Lancaster City Housing Authority

325 Church Street, Lancaster, PA, 17602

Housing Authority

Lancaster City Housing Authority Program Type

  • Section 8 Voucher
  • Low Rent Units

566

Total Subsidized Units for Rental Assistance

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Program Summary for Lancaster City Housing Authority

Lancaster City Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Lancaster City Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 566 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Lancaster City Housing Authority administered a total of 1,003 Section 8 Vouchers. Lancaster City Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Lancaster City Housing Authority is located at 325 Church Street, Lancaster, PA, 17602 and serves the city of Lancaster. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Lancaster City Housing Authority at, (717)397-2835 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

About Lancaster City Housing Authority

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We provide affordable housing to eligible single persons, couples and families within the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The Lancaster City Housing Authority (LCHA) owns and operates 564 public housing units which consist of 259 family units and 305 elderly units set in 6 public housing developments: Susquehanna Court, Franklin Terrace, Church Street Towers, Farnum Street East, and Scattered Sites I & II.

This housing is provided through the conventional Public Housing Program and the various Section 8 Assisted Housing (Housing Choice Voucher) programs.

Mission Statement

Our primary mission is, of course, to provide affordable housing to eligible families and individuals.

But we do so much more. And all that we do accomplish would not be possible without the skill and dedication of our professional staff here at the LCHA. They ensure that year after year nearly 1,500 families in Lancaster City receive decent, affordable housing and a host of high quality self-sufficiency programming.

Current Status Active
Size of Lancaster City Housing Authority compared nationally Large
Last Updated 04/12/2014
Total Numbers of Communities 4
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher 1,003
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units 566
Waiting list for the Lancaster City Housing Authority is currently Open

2016 Income Limits for Lancaster County, PA

  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Income
  • $27,850
  • $31,800
  • $35,800
  • $39,750
  • $42,950
  • $46,150
  • $49,300
  • $52,500
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $16,700
  • $19,100
  • $21,720
  • $26,200
  • $30,680
  • $35,160
  • $39,640
  • $44,120
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $44,550
  • $50,900
  • $57,250
  • $63,600
  • $68,700
  • $73,800
  • $78,900
  • $84,000

2017 Fair Market Rents for Lancaster County, PA

Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Lancaster County, PA:

  • Efficiency
  • $629
  • One-Bedroom
  • $749
  • Two-Bedroom
  • $944
  • Three-Bedroom
  • $1210
  • Four-Bedroom
  • $1301

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Lancaster County Quick Facts

Population: 533,320
Persons Per Household: 2.62
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: 19.8%
Homeownership Rate: 69.5%
Housing Units: 205,023
Yearly Income Per Person: $26,496
Median Household Income: $56,483

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