The Gastonia Housing Authority owns and operates four public housing apartment communities in the city limits of Gastonia. These apartment complexes are accessible by the City of Gastonia Transit System.
Rent is income-based and will be determined at the time that you are selected from the waiting list. Reasonable utilities allowances are included in the rent. However, any excess utility usage above the reasonable utility allowances is payable by the residents.
The housing authority requires a rental deposit of $200.00 for non-elderly individuals or families and $150.00 for an elderly individual or family (defined as age 62 and above.) The full deposit is required prior to lease signing.
Application for Public Housing Apartment Communities may be done online from the Gastonia Housing Authority Website. A Resource Area is available at each community, where you can apply online.
Public Housing applications should be completed via the Gastonia Housing Authority website. Each application is date stamped at the time of submission and placed on the waiting list.
Should a family wish to apply for more than one site, simply check the appropriate box on the online application form.
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.
Your application will be processed and you will be put on the waiting list.
You will receive 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.
GHA does not give out information over the telephone regarding position on the Public Housing waiting lists. You may go to the "Waiting List" page on the GHA website and enter your application number when requested. Or, you may call "My Waiting List" at 704-864-5212 option 1 and enter your social security number to check your position on the waiting list.
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 the 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 the website.
Changes to your online application can be done through the website.
The Public Housing applicant must visit the website to update any information that has changed
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.
Once your name comes to the top of the waiting list you will receive a letter from the Leasing Coordinator to attend a Occupancy Class. Here you will present all current verification of income, exclusions, etc. and final eligibility and rent will be determined. You will sign the lease, pay the rent deposit and any prorated rent if applicable and receive your key.
Due to technical difficulties the online waiting list is temporarily unavailable. To update your current application go to the forms screen on left hand side, print and bring to the site coordinator or to the main office.
