Lancaster County Housing Authority is a public housing authority in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. HUD lists the program type as Section 8, which means Housing Choice Vouchers. HUD reports 1,003 Housing Choice Voucher units. HUD reports 0 public housing units. Waiting-list status is not yet verified. We publish open or closed only after reading the authority’s own page. The contact information on this page is from HUD and is free to read. We do not take applications. Applying to the authority is free.
Each list below is separate. A status is open or closed only when the housing authority’s own page says so. The source link and the date we last read that page are on the card.
We have not checked this waitlist yet. We only publish open, closed, or opening soon after a person confirms it on the housing authority’s own website.
Source: section8.fyi/about#how-we-check
Last verified: not yet verified
We do not take the application. The housing authority does. Applying to its waitlist is free.
We have not confirmed how to apply, because we have not yet read a page that states a waiting-list status. Start from the contact information on this page, and use the authority’s own website when you have it.
This is a common checklist, not Lancaster County Housing Authority’s list. Bring what the authority’s application page names. Read the longer notes on papers.
Applying is free. Do not pay a person, a website, or a text message that offers to add you to a waitlist or move you up one. A landlord can charge an ordinary fee to apply for an apartment. That fee is not a fee to join the housing authority’s list.
How to spot a voucher scam. Report one to the HUD Office of Inspector General hotline.
Address, phone, and email are the HUD directory record. They are free to read. We do not sell them or hide them.
HUD lists the program type as Section 8, which means Housing Choice Vouchers. These counts are units the authority reported to HUD. They are not the number of people on a waitlist.
Source: HUD Public Housing Authorities on Data.gov.
Plain-language notes on the programs this authority runs. They describe the federal programs. They are not this authority’s rules, and they are not legal advice.
A Housing Choice Voucher helps a household pay rent to a private landlord. The household finds the home. The housing authority pays a portion of the rent to the owner. People often call this Section 8.
The voucher is tied to the household, so the household can move to another unit that meets the program rules. The authority’s own page says where the household is allowed to live.
| Home size | Small Area Fair Market Rent | 90% of that rent | 110% of that rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio (efficiency) | $1,250 | $1,125 | $1,375 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,370 | $1,233 | $1,507 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,690 | $1,521 | $1,859 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,150 | $1,935 | $2,365 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,220 | $1,998 | $2,442 |
| Home size | Fair Market Rent | 90% of Fair Market Rent | 110% of Fair Market Rent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio (efficiency) | $1,152 | $1,037 | $1,267 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,256 | $1,130 | $1,382 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,553 | $1,398 | $1,708 |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,978 | $1,780 | $2,176 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,041 | $1,837 | $2,245 |
| Household | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $22,950 | $38,250 | $61,150 |
| 2 people | $26,200 | $43,700 | $69,900 |
| 3 people | $29,500 | $49,150 | $78,650 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $54,600 | $87,350 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $59,000 | $94,350 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $63,350 | $101,350 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $67,750 | $108,350 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $72,100 | $115,350 |
This timeline is our own record, from the status file we publish. Each line is a date we verified a list on the authority’s website. A household’s place in line stays with the housing authority.
We have not recorded a status change for this housing authority yet. A line appears here when we verify a list on the authority’s own website.
Households can apply to more than one authority. Distance is a straight line from office to office, using the coordinates HUD published.
Yes. Joining a housing authority waitlist is free. Lancaster County Housing Authority does not collect a fee on this website. A message that asks you to pay to be added to the list, or to move up it, is not an application to the housing authority.
Lancaster County Housing Authority has not published a wait time on a page we have checked. The housing authority is the source for how long its own list takes. That time changes.
We have not confirmed a waiting list for Lancaster County Housing Authority yet. Housing authorities often run more than one list. The authority’s own website is where those lists are named.
Office address from HUD: 28 Penn Sq, Lancaster, PA, 17603. Phone: (717) 394-0793. Email: jeby@lchra.com. We have not confirmed this housing authority’s website yet.
HUD’s fiscal year 2026 income limits for Lancaster County are on this page. The table covers households of 1 to 8 people at 30, 50, and 80 percent of area median income. Median family income is $109,200. The very-low (50 percent) limit for one person is $38,250. The housing authority decides who qualifies. This copy of the HUD file does not include an effective date.
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If you saw the housing authority’s own page say a waitlist opened or closed, tell us. A person checks that page before we publish anything.