HACA Waitlist Application Opening

The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA)

WAITLIST APPLICATION OPENING

Housing Choice Voucher-HCV (Section 8) and HACA-Owned Project-Based (PBV) 3 and 4-bedroom Units

Applications will be accepted starting Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 8:00am PST through Friday April 5, 2024 at 11:59pm PST

(No paper applications will be accepted)

APPLY ONLINE ONLY AT: www.haca.net – Click “Apply Now” 

HACA will be accepting online applications for our HCV (Section 8) program and HACA-owned Projectbased (PBV), 3- and 4-bedroom units in Emeryville and Union City for families with very low-income (VLI) and extremely low-income (ELI). Section 8 provides rental assistance to eligible low-income families in a unit of their choosing. PBV provides this rental assistance in units owned by HACA. Learn more at https://www.haca.net/housing-programs. HACA serves the following cities in Alameda County: Albany, Emeryville, Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Pleasanton, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Pleasanton, Union City, and unincorporated areas of Alameda County.

The online application is available continuously 24 hours a day during the open application period. There is no cost to apply. Apply using any device that has access to the internet including your mobile phone. The application will be available in English, Chinese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

HACA has community partners to assist the elderly, the disabled, those with limited English, and the general public. A list of these organizations can be found at www.haca.net or a printed copy can be picked up at HACA’s office. If these partners cannot assist you, please call us at (510) 727-8519 or email us at waitlist@haca.net to request a Reasonable Accommodation or interpretation. Requests for assistance must be made by Friday, April 5 at 1:00pm.

What you need to apply:

1. Valid email address
2. Phone number
3. Full name of all household members
4. Date of birth of all household members
5. Social security number for all household members (if available)
6. Total gross income for the household

After you’ve completed the application, please be sure to print or save the confirmation page as a record of your application. 

Eligibility Requirements:

1. The Head of Household must be 18 years of age or older, or be an emancipated youth, at the time of application.
2. At least one person in the household must be a U.S. citizen, or eligible immigrant.
3. No person listed can be subject to lifetime sex offender registration requirements in any state.
4. No person listed can have a conviction for drug-related criminal activity for the production or manufacturing of methamphetamine on the premises of federally-assisted housing.
5. Total gross income for all persons listed must not exceed the following income limits:
   

All applications received during the opening will go into a random lottery drawing. HACA will draw the following number of applicants for each program’s waitlist:

Submitting an application does NOT guarantee a place on the waitlists. Once applications are selected, claimed preferences will be applied and ties will be broken by the lottery number randomly assigned to the application. Applicants will receive notification in the mail of their lottery status within 60 days of the waitlist closing.

NOTE: No applicant has the right to be listed on the waitlist, or to any particular position on the waitlist. Placement on the waitlist does not indicate family eligibility for assistance. A final determination will be made once the family is selected from the wait list. 

Visit www.haca.net for Frequently Asked Questions.