 am, until April 18, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • South Carolina Mental Health Referral Admission Preference

It is not yet known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA public notice on March 21, 2024.

Closed: Spartanburg County, South Carolina Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

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

The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from November 14, 2022, until December 14, 2022. 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:

  • Any family that has been terminated from its HCV program due to insufficient program funding (10 Points)
  • Families who are a current resident of Spartanburg County (10 Points)
  • Families who have been displaced due to action taken by the SHA for demolition or rehabilitation or sale of unit in which the family is currently housed (10 Points)
  • Families who are verified as working 30 or more or hours per week for six consecutive months, elderly, handicap, and/or disabled (7 Points)  
  • Families who are homeless or have been displaced due to local, Federal or State governmental action (5 Points)
  • Veterans (5 Points)
  • Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (5 Points) The applicant must certify that the abuser will not reside with the applicant unless Spartanburg Housing gives prior written approval.
  • Project-based voucher holders who applied for HCV assistance at the time the waiting list was open and have currently completed the requirements of their contract within the PBV unit and are in good standing (1 Points)
  • In the event the family does not qualify for any preference, they will be placed on the waiting list within the date and time of application. (0 Points)

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 public notice on October 28, 2022.

Closed: Spartanburg County, South Carolina Limited Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications on a limited basis for Working Families for one day only on October 19, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, in person applications were accepted at the SHA office.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Working families who are verified as working 30 or more hours per week for six consecutive months.

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 SHA public notice on October 3, 2023.

Closed: Tobias Booker Hartwell Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Tobias Booker Hartwell Apartments is closed.

The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from September 21, 2022, until October 5, 2022. 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.

There were no preferences.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the SHA and the SHA public notice on September 13, 2022.

Closed: Victoria Gardens Apartments, 1-5 Bedroom Site-Based Public Housing Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Victoria Gardens Apartments waiting list is currently closed. Applications for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom Site-Based Public Housing units were last accepted from September 9, 2019, until September 30, 2019.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. 

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Closed: Prince Hall, Camp Croft Courts, and Archibald Rutledge Public Housing Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Prince Hall, Camp Croft Courts, and Archibald Rutledge is closed.

The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from December 19, 2022, until January 6, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA notice on December 15, 2022.

Closed: Prince Hall Public Housing Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for apartments at Prince Hall apartments from August 14, 2023, until September 8, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

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

Preferences have not been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA official Facebook notice on August 14, 2023.

Closed: Louvenia D. Barksdale Apartments Other Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) waiting list for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments at Louvenia D. Barksdale is closed.

SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 1, 2022, until February 18, 2022. 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.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA public notice on August 4, 2022.

Closed: Archibald Village Other Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) waiting list for Efficiency and 1-Bedroom apartments at Archibald Village is closed

The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from July 11, 2022, until July 22, 2022. 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.

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 SHA on July 21, 2022.

Closed: Spartanburg Housing Tax Credit Properties Other Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Housing Tax Credit waiting list applications for multiple properties from May 1, 2023, until May 31, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

This waiting list was for the following properties:

  • Cedar Springs Place had 1-bedroom units.
  • Cottage Grove had 2 and 3-bedroom units. 
  • Collins Park had 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units. 
  • Independence Place had 2-bedroom units. 
  • The Ridge at Southport had 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units.
  • Summer Place had 3-bedroom units.
  • Victoria Gardens had 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5-bedroom units.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not yet known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA notice on April 14, 2023.

Closed: Spartanburg Housing Tax Credit and Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Properties Other Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Tax Credit and Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Properties waiting list applications for multiple properties from January 22, 2024, until February 12, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

This waiting list was for the following properties:

  • JC Anderson Apartments - located in Spartanburg, SC. Offering 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom units.
  • Leland Street Apartments - located in Spartanburg, SC. Offering 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom units.
  • Ellen C Watson Apartments - located in Spartanburg, SC. Offering 1, 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom units.
  • Spruce St Apartments - located in Spartanburg, SC. Offering 2 and 3-Bedroom units.
  • Barksdale Apartments - located in Spartanburg, SC. Offering 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom units.
  • Victoria Gardens Apartments - located in Spartanburg, SC. Offering 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom units.

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

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA public notice on January 15, 2024.

Closed: Parkside at Drayton Senior Apartments Other Senior Waiting List

The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Senior waiting list applications for apartments at Parkside at Drayton Senior Apartments from August 21,2023, until September 8,2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

  • Parkside at Drayton Senior Apartments, is located at 110 Fernwood Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29307

Please note: Applicants must be age 62 or older to apply. 

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not  been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA notice on August 4,2023.

About The Agency

Spartanburg Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,194 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 8:30am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:30am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:30am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm
Friday 8:30am-5:00pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

201 Caulder Avenue, Spartanburg, SC

Visit Website(864) 598-6000

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How large is the Spartanburg Housing Authority?

Spartanburg Housing Authority serves 2,446 low-income households. The agency manages 2,549 Housing Choice Vouchers and 382 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Spartanburg Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by Spartanburg Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Spartanburg Housing Authority households.

How many Spartanburg Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 684 households and make up 28 percent of households served by Spartanburg Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Spartanburg Housing Authority?

There are 2103 female-headed renter households living in Spartanburg Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 86% of those served by the Spartanburg Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Spartanburg Housing Authority renters?

Black 1,957
Native American 24
White 416
Hispanic 73

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Spartanburg Housing Authority?

There are 684 households headed by seniors served by the Spartanburg Housing Authority. Senior households are 28% of households in Spartanburg Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Spartanburg Housing Authority housing?

There are 562 persons with disabilities living in Spartanburg Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Spartanburg Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Spartanburg Housing Authority?

The Spartanburg Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.

HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.

How often does Spartanburg Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Spartanburg Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on November 14, 2022 and closed on December 14, 2022.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Spartanburg Housing Authority

Victoria Garden Apartments

695 Howard St, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303

Barksdale Apartments

350 Piermont Ave, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303

Parkside at Drayton

110 Fernwood Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29307

Cedar Springs Place

200 Serenity Springs Ln, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302

Spartanburg Southside Projects

121 Rev Booker T Sears St, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

Country Garden Estates

313 Dafodil Cir, Moore, South Carolina 29369

Single Family Units

124 Chelsea St, Moore, South Carolina 29369

Archibald Rutledge

764 N Church St, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303

Independence Place

150 CEDAR SPRINGS PL, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29302

Camp Croft Courts

111 Hanover Pl, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

Prince Hall Apartments

100 Prince Hall Ln, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

Frank Gooch Apartments

765 John B White SR Blvd, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303

Tobias Booker Hartwell Campus of Learner

101 George Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

Cammie Clagett Courts

273 Highland Ave, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306

JC Anderson

770 Baltimore Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29301

Spruce Leland Barksdale

300 Leland St, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303