Section 8

CHA Staff works with local landlords through a (HAP) Housing Assistance Payment contract to provide supplemental rent for units rented from private landlords in Chester County. Rent is subsidized based on the program participant’s income. Participants must qualify from the CHA waiting list by Date and Time; Income; Background Check; and Local Preferences.

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.

Section 8/HCV was created by the 1970 Experimental Housing Allowance Program and the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act created project-based Section 8 rental assistance program. In 1983 the Section 8 voucher program we utilize today was developed in the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act.

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Current Approximate Vouchers

We are an Equal Housing Opportunity Provider. We provide housing without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, physical or mental handicap, familial status, national origin, or other protected class. To file a complaint of discrimination, write HUD Director, Office of Civil Rights, 451 7th Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20410 or call Customer Service at (202) 708-1112 (voice) or (202) 708-1455 (TTY). HUD is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

In accordance with federal law and United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or familial status. To file a complaint of discrimination, write HUD Director, Office of Civil Rights, 451 7th Street S.W., Washington, DC 20410, or call (202) 708-1112 (voice) or (202) 708-1455 (TDD).