Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Rentals in or near Trinity, North Carolina

Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Properties

We list 36 Section 8 or HUD-assisted properties in or near Trinity, North Carolina. A listing isn't a current vacancy or a house for rent, and our data doesn't show whether a property accepts vouchers. Ask each property whether it has openings, how to apply, and whether it accepts vouchers. Your share of the rent usually depends on your income. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

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Arc/Hds Davidson Co Gh #2

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

434 SHANNON DR,
Lexington, NC 27292.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ARC/HDS DAVIDSON COUNTY HOUSING CORP #2
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
  • Phone: (919) 273-4404

Arc/Hds Davidson Co Gh #4

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

123 DELTA ST,
Lexington, NC 27292.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ARC/HDS DAVIDSON COUNTY HOUSING CORP. #4
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
  • Phone: (336) 273-4404

Arc/Hds Davidson Co Gh

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 5

Address :

108 FAIRVIEW DR,
Lexington, NC 27292.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 5
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ARC/HDS DAVIDSON #1 HOUSING CORPORATION
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
  • Phone: (910) 273-4404

Arc/Hds Davidson Co Gh #3

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

700 HUNTERS WAY,
Lexington, NC 27292.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ARC/HDS Davidson County Housing Corp. #3
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
  • Phone: (910) 273-4404

Arc/Hds Guilford Co Gh #4

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 5

Address :

301 SOUTHRIDGE ROAD,
Jamestown, NC 27282.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 5
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ARC\HDS GUILFORD # 4 HOUSING CORP.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
  • Phone: (336) 273-4404

Arc/Hds Guilford Co Gh #2

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 5

Address :

400 Dogwood CIR,
High Point, NC 27260.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 5
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ARC/HDS Guilford #2 Housing Corp.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
  • Phone: (336) 273-4404

Breeze Hill Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 33

Address :

1034 Breeze Hill Rd # 1,
Asheboro, NC 27203.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 33
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Davidson & Norris Rentals, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: leed85500@gmail.com
  • Phone: (336)626-0564

Asheboro Summit

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 100

Address :

156 E ACADEMY ST,
Asheboro, NC 27203.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 81
  • 2 Bedroom: 19
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Asheboro Affordable Housing LLC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: chase@rhanet.org
  • Phone: (404) 364-2937

Arc/Hds Guilford Co Gh #5

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 5

Address :

3417 Corvair DR,
High Point, NC 27265.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 5
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ARC/HDS Guilford Co. Housing Corp.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: wadawson@maxhealth.com
  • Phone: (336) 273-4404

Arc/Hds Randolph County Group Home

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

836 JOYCE ST,
Asheboro, NC 27203.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • ARC/HDS Randolph County Housing Corporation
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vicki.smith@pcghinc.org
  • Phone: (336) 273-4404

Coleridge Road Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 94

Address :

1101 KEMP BLVD.,
Asheboro, NC 27203.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 22
  • 2 Bedroom: 24
  • 3 Bedroom: 24
  • 4 Bedroom: 24

Owner Name :

  • Coleridge Road Housing Partners LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bHartnett@ahidevelopment.com
  • Phone: 206-832-1315

Green Hill

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 35

Address :

309 E 9th Street Ext,
Lexington, NC 27295.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 35
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • GREEN HILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: deagan@cmc-nc.com
  • Phone: 336-765-0424

Brentwood Crossing

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 135

Address :

226 BRENTWOOD ST,
High Point, NC 27260.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 16
  • 2 Bedroom: 88
  • 3 Bedroom: 31
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • AHF - Brentwood Crossing, LLC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mnguyen@atlantichousing.org
  • Phone: 469-206-8900

Chc Of High Point #2

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

408 WARD AVE.,
High Point, NC 27262.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • COMMUNITY HOUSING CORP OF HIGH POINT #2
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vicki.smith@pcghinc.org
  • Phone: 919-782-1262

Chc Of Randolph Co.

