Public Housing
The Public Housing program is a federal
program that provides decent and safe rental housing assistance
for eligible low-income families,
the elderly, and people
with disabilities.
Public housing units are owned and managed by York Housing
Authority. Some of the units are grouped in a single community
(such as the multi-family developments, high-rise apartment
buildings, or mid-rise buildings). Some are found distributed
throughout the county’s participating communities in
"scattered sites" which are houses and apartment
buildings that have been re-modeled by the authority.
Public Housing residents pay no more than 30% of their adjusted
gross income for rent and basic utilities. YHA
manages approximately 1066 rental housing units in York City
and York County. YHA selects its residents
after they have completed the application process, have come
to the top of the waiting list, and satisfied various eligibility
criteria. These criteria include: income eligibility, housekeeping,
rental history, criminal history, and financial responsibility.
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