Description:
Description:
Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) manages several funded programs and has a total of 3,426 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) administered a total of 5,864 Section 8 Vouchers. Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) is located at 625 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222 and serves the city of Pittsburgh. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) at, (412)355-8940 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
Allegheny County, located in Western Pennsylvania, has a population of 1.3 million persons living in 130 municipalities within 731 square miles. Centered within the county is the city of Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Housing Authority owns and manages 3,300 units, administers over 5,000 vouchers, has three HOPE VI developments and 22 mixed finance properties.
The mission of the Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) is to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing for eligible low-income families and senior citizens in Allegheny County. A major goal of the ACHA is to provide a product that is comparable to private non-assisted rental housing in terms of amenities and services. The ACHA strives to change the negative image of public housing by being creative in our thinking, promoting the positive aspects of public housing, involving residents in decisions that effect them, using innovative designs to change the traditional face of public housing, and implementing various programs that enable families to progress on the road to self sufficiency.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 49 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 5,864 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 3,426 |
Waiting list for the Allegheny County Housing Authority (ACHA) is currently | Open |
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 Allegheny County, PA:
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP)
Pittsburgh PA
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McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA)
McKeesport PA
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Washington County Housing Authority
Washington PA
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Population: | 1,231,255 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.26 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 26.8% |
Homeownership Rate: | 65.5% |
Housing Units: | 587,831 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $31,593 |
Median Household Income: | $51,366 |
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