How To Apply For Section 8 In Ca

Section 8 Waiting Lists in California

As of December 21st 2021, there are 20 Section 8 waiting lists that are open now, opening soon, or always open in California.

Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Now

There are currently 1 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists that are open now and will be closing soon.

Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Until Further Notice

There are 19 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting Lists in California that are either always open or that have not announced a closing date.

Waiting List	Last Updated On
Humboldt County, California	July 26th, 2018
Chronic Homelessness	March 20th, 2019
Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura	April 24th, 2018
San Diego, California	July 10th, 2018
Involuntarily Displaced	March 20th, 2019
Housing Authority of the City of National City	July 17th, 2017
Encinitas, California	April 17th, 2018
Tulare County, California	November 16th, 2018
City of Santa Paula	April 12th, 2018
Plumas County Community Development Commission & Housing Authority	June 28th, 2018
Kings County, California	September 20th, 2018
Housing Authority of the County of Riverside	June 28th, 2018
Santa Ana, California Veteran	July 2nd, 2018
Redding, California	August 9th, 2019
San Diego County, California	December 2nd, 2021
San Mateo County, California Moving to Work	January 28th, 2021
Anaheim, CA Mainstream Section 8 HCV Waiting List	March 3rd, 2021
Butte and Glenn County, California Limited	May 6th, 2021
Placer County, California Family Unification Program (FUP)	July 1st, 2021

There are 113 housing authorities in California which offer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. For more on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program visit the Housing Choice Voucher section of our Low Income Housing Renter's Guide.

Closed Section 8 Waiting Lists

The following waiting lists have been confirmed to be closed in the last two years.

Waiting List	Closed Date
Sonoma County, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on November 1st, 2021
Santa Rosa, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on October 31st, 2021
Alameda, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on September 20th, 2021
Colusa, Nevada, Sutter and Yuba County, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on July 15th, 2021
Butte and Glenn County, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on May 22nd, 2021
Pomona, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on May 10th, 2021
Ventura County Area, CA Limited Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on November 16th, 2020
Shasta, Modoc, Siskiyou, and Trinity County, California Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on August 31st, 2020
Inglewood, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on July 20th, 2020
Roseville and Rocklin, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on June 26th, 2020
Merced County, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on April 3rd, 2020
Mendocino County, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on January 30th, 2020
Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne County, California Limited	Closed on November 22nd, 2019
Vacaville, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on November 5th, 2019
Suisun City, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on November 1st, 2019
Mendocino County, CA Mainstream and Family Unification Program Section 8 HCV Waiting Lists	Closed on September 30th, 2019
Solano County, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on September 23rd, 2019
Anaheim, CA Limited Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on August 9th, 2019
City and County of San Francisco, CA Mainstream Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on June 25th, 2019
Fresno County, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on June 19th, 2019
San Bernardino County, CA Section 8 HCV Waiting List	Closed on February 25th, 2019
Oxnard, CA Section 8 HCV, PBV, Family Unification, and Public Housing Waiting Lists	Closed on February 1st, 2019