Housing Authority of the City of Erie

Housing Authority of the City of Erie Apartment Details

Housing Authority of the City of Erie (HACE) provides provides safe, decent, and affordable housing for lower-income families, elderly and persons with disabilities; and fosters among the residents they serve economic self-sufficiency, and a sense of community and pride in the neighborhoods where they reside. The Housing Authority provides housing to a cross-section of the low-income population in order to obtain a broad range of incomes in public housing and to promote economic diversity resulting from employment.

HACE owns and manages more than 2,000 quality housing units in the City of Erie for low and moderate income families, elderly, and persons with disabilities. HACE also provides rental assistance to more than 1,000 families for units rented from private landlords through the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses and apartments. The types of housing vary from multi-family units to single family homes, from suburban apartment style complexes to high rise buildings, they have the housing available to meet many low income needs.

Contact HACE to obtain more information about eligibility requirements, availability of rentals or vouchers, and their application procedures. Call (814) 452-2425

Important information
Waiting Lists
Most low income apartments have waiting lists. Some of these lists can take years until you can be called for openings. The key is to try to get on as many waiting lists as possible.

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Apartment Rates
We provide current apartment rates on many listing pages. Most HUD listings do not have published rates. They are based on 30% of the renters adjustable gross income. You will need to contact the apartments to determine if you qualify for income based rent.

Apartment Rental and informational statistics for zip code

Median apartment rental rate in this zip code	$373
Population in zip code	1,829
Median age of those living in this zip code	53.6
Average household income of those living in this zip code	$10,874