Section 8 House For Rent in Northampton, 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 Northampton, 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 19 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Northampton, Pennsylvania. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

Bethlehem Townhouse Ii

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 113

Address :

1191 LIVINGSTON ST,
Bethlehem, PA 18017.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 31
  • 2 Bedroom: 56
  • 3 Bedroom: 26
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,196.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,542.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • OAHS Bethlehem LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jay@OAHSaffordable.com
  • Phone: (201) 242-4800

Antonian Towers

Features :

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

Address :

2405 Hillside AVE,
Easton, PA 18042.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 13
  • 1 Bedroom: 37
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $834.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • THE ANTONIAN LTD
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mmason@cshhcs.org
  • Phone: 610-865-3963

Bangor Elderly Housing

Features :

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

Address :

101 MURRAY ST,
Bangor, PA 18013.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 100
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Bangor Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: slangley@tmo.com
  • Phone: 856 596 0500

Bethlehem Townhouses I

Features :

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

Address :

1059 C LIVINGSTON ST,
Bethlehem, PA 18017.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 21
  • 2 Bedroom: 40
  • 3 Bedroom: 12
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,196.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,542.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Foresight Affordable Hsg of PA, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: nlmii@foresightinc.org
  • Phone: 609-823-2500

Holy Family Apartments

Features :

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

Address :

334 13TH AVENUE,
Bethlehem, PA 18018.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 13
  • 1 Bedroom: 37
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $834.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Catholic Housing Corp. of Bethlehem
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: rwadsworth@cshhcs.org
  • Phone: 610-865-3963

Episcopal Apts Of The Slate Belt

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 93

Address :

684 AMERICAN BANGOR RD,
Bangor, PA 18013.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 88
  • 2 Bedroom: 5
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,196.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • EPISCOPAL APARTMENTS OF THE SLATE BELT, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sjr1@ptd.net
  • Phone: (610) 863-7626

Easton Senior Citizen Hsg

Features :

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

Address :

127 S 4TH ST,
Easton, PA 18042.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 68
  • 1 Bedroom: 29
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $834.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Fourth Street Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: cdurnin@tmo.com
  • Phone: 856 596 3008

Moravian House Ii

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 106

Address :

701 MAIN ST,
Bethlehem, PA 18018.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 106
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • MORAVIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bsenick@moraviandevelopment.org
  • Phone: (215) 866-1841

Lutheran Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 195

Address :

2085 WESTGATE DR,
Bethlehem, PA 18018.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 10
  • 1 Bedroom: 185
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $834.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • LUTHERAN MANOR OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: courtney@lutheranmanor.com
  • Phone: (610) 866-6010

Moravian House I

Features :

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

Address :

737 MAIN ST,
Bethlehem, PA 18018.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 100
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • MORAVIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bsenick@moraviandevelopment.org
  • Phone: (215) 866-1841

Saucon Manor

Features :

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

Address :

650 Northampton ST,
Hellertown, PA 18055.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 49
  • 2 Bedroom: 1
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,196.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • OAHS Saucon Manor LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jay@oahsaffordable.com
  • Phone: 201-242-4800

Moravian House Iv

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 8

Address :

70 W North St,
Bethlehem, PA 18018.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Moravian House IV, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: droth@moravianvillage.com
  • Phone: 610-866-1841

Hampton House

Features :

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

Address :

1802 LINCOLN AVE,
Northampton, PA 18067.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 99
  • 2 Bedroom: 1
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,196.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • OAHS Hampton House LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jay@oahsaffordable.com
  • Phone: 201-242-4800

Woodland Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 70

Address :

1918 GATEWOOD LN,
Bethlehem, PA 18018.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 50
  • 3 Bedroom: 10
  • 4 Bedroom: 10

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,196.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,542.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,622.00

Owner Name :

  • BROOKSIDE HOUSING ASSOCIATES
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ddyson@rentpmi.com
  • Phone: (717) 730-4141

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(610) 867-0688ext223

Features :

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

Address :

11 WEST 4th ST,
Bethlehem, PA 18015.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Housing Plus Support, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jmooney@stepbystepusa.com
  • Phone: (570) 829-3477

Shiloh Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 58

Address :

223 BROTHER THOMAS BRIGHT AVE,
Easton, PA 18042.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 15
  • 1 Bedroom: 43
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $834.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • SHILOH MANOR INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jayvanderburg@gmail.com
  • Phone: 610-252-1333

Fred B Rooney Aka Bethlehem Developers

Features :

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

Address :

4 E FOURTH ST,
Bethlehem, PA 18015.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 42
  • 1 Bedroom: 105
  • 2 Bedroom: 3
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $834.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,196.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • WCR Rooney Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: gwinn@winnco.com
  • Phone: 617-742-4500

Spitale Elderly Apts.

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 12

Address :

607 NORTHAMPTON ST,
Easton, PA 18042.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $834.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • 607-609 Northampton LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: eastonpa@yahoo.com
  • Phone: 917-882-8898

Livingston Manor

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 42

Address :

1054 Livingston St,
Bethlehem, PA 18017.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $939.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Livingston Manor Senior Apartments Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: galfano@housingabc.org
  • Phone: (610) 439-7007

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

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