Lake County, California Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Lake County Housing Commission (LCHC) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from May 15, 2023 until 100 applications were accepted. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were four ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Pick up application from LCHC’s main office.
2. Print the paper application.
3. Call LCHC to request an application by mail.
4. Mail a letter to the LCHC's main office to request an application by mail.

Once the paper application was completed, it was either:

1. Mailed to the LCHC.
2. Faxed to LCHC.
3. Hand delivered to the LCHC's main office.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

• 1 Person $27,300 | 5 Persons $42,100
• 2 Persons $31,200 | 6 Persons $45,200
• 3 Persons $35,100 | 7 Person $48,300
• 4 Persons $38,950 | 8 Persons $51,450

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Families that has been terminated from its HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
• Families that include victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who have been referred by either a partnering service agency or consortia or is seeking an emergency transfer under VAWA from the LCHC’s public housing program or other covered housing program operated by the LCHC.
• Families that have been terminated from the HCV program due to insufficient funding and then assist families that qualify for the VAWA preference.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the LCHC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the LCHC website on May 2, 2023.