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 Housing Choice in Carbondale, Pennsylvania you must:
1. Have low or very low income based on annual gross income; the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.
2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.
3. The applicant must 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 are 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.
If you're on the hunt for a 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house for rent in Charlotte, NC, Section 8 properties may be worth considering.
Section 8 Apartments
We have located 22 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
Delaware Tower
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 120
Address :
100 Smallacombe DR,
Scranton, PA 18508.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 90
- 2 Bedroom: 30
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $877.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Urban Joseph LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: adelman@nphpartners.com
- Phone: 312-970-1440
Amos Towers
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 96
Address :
525 JEFFERSON AVE,
Scranton, PA 18510.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 25
- 1 Bedroom: 71
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $614.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Amos Lodge of B'Nai B'rith Housing Foundation, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: cdougher991@gmail.com
- Phone: 5703476551
Linden Crest
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 80
Address :
100 LINDEN ST,
Clarks Summit, PA 18411.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 76
- 2 Bedroom: 4
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $877.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Urban Summit LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mmakin@urbaninnovations.com
- Phone: 312-970-1440
Cabrini
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 16
Address :
113 N. CABRINI AVE,
Scranton, PA 18504.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 16
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- UNITED NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING CORPORATION
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: mfotta@uncnepa.org
- Phone: (717) 346-0759
Finch Towers
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 48
Address :
424 N WYOMING AVE,
Scranton, PA 18503.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 32
- 1 Bedroom: 16
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $614.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Finch Towers Associates
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: bjcalilaw@aol.com
- Phone: (570) 342-6606
Bedford Tower
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 114
Address :
400 BEDFORD ST,
Clarks Summit, PA 18411.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 109
- 2 Bedroom: 5
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $877.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Urban Genevieve LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: adelman@nphpartners.com
- Phone: 312-970-1440
Geneva House
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 49
Address :
323 ADAMS AVE,
Scranton, PA 18503.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 4
- 1 Bedroom: 45
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $614.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Geneva House, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: MHivner@psl.org
- Phone: 570-347-4885
Gravity Plane Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 30
Address :
130 CARBONDALE RD,
Waymart, PA 18472.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 12
- 2 Bedroom: 6
- 3 Bedroom: 12
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $730.00
- 2 Bedroom: $885.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,123.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WAYNE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: joeb@echoes.net
- Phone: (717) 488-6069
Lutherwood
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 125
Address :
1 LAKE SCRANTON RD,
Scranton, PA 18505.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 125
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Diakon Lutherwood Senior Housing LLC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: habeckers@diakon.org
- Phone: 717-795-0300
Mulberry Tower
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 205
Address :
499 MULBERRY ST,
Scranton, PA 18503.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 205
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Mulberry Apartments Realty, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: isaac@rubbro.com
- Phone: 718-382-4660
Mcdade Chichilla Apts
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 89
Address :
230 W LACKAWANNA AVE,
Olyphant, PA 18447.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 89
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Olyphant Associates, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mttorbik@aol.com
- Phone: 570-826-6822
Maple City Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 40
Address :
3 COREY ST,
Honesdale, PA 18431.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 40
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $730.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Ecumenical Housing Limited Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: eeimngt@epix.net
- Phone: 570-675-7336
Project Opportunity
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 6
Address :
438 WASHINGTON AVE,
Jermyn, PA 18433.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 6
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- ALLIED PROJECT OPPORTUNITY
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: lcondo@allied-services.org
- Phone: (717) 348-1408
Keystone Place
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 80
Address :
101 SMALLCOMBE DR,
Scranton, PA 18508.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 48
- 2 Bedroom: 32
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $877.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Urban Northeast LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mmakin@urbaninnovations.com
- Phone: 312-970-1440
S J Bailey Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 24
Address :
PO BOX 350 MAIN STREET,
Nicholson, PA 18446.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 22
- 2 Bedroom: 2
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $877.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WYOMING COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jj-wchra@epix.net
- Phone: (570) 942-6155
Summit Gardens
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 215
Address :
105 WESTGATE DR,
Carbondale, PA 18407.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 71
- 2 Bedroom: 84
- 3 Bedroom: 60
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $877.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,132.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Summit Gardens Associates LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: sfriedman@wgmgt.com
- Phone: 609-895-8890
Webster Towers
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 7
Address :
500 N WEBSTER AVE,
Scranton, PA 18510.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 7
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WEBSTER TOWERS, INC.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: mgreensteinhud@gmail.com
- Phone: 570 346-4649 X16
Scranton Townhouse Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 159
Address :
COMMUNITY BLDG/Rental Office,
Scranton, PA 18508.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 62
- 4 Bedroom: 97
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,132.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,218.00
Owner Name :
- SCRANTON ASSOCIATES
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: villageparkapts@tmo.com
- Phone: 856- 596-3008
Skyview Park
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 187
Address :
43 CROWN CIRCLE,
Scranton, PA 18509.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 50
- 2 Bedroom: 91
- 3 Bedroom: 46
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $877.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,132.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Greatview Development Limited Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: bhoulihan@evergreenpartnershousing.com
- Phone: 207-774-6989
United House
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 90
Address :
501 PINE ST,
Scranton, PA 18509.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 82
- 2 Bedroom: 8
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $877.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- United House Realty, LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: isaac@rubbro.com
- Phone: 718-382-4660
William Penn Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 50
Address :
331 MAIN ST,
Forest City, PA 18421.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 50
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $615.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Susquehanna County Housing Authority
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: karen957@hotmail.com
- Phone: 570-278-3011
Fallbrook
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 4
Address :
185 Fallbrook Street,
Carbondale, PA 18407.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 4
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $714.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Fallbrook Associates
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: ldurkin@uncnepa.org
- Phone: 570-346-0759
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Carbondale, Pennsylvania
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Carbondale, Pennsylvania
The Public Housing Voucher is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Carbondale, Pennsylvania 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 area’s Federal Poverty Limit.
Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Carbondale, Pennsylvania will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.
Public Housing Agencies(PHA) are required to distribute 75% of vouchers to applicants whose income is less than 30% of the median county income
3. Get Section 8 Applications
Housing section 8 applications in Carbondale, Pennsylvania are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Lackawanna county housing authority office.
4. Apply for Section 8
Applying for the section 8 is a fairly easy process. 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 bank and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment against section 8 housing list.
5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Carbondale, Pennsylvania
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 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 there is a high demand, remaining eligible section 8 applications are picked based on random lottery. The PHA must provide reasoning for rejection. If an applicants is not happy with rejection can request an informal review.
6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Carbondale, Pennsylvania
The section 8 housing choice voucher program allows applicant to pick eligible house or apartment that accept section 8 unit based on family size. Tenants will typically pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent.
Once individual find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers it must pass physical inspection. A housing voucher payment goes direct to landlord to pay for the section 8 rental house.
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
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
3. What is the most section 8 will pay?
The housing voucher payments cover most of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent
4. What is counted as income for Section 8?
HUD define income as
- 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.
- the 401(k) money is considered an asset for Section 8 housing.
5. how to get section 8 immediately?
There is a limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units. The process for how to apply is still long, complicated, and time consuming.
6. How long does it take to get Section 8 voucher after interview?
When a PHA in Carbondale, Pennsylvania issues a voucher, it give the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family on the based on various factors.