Section 8 House For Rent in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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 Lancaster, 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 23 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

Cocalico Place

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 60

Address :

120 E FRANKLIN ST,
Ephrata, PA 17522.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 18
  • 1 Bedroom: 42
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $783.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • DIAKONIA HOUSING INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: joanne.silva@rhf.org
  • Phone: 562-257-5314

Garden Court Apts

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 130

Address :

100 S Marshall ST,
Lancaster, PA 17602.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 14
  • 2 Bedroom: 109
  • 3 Bedroom: 7
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,148.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,450.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Bamboo Shoots Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Whoulihan@wishcampergroup.com
  • Phone: 2077746989

Hillrise Mutual Housing Association

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 152

Address :

241 LOCUST ST,
Lancaster, PA 17602.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 70
  • 3 Bedroom: 34
  • 4 Bedroom: 42

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,148.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,450.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,557.00

Owner Name :

  • Hillrise Mutual Housing Association, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jpg@multifamilymgt.com
  • Phone: 717-291-1911

Duke Manor Apts

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 80

Address :

716 ROCKLAND STREET,
Lancaster, PA 17602.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 25
  • 2 Bedroom: 25
  • 3 Bedroom: 30
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,148.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,450.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Duke Manor Partners
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jo@hdcweb.com
  • Phone: 717-291-1911

Ruoff Tower

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 150

Address :

315 N PRINCE ST,
Lancaster, PA 17603.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 150
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • JAYCEE-HDC INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: chuckscards42@hotmail.com
  • Phone: 717-509-8011

Market House

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 50

Address :

41 S Popular ST,
Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
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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: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Bond 2 LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: swoodruff@hdcweb.com
  • Phone: 717-291-1911

Plum Tree

Features :

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

Address :

530 N. Plum Street,
Lancaster, PA 17602.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 8
  • 3 Bedroom: 7
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,148.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,450.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Bond 2 LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: swoodruff@hdcweb.com
  • Phone: 717-291-1911

Millersville Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 121

Address :

25 Lee Ave.,
Millersville, PA 17551.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 32
  • 1 Bedroom: 89
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $783.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Millersville Manor Affordable LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: rkelly@nfahs.com
  • Phone: 3019980402

Oswego Village Aka Oak Hollow South

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 67

Address :

2160 OAK HOLLOW DRIVE,
Columbia, PA 17512.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 12
  • 3 Bedroom: 46
  • 4 Bedroom: 9

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,148.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,450.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,557.00

Owner Name :

  • Oswego Village Associates, L.P.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lwilliner@rpmgt.com
  • Phone: 484-708-5100

Lancaster Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 36

Address :

240 W Vine ST,
Lancaster, PA 17602.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 21
  • 3 Bedroom: 15
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,148.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,450.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Housing Associates of Lancaster
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dhanchin@hdcweb.com
  • Phone: 717-291-1911

Lancaster Arms Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 73

Address :

116 JENNINGS DRIVE,
Lancaster, PA 17603.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 38
  • 3 Bedroom: 24
  • 4 Bedroom: 11

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,148.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,450.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,557.00

Owner Name :

  • Lancaster Arms Apartments, L.P.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: pmizak@rpmgt.com
  • Phone: 4847085100

Lancaster House North

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 200

Address :

335 N PRINCE ST,
Lancaster, PA 17603.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 200
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Prince Street Towers Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: kkohorst@everestworld.com
  • Phone: 626-585-5920

Village Garden Ii

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 60

Address :

50 Fairview Dr,
Lititz, PA 17543.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 60
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Brethren Services II, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: johnb@bv.org
  • Phone: 717-581-4317

St. Peter Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 126

Address :

400 UNION ST,
Columbia, PA 17512.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 126
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Columbia Catholic Housing for the Elderly II Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: SWoodruff@hdcweb.org
  • Phone: 717-684-9952

Village Garden I

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 60

Address :

3001 LITITZ PIKE,
Lancaster, PA 17601.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 15
  • 1 Bedroom: 45
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $783.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • BRETHREN SERVICES INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: johnb@bv.org
  • Phone: (717) 581-4317

Trinity House

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 130

Address :

400 MILL ST,
Columbia, PA 17512.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 67
  • 1 Bedroom: 63
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $783.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • COLUMBIA CATHOLIC HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: swoodruff@hdcweb.com
  • Phone: 717-291-1911 x8017

Sylvan Retreat Apartments

Features :

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

Address :

400 South Rockford Road,
Mountville, PA 17554.
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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: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Sylvan Retreat Apartments Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: SBampton@hdcweb.com
  • Phone: 717-291-1911 x8017

Oak Bottom Village Ll

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 2

Address :

123 Groffdale Dr,
Quarryville, PA 17566.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 2
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • LIHTC Preservation Partners I LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mcarper@hdcweb.com
  • Phone: 7172911911

Cloister Heights Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 2

Address :

830 W Main St,
Ephrata, PA 17522.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 2
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Community Basics, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lgreener@communitybasics.com
  • Phone: (717)735-9590

Willows At Landisville

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 3

Address :

2 Elmwood Avenue,
Landisville, PA 17538.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 3
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Willows at Landisville Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bingerman@ingerman.com
  • Phone: 8566621730

Nissly Chocolate Factory

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 2

Address :

951 Wood Street,
Mount Joy, PA 17552.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 1
  • 1 Bedroom: 1
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $783.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • COMMUNITY BASICS INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lgreener@communitybasics.com
  • Phone: 7177359590

New Holland Apartments Associates

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 2

Address :

146 East Franklin Street,
New Holland, PA 17557.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 2
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,148.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • New Holland Apartments Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email:
  • Phone: 7177359590

Umbrella Works Apartments

Features :

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

Address :

250 W King St,
Lancaster, PA 17603.
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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: $913.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • LIHTC Preservation Partners I LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mcarper@hdcweb.com
  • Phone: 7172911911

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, Pennsylvania are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Lancaster 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 Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, 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.