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

218 Pineview ST,
Asheboro, NC 27203.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Community Hsg Corp. of Randolph County
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lpardue@arcnc.org
  • Phone: 919-782-1262

Newgate Gardens

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 125

Address :

605-D GRANBY ST,
High Point, NC 27260.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 19
  • 2 Bedroom: 70
  • 3 Bedroom: 36
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • NEWGATE, A LTD PARTNERSHIP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: thankins@westminstercompany.com
  • Phone: (336) 375-1552

Mt. Moriah Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 75

Address :

202 Robert Floyd Dr,
Lexington, NC 27295.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 75
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • MT. MORIAH MANOR, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: moriah-kidron@cmc-nc.com
  • Phone: 336-248-4612

Lake Road Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 99

Address :

308 TAYLOR AVE,
High Point, NC 27260.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 13
  • 2 Bedroom: 63
  • 3 Bedroom: 23
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Lake Road Apartments LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sam@thecapitalrealty.com
  • Phone: 845-356-7773 ext 112

Mha Housing Of Central Nc

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 33

Address :

2325 BRENTWOOD ST,
High Point, NC 27263.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 33
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • MHA Housing of Central NC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vicki.smith@pcghinc.org
  • Phone: 919-782-1262

The Oaks At Silver Ridge

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 56

Address :

2900-B E. KIVETT DR,
High Point, NC 27260.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 38
  • 3 Bedroom: 18
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Lawndale High Point Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bparadis@thesilverstreetgroup.com
  • Phone: 207-780-9800

Morehead Courts

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 100

Address :

411 PARK ST,
High Point, NC 27260.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 90
  • 2 Bedroom: 10
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF HIGH POINT
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: amcgill@hpha.net
  • Phone: (336) 887-2661

Thomasville Church Homes

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 100

Address :

904 Doak CT,
Thomasville, NC 27360.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 5
  • 2 Bedroom: 45
  • 3 Bedroom: 46
  • 4 Bedroom: 4

Owner Name :

  • THOMASVILLE CHURCH HOUSING LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: todd@menowitz.com
  • Phone: 323-376-3343

Sheraton Towers

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 97

Address :

400 NORTH MAIN STREET,
High Point, NC 27260.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 15
  • 1 Bedroom: 80
  • 2 Bedroom: 2
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Community Housing Concepts Sheraton Towers LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: hud@monroegroupltd.com
  • Phone: 3032269121

Wainman Homes, Inc.

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 40

Address :

338 W Wainman Ave,
Asheboro, NC 27203.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 32
  • 2 Bedroom: 8
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • WAINMAN HOMES, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: MVR@atomic.net
  • Phone: 336-629-4146 Ext. 207

Williams-Delashmet Crossing Apts.

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 24

Address :

2102-A Aileen Court,
High Point, NC 27265.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 12
  • 2 Bedroom: 12
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • THP Housing, Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: knorcott@piedmonthealthservices.org
  • Phone: (336)886-2437

Tomlinson Hill

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 35

Address :

305-A PINEYWOOD RD,
Thomasville, NC 27360.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 35
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • TOMLINSON HILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: deagan@cmc-nc.com
  • Phone: (336) 765-0424

Workshop Group Home #1

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

509 Shoaf Street,
Lexington, NC 27292.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • The Workshop of Davidson Group Home, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: kara.cody@workshopofdavidson.org
  • Phone: 3362734404

Wnc Community Homes #7

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

1400 Spring Tree Court,
High Point, NC 27265.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Western NC Community Homes #7, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Michaell@umarinfo.com
  • Phone: 3362734404

William Booth Gardens

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 76

Address :

123 SW Cloverleaf Pl,
High Point, NC 27263.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 76
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • William Booth Residence, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sriparna.mitra@uss.salvationarmy.org
  • Phone: 404-728-1600

Spring Valley Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 44

Address :

509 E COMMERCE AVE,
High Point, NC 27260.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 3
  • 2 Bedroom: 24
  • 3 Bedroom: 17
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • SVA High Point LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: tomu@mindspring.com
  • Phone: 9104856600

Cac Of Davidson County

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 10

Address :

