Palm Beach County Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

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Closed: Palm Beach County, FL Mainstream Voucher

The Palm Beach County Housing Authority (PBCHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for two weeks in March, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: To qualify, applicants must be "Disabled individuals and/or families who are homeless, in transitional housing, or fleeing domestic violence as defined by VAWA."

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Elderly; Disabled; Homeless; Involuntarily Displaced; Working Family; Veteran; Victim of domestic violence as defined by VAWA.

For more information, visit the PBCHA website here.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Palm Beach County, Florida Section 8 Voucher

The Palm Beach County Housing Authority (PBCHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from June 6, 2022, until the earliest confirmed close date of March 28, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. Paper applications were not distributed or accepted. No mailed, faxed or hand delivered applications were accepted.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Any family that has been terminated from the PHAs HCV program due to insufficient program funding
  • Working families (2 point): where the head, spouse or sole member is employed for at least 30 hours a week. However, an applicant where the head and spouse or sole member is a person age 62 or older, or is a person with disabilities, must also be given the benefit of this preference .
  • Homeless families (2 points): A homeless family is a household that is (1) living on the street, in an emergency shelter or in a transitional housing facility, or (2) is a client of a case management program service for the homeless.
  • Non-elderly persons with disabilities (2 points) transitioning out of institutional and other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless
  • Involuntarily displaced families (1 point): a family in which each member, or whose sole member, is a person displaced by governmental action, or a person whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal disaster relief laws
  • The PHA will also offer a preference for veterans, victims of domestic violence, and disabled families where a household member is a person with disabilities

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the PBCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PBCHA public notice on March 28, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Covenant Villas Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Palm Beach County Housing Authority (PBCHA) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for Covenant Villas from May 10, 2024, until May 17, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

This waiting list was for the following property:

  • Covenant Villas

Preferences have not been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

For more information, visit the PBCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PBCHA on April 25, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Last Updated on 05/17/2024.

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Closed: Palm Beach County Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Palm Beach County Housing Authority (PBCHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is currently closed. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

For more information, visit the PBCHA website here.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Palm Beach County Housing Authority Public Housing

The Palm Beach County Housing Authority (PBCHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications from June 6, 2022, until the earliest confirmed close date of March 28, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. Paper applications were not distributed or accepted. No mailed, faxed or hand delivered applications were accepted.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the PBCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PBCHA public notice on March 28, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Palm Beach County, Florida. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Westgate and Quiet Waters Senior Housing Senior

The Palm Beach County Housing Authority (PBCHA) last accepted waiting list applications for Westgate and Quiet Waters Senior Housing apartments from June 6, 2022, until the earliest confirmed date of March 28, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. Paper applications were not distributed or accepted. No mailed, faxed or hand delivered applications were accepted.

Please note: As of June 1, 2022, the application link provided on the public notice does no work.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the PBCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PBCHA public notice on March 28, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Banyan Apartments Project-Based

The Palm Beach County Housing Authority (PBCHA) last accepted waiting list applications for Banyan Apartments from June 6, 2022, until the earliest confirmed date of March 28, 2023 . There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. Paper applications were not distributed or accepted. No mailed, faxed or hand delivered applications were accepted.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the PBCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the PBCHA public notice on March 28, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental assistance in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Palm Beach County Housing Authority

3333 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL | Visit Website | (561) 684-2160

Palm Beach County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,192 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Palm Beach County Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Homeownership Voucher
  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)
  • Mainstream Voucher

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Palm Beach County Housing Authority is located in Palm Beach County, FL.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

Office Hours

Open today from 7:30am to 6:30pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 7:30am-6:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am-6:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am-6:30pm
Thursday 7:30am-6:30pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed