Public housing authority · Alameda
Berkeley Housing Authority
Berkeley housing programs. Confirm applicant and portability requirements with the authority.
Full guide, contact details & sources →California · find a service
Find housing & Section 8 help in California
Housing authorities, rental assistance and applicant information.
In California, 47 public authorities and 1 county department publish 61 official links for this service. Reviewed requirements cover availability notices (31), appointments (4), documents (3), processing time (2), eligibility (1), languages (1) and accessibility (1). 7 counties have a page for it below.
Before you start · 2 things to check
- Check each housing authority’s current applicant instructions and service area.
- A link to an application or waitlist does not mean that enrollment is open or that assistance is guaranteed.
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Public housing authority · Alameda
Housing Authority of the City of Alameda
City of Alameda housing programs. This is separate from the county housing authority.
Alameda housing waiting lists (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Alameda housing authority waiting lists
All Housing Wait Lists at the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda are currently closed.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Alameda
Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA)
Albany, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Pleasanton, San Leandro, Union City and unincorporated Alameda County. Alameda, Berkeley, Livermore and Oakland have their own housing authorities.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Alameda
Livermore Housing Authority
City of Livermore housing programs.
Livermore Housing Choice Voucher waiting list (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Livermore HCV waiting-list position
The Housing Authority does not provide position numbers on the waitlist because positions are dependent on local preferences.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Alameda
Oakland Housing Authority
City of Oakland housing programs.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Alpine · Amador · Calaveras · Inyo · Mariposa · Mono · Stanislaus · Tuolumne
Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority
Housing programs for Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Butte
Housing Authority of the County of Butte
Butte housing authority contact portal. Program boundaries and current application availability have not been verified here.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Colusa · Nevada · Sutter · Yuba
Regional Housing Authority
Regional Housing Authority member communities: Yuba City, Live Oak, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada and Colusa counties. Program areas vary; confirm the specific housing program with RHA.
Regional Housing Authority HCV information (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Regional Housing Authority HCV waiting list
The waiting list for Housing Choice Voucher is CLOSED at this time
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Contra Costa
Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa
Contra Costa County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Del Norte
Crescent City Housing Authority
Crescent City Housing Authority administers housing assistance throughout Del Norte County.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · El Dorado
El Dorado County Public Housing Authority
El Dorado County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
El Dorado HCV waiting-list information (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →El Dorado HCV waiting list
Waiting List is currently closed.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
El Dorado HCV waiting-list history, not a future opening date
This Waiting List was last opened in 2016. Please check back periodically for information on future waiting lists.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public authority · Fresno
Fresno Housing
Fresno County Housing Choice Voucher program. Fresno Housing also operates separate affordable housing programs.
Fresno housing applications and interest lists (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Fresno HCV interest list only
Housing Choice Voucher (commonly known as Section 8) Interest list is currently closed
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
County government · Glenn
Glenn County HHSA Community Action — Housing Unit
Official programme or resource directory. A listed private facility is not represented as a county department; facility admission, material and fee rules remain specific to each programme.
Glenn County housing navigation and rental-support information (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →County Housing Unit; programmes depend on funding and individual eligibility
Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) helps individuals and families quickly move into stable housing by providing short-term rental assistance and support services to maintain long-term stability. To be eligible for services under this program a client must meet definition of homelessness. To learn more or check eligibility, please contact 530‑865‑6129.
Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources
County Housing Unit; programmes depend on funding and individual eligibility
CalAIM Community Support helps individuals access resources and services that promote health, stability, and well-being, including housing support to find and maintain safe, stable homes. To learn more or check eligibility, please contact 530‑865‑6129.
Official information checked October 26, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Humboldt
Housing Authority of the County of Humboldt
Humboldt County Housing Choice Voucher program, jointly administered with the City of Eureka housing authority. The two authorities retain separate identities.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Imperial
Imperial Valley Housing Authority
Imperial Valley housing programs. Check the jurisdiction and requirements for each program; this guide does not establish coverage for every address.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Kern
Housing Authority of the County of Kern
Kern County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Kings
Housing Authority of Kings County
Kings County housing programs.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public authority · Lake
Lake County Housing Commission
Lake County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Lake County Housing Choice Voucher information (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Lake HCV waiting list; Resident Advisory Board applications are separate
Our HCV Program waiting list is currently closed and we are not accepting applications at this time.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Lake HCV information hotline
This pre-recorded information line will be updated 10 days prior to the opening of the waiting list. Please feel free to continue to call this hotline for updates as we have no anticipated date of opening the waiting list.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public authority · Lassen · Plumas · Sierra · Tehama
Plumas County Community Development Commission (PCCDC)
Housing Choice Voucher program for Lassen, Plumas, Sierra and Tehama counties.
Plumas regional Section 8 waiting list (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Plumas regional Section 8 waiting list
Effective August 1, 2025, the Section 8 waiting list is closed until further notice.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Los Angeles
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA)
City of Los Angeles housing programs. This is separate from LACDA.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public authority · Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA)
LACDA Section 8 service area. Use the official jurisdiction directory before applying; the City of Los Angeles has a separate housing authority.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Madera
Housing Authority of the City of Madera
City of Madera housing authority programs. Confirm the jurisdiction for the specific program; the agency name does not establish countywide coverage.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Marin
Marin Housing Authority
Marin housing programs operate through cooperation agreements with local towns, cities and the county. Confirm the program and address with Marin Housing.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public authority · Mendocino
Community Development Commission of Mendocino County
Mendocino County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Mendocino rental assistance programs (opens in a new tab)
Mendocino Housing Choice Vouchers
How to apply: The waiting list is now closed.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Mendocino HCV waiting-list questions (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Mendocino HCV queue position
CDC is unable to disclose waitlist positions.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Merced
Housing Authority of the County of Merced
Merced County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Modoc · Shasta · Siskiyou · Trinity
Shasta County Housing Authority
Housing Choice Voucher program for Modoc, Shasta outside Redding city limits, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. City of Redding has a separate housing authority.
Shasta regional Housing Choice Vouchers (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Shasta regional HCV; does not cover Redding city
The Shasta County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher wait-list CLOSED on January 31, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Monterey
Housing Authority of the County of Monterey
Monterey County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Monterey housing applications and waiting lists (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Monterey HCV waiting list only
Current Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List is: CLOSED
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Napa
Housing Authority of the City of Napa
Napa city housing authority administers rental assistance throughout Napa County.
Napa County Section 8 rental assistance (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Napa Section 8 waiting list
The Section 8 waitlist is currently closed.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Existing Napa Section 8 applications
To check the status of any submitted applications, you may visit www.waitlistcheck.com or call 707-257-9543.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Orange
Orange County Housing Authority
OCHA housing programs. Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana have separate housing authorities; check the official jurisdiction information.
Orange County housing waiting-list information (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →OCHA general waiting list; project-based notices are separate
At this time OCHA’s waiting list is closed; therefore, no applications are being accepted.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Placer
Placer County Housing Authority
Placer County Housing Choice Voucher program, excluding the City of Roseville. Roseville has a separate housing authority.
Placer housing vouchers and waiting list (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Placer HCV waiting list
Currently, the Placer County Housing Authority waiting list is closed.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Existing Placer HCV applicants — use online status
You will not be able to receive information regarding your application status by calling or coming into the Placer County Housing Authority office.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Riverside
Housing Authority of the County of Riverside
Riverside County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Riverside waiting-list registration (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Riverside HCV versus property-based lists
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV/Section 8) waiting list remains closed. Currently, applications are only being accepted for a limited number of Project-Based Voucher (PBV) communities.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Riverside available property-based lists
Creating a Rent Café account does not automatically place you on a waiting list. You must complete and submit an application for an available waiting list.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public authority · Sacramento
Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA)
Housing Choice Voucher program for the City and County of Sacramento, including all incorporated cities.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · San Benito · Santa Cruz
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz
Two Housing Choice Voucher programs: Santa Cruz County, and the cities of Hollister and San Juan Bautista in San Benito County. This does not establish coverage of all San Benito County.
Santa Cruz and Hollister program waiting lists (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Sunrise Senior Apartments only; does not establish general HCV availability
The site-based waiting list for Project Based Voucher rental assistance units at Sunrise Senior Apartments located at 580 Westside Blvd., in Hollister is currently open and accepting applications.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · San Bernardino
Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino
San Bernardino County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · San Diego
Housing Authority of the County of San Diego
HACSD serves 13 listed cities and unincorporated San Diego County. San Diego, Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside and National City have separate housing agencies.
San Diego county rental assistance applications (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →San Diego county authority listed waiting lists
HACSD closed its waitlist for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), Project Based Vouchers, Public Housing, Moderate Rehabilitation and Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) TBRA programs to new applicants.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public authority · San Diego
San Diego Housing Commission
City of San Diego housing programs. This is separate from the county housing authority.
San Diego city rental assistance wait-list portal (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →San Diego city HCV, public housing and PBV lists
The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) closed its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing waiting lists February 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. This includes the waiting list for Project-Based Vouchers. SDHC is not accepting new waiting list applications at this time.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · San Francisco
Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco housing programs. Confirm program and application requirements with SFHA.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · San Joaquin
Housing Authority of the County of San Joaquin
San Joaquin County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · San Luis Obispo
Housing Authority of the City of San Luis Obispo (HASLO)
HASLO housing programs in San Luis Obispo County. Confirm the program jurisdiction for your address.
San Luis Obispo housing options (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →HASLO general HCV waiting list
The Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) is currently closed.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · San Mateo
Housing Authority of the County of San Mateo
San Mateo County housing programs. Confirm the service area and eligibility for the specific program with the authority.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Santa Barbara
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara
County of Santa Barbara housing authority programs. Confirm the program jurisdiction before applying.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Santa Clara
Santa Clara County Housing Authority (SCCHA)
Santa Clara County housing assistance. Confirm program eligibility and current interest-list instructions with SCCHA.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Shasta
Redding Housing Authority
City of Redding housing programs. This is separate from Shasta County Housing Authority.
Redding Housing Choice Voucher applications (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Redding city HCV waiting list only
The Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list for the City of Redding is currently open.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Redding city HCV application channel
Applications are accepted online only via the "Housing Voucher Application" navigational button located on this page.
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources
Public housing authority · Solano
Solano County Housing Authority
Solano County Housing Choice Voucher program for Dixon, Rio Vista and unincorporated Solano County.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Sonoma
Sonoma County Housing Authority
Sonoma County housing authority programs. Confirm the applicable jurisdiction and waiting list with the agency.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Tulare
Housing Authority of the County of Tulare
Tulare County housing programs.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public housing authority · Ventura
Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura
Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and unincorporated Ventura County.
Full guide, contact details & sources →Public authority · Yolo
Yolo County Housing
Yolo County Housing programs. Confirm the service area for each program with YCH.
Yolo Housing Choice Voucher program (opens in a new tab)
Full guide, contact details & sources →Yolo HCV waiting list
The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list is currently closed
Official information checked October 14, 2026 · Details & sources