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How Do I Apply?
By visiting the housing authority’s main office at 325 Church Street, Lancaster, PA and filling out an application. Please note that the housing authority may not be accepting new applications and waiting lists may not be open at the time you want to apply.
For current Section 8 Program availability please contact our main office at 397-2835. Or you may view the current waiting list status by clicking here: Waiting List Status
Nondiscrimination Policy
LCHA assists families, single people, and people with disabilities. The Housing Authority does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, color, familial status, mental or physical disability.
How Long Can I Expect to Wait Before Receiving Assistance?
Waiting times are hard to accurately predict. As participants leave the program, assistance is offered to people currently on the waiting list. Applicants are served in the order of the date and time of their initial application.
Emergency Housing
Lancaster City Housing Authority does not provide emergency housing assistance.
What Happens If I Move Before Getting Section 8?
You must provide the Housing Authority with your change of address, as we will contact people by mail when they are at the top of the waiting list. Periodically, we may also contact people by mail to update information on our waiting list. If, we do not hear from you, you will be removed from the Waiting List.
Important! We must have a current mailing address for you at all times.
Your mailing address can be updated by calling our office at (717) 397-2835 (or TDD (717) 397-7081) and leaving this information with the Tenant Selection office or by putting this information in writing and mailing it to our main office at: 325 Church Street, Lancaster, PA 17602.
What happens if I move?
A family's housing needs change over time with changes in family size, job locations, and for other reasons. The rental voucher program is designed to allow families to move without the loss of rental assistance. Moves are permissible as long as the family notifies the Housing Authority ahead of time, terminates its existing lease within the appropriate provisions, and finds acceptable alternate housing.
Housing Choice Vouchers are portable anywhere in the United States or its territories. If you choose to exercise this option you need to check with the issuing Housing Authority for any restrictions.
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