Anaheim Housing Authority 

 Announcements:

  • New Emergency Housing Vouchers Available:  
    The Anaheim Housing Authority has begun administering new Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs). To learn about EHV eligibility requirements, how to be referred to the program, and to view the EHV Public Notices in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, please click here

    If you believe you may be eligible for an EHV, you must contact the Orange County Continuum of Care (OC CoC) by dialing “2-1-1” on a phone and mentioning the “Emergency Housing Voucher Program." 
    The Anaheim Housing Authority office cannot, and will not, accept any EHV applications directly. 

  • COVID-19 Waivers: To learn about the COVID-19 waivers and alternative requirements that the Anaheim Housing Authority has adopted under Notices PIH 2020-05, 2020-13, 2020-33, and 2021-14 please click here.
  • Buena Esperanza Waiting List Opening: The Anaheim Housing Authority opened a Project-Based Voucher (PBV) waiting list for the Buena Esperanza development on April 8, 2021. Applicants must be chronically homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Applications will only be accepted through the OC Coordinated Entry System. To learn more about how you can apply and to view the public notices, please click here.
  • Accessibility: If you are a person with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to access any of our programs OR if you require assistance in a different language, please call 714-765-4320.

Office Update:

To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Anaheim Housing Authority is strongly encouraging email and telephone communication with our office.

Staff continue to answer phones and emails Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  • Staff can provide forms via mail, fax, or email
    1. Common forms for applicants on the waiting list can be found here
    2. Common forms for existing program participants can be found here
  • Current program participants can complete their annual recertification by mail. Your Housing Specialist will contact you if necessary. 
  • Program participants, vendors, and applicants submit documents via:
    1. Drop-Box located on the first-floor lobby at: 201 S. Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805
    2. Mail: 201 S. Anaheim Blvd. Suite 201 Anaheim, CA 92805
    3. Fax: (714) 765-4643
    4. Email their Housing Specialist directly.
  • Information about your application status cannot be provide by phone or in person. Check the status of your application here.
  • Applications for assistance are only accepted electronically. Submit application here.

Anaheim Housing Authority
The Anaheim Housing Authority administers federally-funded programs and grants allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the City of Anaheim, CA. The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program offers two housing options: tenant-based and project-based. The tenant-based program allows assisted households to use a rental assistance voucher in open rental market units. And the project-based program ties a voucher to a specific unit in which an assisted household can move into. More information regarding each program can be found below.

Housing Programs include:

  • Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program - allows a participating family to move into a unit of their choice if the property owner has agreed to participate in the HCV Program.
  • Project Based Voucher (PBV) Program - provides rental assistance at selected apartment complexes within the City.  
  • Affordable Housing Lists – The City has agreements with owners of specific units to keep rent levels below regular market rates. As affordable units become available, individuals on the Interest List will be notified by mail of the availability. This is not a rental assistance program.
HUD Programs include:
  • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program – The CDBG program provides funding to agencies and businesses that provide a benefit to low and moderate income persons, prevent or eliminate slums and blight, or meet needs having a particular urgency.
  • Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program – The ESG program provides funding to nonprofit organizations and public entities sponsoring projects that’s provide a benefit to low-and moderate-income homeless persons, provides shelters for the homeless, but also aid in the transition of this population to permanent housing.
  • HOME Investments Partnerships (HOME) Program – The HOME program provides funds to local government’s to implement local housing strategies designed to increase the supply of affordable housing.
  • Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program – The HOPWA program provides funding for housing and related support services of low–income persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).