Property Management Applicants
For those who are on our waitlist, please remember it is your responsibility to keep your information up to date in the system.
Please report the following changes to your application, as they occur:
- Change in address
- Change in phone number
- Change in bedroom size
- Change in family composition
For those who are on our waitlist, please remember it is your responsibility to keep your information up to date with our agency.
Please report the following changes to your application as they occur:
- Change in mailing address
- Change in phone number
- Change in email address
- Change in family composition
Applications will be placed on the waiting list in the order received (date and time). Placement on the waiting list does not indicate you are eligible for rental assistance. A final determination of eligibility will be made when you are selected from the waiting list, including verifying household income
Before you begin the application
Thank you for your interest in our housing programs and properties. To apply for either of our programs, you must complete an easy online application. We no longer accept paper applications.
Your completed application will be held electronically on the waiting list. When your application is selected, we will contact you for more information and to complete the screening process.
We require that you keep your application up-to-date. If you cannot be reached at the mailing address and email address listed on your application, it will be withdrawn. Please report any of the above changes within ten (10) days as it is very important that your information is accurate and current.
We are required to take your family’s gross income into account when determining eligibility. Total income means all the money you and all members of your household receive each month from all sources. This includes income from a job, welfare, Social Security, SSI, pensions, support (voluntary or court ordered), interest income, etc. Gross income means the amount received before any deductions, such as taxes, etc.
If you have a specific question not answered here or in the application instructions, please contact us at:
Phone: (171) 397-2835 ext. 3021
TDD 7-1-1 Relay
Email: dmcfadden@lchapa.com
The following are our guidelines, effective February 19, 2019, to determine bedroom size:
The LCHA’s occupancy standards are as follows:
- Single person families will be allocated a zero or efficiency/studio.
- Head of household and co-head of household will share a bedroom.
- All other household members will be two persons per bedroom regardless of
gender with the following exceptions.
- Persons under the age of 18 will not be required to share a bedroom with
- Live-in aides will be allocated a separate bedroom. No additional
persons 18 years of age or older.
bedrooms will be provided for the live-in aide’s family.
*Please be aware that this is the only website where you can complete an application for any of the programs that are administered by the Lancaster City Housing Authority.*
Income Limits
% of Median | 1 person | 2 person | 3 person | 4 person | 5 person | 6 person | 7 person | 8 person |
50% | 36,750 | 42,000 | 47,250 | 52,500 | 56,700 | 60,900 | 65,100 | 69,300 |
80% | 58,800 | 67,200 | 75,600 | 84,000 | 90,750 | 97,450 | 104,200 | 110,900 |
The application can be completed on any PC (or Mac), tablet, or smartphone. If none of these devices is available to you, click here for a list of locations in the City where you can access a computer.
If you have a specific question not answered here or in the application instructions, please contact us at:
Phone: (717) 397-2835 x3021
TDD 7-1-1 Relay
E-mail: housing.info@lchapa.com