Section 8 Waiting Lists in California

There are 105 housing authorities in California which offer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. For more on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program visit the Housing Choice Voucher section of our Low Income Housing Renter's Guide.

As of December 10th 2018, there are 17 Section 8 waiting lists that are open now, opening soon, or always open.

Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Indefinitely

All Open Indefinitely Waiting Lists

There are 17 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists in California that are either always open or that have not announced a closing date.

Waiting List	Type
Housing Authority of the County of Riverside	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
San Diego, California	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Santa Ana, California Veteran	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
San Diego County, California	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Housing Authority of the City of National City	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Encinitas, California	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Tulare County, California	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Kings County, California	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Sonoma County, California	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Plumas County Community Development Commission & Housing Authority	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne County, California Limited	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Suisun City, California Limited	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
City of Santa Paula	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Redding, California	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
Humboldt County, California	Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

Closed Section 8 Waiting Lists

The following waiting lists have been confirmed to be closed.

Waiting List	Closed Date
Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles Housing Choice Voucher	-
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Housing Choice Voucher	October 29th, 2017
Housing Authority of the County of Kern Housing Choice Voucher	-
Upland Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	-
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino Housing Choice Voucher	-
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara Housing Choice Voucher	May 29th, 2018
Housing Authority of the City of Oxnard Housing Choice Voucher	-
Housing Authority of the City of Port Hueneme Housing Choice Voucher	March 15th, 2018
Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach Housing Choice Voucher	June 20th, 2016
City of Compton Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	September 28th, 2017
Housing Authority of the City of Pasadena Housing Choice Voucher	November 1st, 2014
City of Inglewood Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	December 3rd, 2015
Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura Housing Choice Voucher	May 9th, 2016
Orange County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	February 27th, 2013
Housing Authority of the City of Garden Grove Housing Choice Voucher	-
Redondo Beach Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	October 2nd, 2015
Anaheim Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	April 15th, 2015
Burbank Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	February 8th, 2016
Culver City Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	November 19th, 2016
Santa Monica Housing and Economic Development Housing Choice Voucher	January 31st, 2017
Housing Authority of the City of Glendale Housing Choice Voucher	-
City of Norwalk Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	September 24th, 2015
South Gate Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	February 11th, 2016
Baldwin Park Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	August 9th, 2016
Housing Authority of the City of Torrance Housing Choice Voucher	-
City of Pomona Housing Department Housing Choice Voucher	July 18th, 2014
Imperial Valley Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	November 1st, 2017
Oakland Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	-
City of Richmond Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	December 1st, 2017
Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa Housing Choice Voucher	-
Housing Authority of the County of Monterey Housing Choice Voucher	October 31st, 2017
Housing Authority of the County of Marin Housing Choice Voucher	-
City of Vallejo Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	March 20th, 2015
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Clara Housing Choice Voucher	-
Housing Authority of the County Santa Clara Housing Choice Voucher	-
City of Alameda Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	June 27th, 2016
Housing Authority of the County of Alameda Housing Choice Voucher	August 11th, 2015
The Housing Authority of the City of Madera Housing Choice Voucher	May 11th, 2016
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz Housing Choice Voucher	December 6th, 2018
Housing Authority of the City of Napa Housing Choice Voucher	-
The Housing Authority of the City of Livermore Housing Choice Voucher	-
City of Santa Rosa Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	May 31st, 2018
Vacaville Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	June 18th, 2014
Lake County Housing Commission Housing Choice Voucher	September 6th, 2016
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Housing Choice Voucher	January 30th, 2018
Yolo County Housing Housing Choice Voucher	-
Regional Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	November 2nd, 2016
Yuba County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	-
El Dorado County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	October 23rd, 2016
City of Pittsburg Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	February 10th, 2017
County of Solano Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	-
City of Hawthorne Department of Housing Housing Choice Voucher	June 16th, 2017
Housing Authority of the County of Merced Housing Choice Voucher	-
Roseville Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	September 22nd, 2017
Housing Authority of the County of Butte Housing Choice Voucher	October 30th, 2017
Placer County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	November 9th, 2017
Fresno Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	May 15th, 2018
City of Benicia Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	-
Community Development Commission of Mendocino County Housing Choice Voucher	-
Housing Authority of San Luis Obispo Housing Choice Voucher	May 16th, 2018
Shasta County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	June 29th, 2018
Santa Ana Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	-
Fairfield Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	August 14th, 2018
Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara Housing Choice Voucher	October 31st, 2018
Housing Authority of the County of San Joaquin Housing Choice Voucher	November 4th, 2018
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz Housing Choice Voucher	December 6th, 2018
San Francisco Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	-

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