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Open: Lee and Harnett County, North Carolina Section 8 Voucher

The Sanford Housing Authority (SHA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from May 17, 2024 at 11:00 am ET, until 1,500 applications have been received. This is the first time the waiting list has opened since it closed in April, 2023.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Involuntary Displacement
  • Homeless Veterans
  • Chronically Homeless
  • Single Elderly/ Disabled
  • Elderly or Disabled with Minor Children
  • Homeless Families that include minor children who are identified by a social service agency providing shelter or law enforcement
  • In Place – eligible applicants who reside in units at the time of the PBV property owner’s proposal selection date for Project-based assistance

1,500 selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA May 15, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Lee and Harnett County, North Carolina .

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (919) 897-2311.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 05/17/2024.

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Closed: 226 Linden Avenue Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Sanford Housing Authority (SHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at 226 Linden Avenue is closed.

The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 7, 2022, until February 21, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period: 

  1. Paper applications were available on the SHA website.
  2. Call the SHA to request an application by mail.

Once the application was completed, it was either:

  1. Dropped off at the SHA drop box.
  2. Mailed to the SHA.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Sanford Herald public notice on January 31, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Sanford, North Carolina .

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Gilmore Terrace and Garden Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Sanford Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for Gilmore Terrace and Garden Apartments from July 26, 2023, until the earliest confirmed close date of May 15, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to pick up an application from the following locations:

  • The SHA office
  • Gilmore Terrace Community Center

Once the paper application was completed, it was to be either:

  1. Hand delivered to the SHA Office or Gilmore Terrace Community Center.
  2. Mailed to the SHA Office or Gilmore Terrace Community Center.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA application page on May 15, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Sanford, North Carolina .

Last Updated on 05/15/2024.

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Closed: Matthew Court, Near Elderly Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Sanford Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Near Elderly Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for Matthews Court Apartments from July 26, 2023, until the earliest confirmed close date of May 15, 2024. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to pick up an application from the following locations:

  • The SHA office.
  • Gilmore Terrace Community Center.

Once the paper application was completed, it was to be either:

  • Hand delivered to the SHA Office or Gilmore Terrace Community Center.
  • Mailed to the SHA Office or Gilmore Terrace Community Center.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA application page on May 15, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Sanford, North Carolina .

Last Updated on 05/15/2024.

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About Sanford Housing Authority

317 Chatham St., Sanford, NC | Visit Website | (919) 776-7655

Sanford Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,192 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Sanford Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Homeownership Voucher
  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Sanford Housing Authority is located in Harnett County, NC and Lee County, NC.

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

Office Hours

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-5:30pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:30pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:30pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:30pm