The Housing Authority (HA) will help individuals and families with low-income levels get affordable housing in the private market through its housing choice voucher program, also known as Section 8.
Under this program, HA pays part of your rent directly to your landlord. To be eligible, you may need to prove that you earn less than 50 per cent of the median income in your or your family’s county. You may be required to pay a security deposit, first month’s rent and last month’s rent upfront.
If you are looking for homes for rent that accepts Section 8, The first step should be verifying whether or not your chosen housing community accepts Section 8.
This can come in multiple forms, but there are three that are most likely to apply to almost any situation:
Checking with the local Housing Authority office
Calling the current resident of this type of housing
Calling or visiting the management/ownership of this type of housing (if known).