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 April 24th 2019, there are 23 Section 8 waiting lists that are open now, opening soon, or always open.
Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Now
There are currently 1 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists that are open now and will be closing soon.
Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Indefinitely
All Open Indefinitely Waiting Lists
There are 22 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists in California that are either always open or that have not announced a closing date.
| Waiting List |
Last Updated On |
| Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura |
April 24th, 2018 |
| San Diego, California |
July 10th, 2018 |
| City of Santa Paula |
April 12th, 2018 |
| San Diego County, California |
December 18th, 2018 |
| Housing Authority of the City of National City |
July 17th, 2017 |
| Encinitas, California |
April 17th, 2018 |
| San Mateo County, California Moving to Work |
March 20th, 2019 |
| Tulare County, California |
November 16th, 2018 |
| Chronic Homelessness |
March 20th, 2019 |
| Involuntarily Displaced |
March 20th, 2019 |
| Limited Natural Disaster |
April 8th, 2019 |
| Sonoma County, California |
July 27th, 2018 |
| Humboldt County, California |
July 26th, 2018 |
| Plumas County Community Development Commission & Housing Authority |
June 28th, 2018 |
| Suisun City, California |
April 16th, 2019 |
| Kings County, California |
September 20th, 2018 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Riverside |
June 28th, 2018 |
| Santa Ana, California Veteran |
July 2nd, 2018 |
| Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne County, California Limited |
May 4th, 2018 |
| Redding, California |
November 30th, 2018 |
| Family Unification Program |
April 8th, 2019 |
| Mainstream (Non-Elderly Disabled) |
April 12th, 2019 |
Closed Section 8 Waiting Lists
The following waiting lists have been confirmed to be closed in the last two years.
| Waiting List |
Closed Date |
| San Bernardino County, California |
February 25th, 2019 |
| Family Unification |
February 13th, 2019 |
| Oxnard, California General |
February 1st, 2019 |
| Santa Cruz County, California |
December 6th, 2018 |
| Hollister and San Juan Bautista, California |
December 6th, 2018 |
| San Joaquin County, California |
November 4th, 2018 |
| Santa Barbara, California |
October 31st, 2018 |
| Fairfield, California |
August 14th, 2018 |
| Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity County, California |
June 29th, 2018 |
| Santa Rosa, California |
May 30th, 2018 |
| Santa Barbara County, California |
May 29th, 2018 |
| San Luis Obispo County, California |
May 16th, 2018 |
| Fresno County, California |
May 15th, 2018 |
| Port Hueneme, California |
March 14th, 2018 |
| Sacramento County, California |
January 30th, 2018 |
| Richmond, California |
December 1st, 2017 |
| Placer County, California |
November 9th, 2017 |
| Imperial Valley County, California |
November 1st, 2017 |
| Monterey County, CA |
October 31st, 2017 |
| Butte and Glenn County, California General |
October 30th, 2017 |
| Los Angeles, California |
October 29th, 2017 |
| Compton, California |
September 28th, 2017 |
| Roseville and Rocklin, California |
September 22nd, 2017 |
| Hawthorne, California Limited |
June 16th, 2017 |
| Pittsburg, California |
February 10th, 2017 |
| Santa Monica, California |
January 31st, 2017 |