303 N Church St,
Lexington, NC 27292.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 10
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Community Apartments Corp. of Davidson County
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vicki.smith@pcghinc.org
  • Phone: 919-782-1262

Cac Of Randolph County

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 10

Address :

950 Sherwood Ave,
Asheboro, NC 27205.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 10
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Community Apartments Corporation of Randolph Co.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: vicki.smith@pcghinc.org
  • Phone: 919-782-1262

Cross Road Group Home

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 6

Address :

1259 Eagle Oaks Ln,
Asheboro, NC 27205.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • The BCH Asheboro Home, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sbarefoot@bchfamily.org
  • Phone: 336-474-1261

Tyro School Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 15

Address :

244 Tyro School Road,
Lexington, NC 27295.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 15
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Tyro School Apartments Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jnichols@nchsm.org
  • Phone: 336-765-3906

Carolina Senior Living

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 30

Address :

900A E Center St,
Lexington, NC 27292.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 30
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Carolina Senior Living
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jbreckenridge@uchas.org
  • Phone: 336-746-3590

Club Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 78

Address :

6 LONDON CT,
Lexington, NC 27292.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 17
  • 2 Bedroom: 22
  • 3 Bedroom: 23
  • 4 Bedroom: 16

Owner Name :

  • The Club Apartments 2016 LLC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ortizrealestate@gmail.com
  • Phone: 3109366387

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.

How does one qualify for Section 8?

To be eligible for a Housing Choice Voucher in Trinity, North Carolina, you must:

1. Meet HUD's income limits. In general, your family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area where you choose to live. Some low-income families, up to 80% of the area median, may qualify in limited cases.

2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.

3. Meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for Section 8 housing voucher assistance.

4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity is ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.

5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Trinity, North Carolina

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Trinity, North Carolina

The Housing Choice Voucher program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Trinity, North Carolina can help you find and afford low-income housing.

2. Determine if you are eligible.

Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the median income for your area in Trinity, North Carolina.

Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Trinity, North Carolina will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.

Unless HUD approves a lower share, at least 75% of the families a Public Housing Agency (PHA) admits each year must be extremely low-income. That generally means income at or below the greater of 30% of the area median or the federal poverty level.

3. Get Section 8 Applications

Housing section 8 applications in Trinity, North Carolina are free. They may be available online, by mail or at the Randolph County housing authority office.

4. Apply for Section 8

During the application process, the PHA will collect information on:

  • Family Income
  • Total Assets
  • Family Size

The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and your bank, and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment.

5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Trinity, North Carolina

If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.

PHAs set their own preferences. For example, a PHA may give a preference to a family who is

  • 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
  • 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
  • 3. Involuntarily displaced.

If demand is high, some PHAs use a random lottery to choose applications, and many close their waiting lists. The PHA must give a reason for a rejection, and an applicant can request an informal review.

6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Trinity, North Carolina

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program allows you to pick an eligible house or apartment that accepts Section 8, based on your family size. Tenants typically pay about 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income toward rent. When a family first moves in, its share can't be more than 40 percent of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the local payment standard.

Once you find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers, it must pass a physical inspection. The housing voucher payment goes directly to the landlord.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is section 8 housing?

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.

2. What is a housing voucher?

A housing choice voucher is provided by the federal government's major program to help very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

3. What is the most section 8 will pay?

It depends on your housing agency's payment standard, which is usually set between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for your area. You typically pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income. When you first move in, your share can't be more than 40% of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the payment standard.

4. What is counted as income for Section 8?

HUD defines income to include:

  • The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
  • The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
  • Under HUD's 2023 income and asset rule, IRS-recognized retirement accounts such as a 401(k) generally do not count as assets, but payments you receive from them may count as income. Ask your housing agency how it applies this rule.

5. How to get Section 8 immediately?

Due to limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units, there is no guaranteed way to receive Section 8 immediately. The application process can be long and time consuming.

6. How long does it take to get a Section 8 voucher after the interview?

When a PHA in Trinity, North Carolina issues a voucher, it gives the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family based on various factors.