The Gastonia Housing Authority provides permanent housing for low- and moderate-income families through two main programs: the Public Housing & Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Applicants can apply for one or both of the programs, providing the waiting lists are open.
Public housing assistance is provided at four apartment communities owned & operated by the Gastonia Housing Authority. These apartment complexes are located within the city limits of Gastonia and are accessible by the City of Gastonia Transit System. Utilities are provided in Public Housing; however, any excess utility usage is payable by residents.
Visit the HUD website for more information on the
public housing program.
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing choice vouchers to qualified applicants which allow families to locate affordable housing (apartments or houses) anywhere in Gaston County.
View the HUD website for more information on the
Section 8 program.
No. The Gastonia Housing Authority provides permanent housing only. GHA does not provide temporary or emergency housing of any kind.
Emergency housing is only offered through homeless shelters or the Salvation Army. A resource pamphlet titled "Where Are You Sleeping Tonight" has been developed by the City of Gastonia's
Community Development Department and provides information for temporary and/or emergency housing and is available in the Self-Service Resource Center rack located in the Central Office lobby and at each site management office.
The GHA Central Office is located at 340 W. Long Ave., Gastonia, NC 28052. The Central Office staff provides administrative and financial services for the agency. Administrative services staff do not provide direct client services. Direct client services are provided by the public housing site managers and the Section 8 staff.
The Section 8 department is also located at 340 W. Long Ave. Section 8 applications are available in the Self-Service Resource Center rack at this location. The Section 8 department provides all administrative functions from this location.
All public housing functions are handled by GHA property managers at the following three sites. To find information on public houisng or to apply for public housing rental assistance, persons must contact or visit one of the public housing property in the following locations:
I. Cameron Courts/Weldon Heights - 1305 N Weldon St
II. Mountain View - 425 Edwin St
III. Linwood Terrace (elderly only) - 1612 Conrad St
Section 8 application packets are available in the Self-Service Resource Center rack located in the Central Office lobby. These packets should be completed, brought to the Central Office lobby, date stamped with the machine provided in the lobby and dropped in the box in the lobby.
Public housing applications are available at each site management office. A family wishing to reside in public housing must visit the property where they wish to live and obtain an application from the site manager. The application is completed and returned to the site manager. The application is date stamped at the time the application is received by the site manager. Should a family wish to apply at more than one site; the site manager will fax a copy of the original application to the other desired sites. The family will be responsible for visiting the other site(s) and meeting with the site manager. This application will be held pending a site visit by the family and will date stamped at the time the family visits this property location.
Once your name reaches the top of either waiting list you will be asked to provide additional information such as, birth certificates and social security cards for each member of the applicant household, written verification of all household income, non-certified copies of criminal reports for all family members age 18 or older from any county they have resided in or been arrested in within the past three years.
All Section 8 applications must be time and date stamped and placed in the drop box at the Central Office, 340 W. Long Avenue, to be accepted by GHA. Public housing applications must be given to the site manger at the property where you wish to live.
The application will be reviewed and entered into our computer system for placement on the appropriate waiting list(s) in the order that it was received and ranked according to established preferences.
Assuming that you meet the preliminary requirements, you will be mailed a letter indicating that you have been placed on the waiting list.
This letter does not guarantee that you will be housed, but merely acknowledges that your application has been accepted and placed on the waiting list pending further verification.
No. GHA does not give out information over the telephone regarding position on the Public Housing or Section 8 waiting lists. Copies of the waiting lists are available at the following locations:
a. The Section 8 waiting list is available in the Self-Service Resource Center rack at the Central Office during office hours or
on this website.
b. The public housing waiting list can be viewed during normal office hours at the site office(s) where application was made or
on this website.
It is the applicant's responsibility to notify the Gastonia Housing Authority of any changes in income family composition, employment status, address or phone number change, etc.
Changes for a Section 8 applicant must be reported in writing by completing an application update form available in the Self-Service Resource Center rack at the Central Office or
on the website.and deposited in the drop box located in the lobby of the Central Office.
The Public Housing applicant must visit the site manager of the property where the original application was taken or
on the website. The forms must be completed and delivered to the site manager.
No applicant updates will be taken over the telephone.
Failure to report any changes may cause your application to be purged from the waiting list and will require you to re-apply for Public Housing or Section 8 assistance. This will delay your possibility of being offered housing or assistance.
