Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in North Carolina
In North Carolina, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing waitlists are run by local public housing authorities — not by HUD or by Lease Lantern. Each authority opens and closes its own lists, sometimes for only a few days at a time, so timing and persistence matter.
How to find and join an open waitlist
- Identify the housing authorities that serve where you want to live (listed below).
- Contact each one to ask whether its Section 8 or public housing waitlist is currently open.
- Apply to every open list you qualify for — many people keep several active at once.
- Have your documents ready: ID, income, household members, and current address.
- Keep your contact info updated with each authority so you don’t lose your place.
Waitlist openings change frequently, so always confirm the current status directly with the authority. Eligibility depends on your household income versus the North Carolina income limits.
Where to apply in North Carolina
65 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in North Carolina. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Asheboro Housing AuthorityAsheboro Bladenboro Housing AuthorityBladenboro Brunswick County Public Housing AgencyBolivia Caswell County Housing Assistance ProgramYanceyville Chatham County Housing AuthoritySiler City Choanoke Area Development Association, Inc.Rich Square City Of Albemarle Department Of Public HousingAlbemarle Coastal Community Action, Inc.Newport Columbus County Public Housing AgencyWhiteville Eastern Carolina Human Services Agency, Inc.Jacksonville Economic Improvement Council, Inc.Edenton Fayetteville Metropolitan Housing AuthorityFayetteville Four Square Community Action, Inc.Andrews Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc.Henderson Gastonia Housing AuthorityGastonia Greene County Public Housing AgencySnow Hill Housing Authority Of The City Of AshevilleAsheville Housing Authority Of The City Of ConcordConcord Housing Authority Of The City Of GoldsboroGoldsboro Housing Authority Of The City Of GreensboroGreensboro Housing Authority Of The City Of GreenvilleGreenville Housing Authority Of The City Of High PointHigh Point Housing Authority Of The City Of KinstonKinston Housing Authority Of The City Of LumbertonLumberton Housing Authority Of The City Of RaleighRaleigh Housing Authority Of The City Of WilmingtonWilmington Housing Authority Of The City Of WilsonWilson Housing Authority Of The City Of Winston-SalemWinston Salem Housing Authority Of The County Of WakeZebulon Housing Authority Of The Town Of LaurinburgLaurinburg InlivianCharlotte Isothermal Planning & Development CommissionRutherfordton Johnston County Housing Assistance Payments ProgramSmithfield Lexington Housing AuthorityLexington Lincolnton Housing AuthorityLincolnton Macon Program For ProgressFranklin Madison County Housing AuthorityMars Hill Mid-East Regional Housing AuthorityGreenville Monroe Housing AuthorityMonroe Mountain Projects, Inc.Waynesville Nash-Edgecombe Economic Development, Inc.Rocky Mount North Carolina Commission Of Indian AffairsRaleigh Northwestern Regional Housing AuthorityBoone Orange County Housing AuthorityHillsborough Pender County Housing DepartmentBurgaw Piedmont Triad Regional CouncilKernersville Roanoke-Chowan Regional Housing AuthorityGaston Rockingham Housing AuthorityRockingham Rocky Mount Housing AuthorityRocky Mount Rowan County Housing AuthoritySalisbury Sandhills Community Action Program, Inc.Southern Pines Sanford Housing AuthoritySanford Southeastern Community Action Partnership IncLumberton Statesville Housing AuthorityStatesville The Graham Housing AuthorityGraham The Housing Authority Of The City Of DurhamDurham The New Reidsville Housing AuthorityReidsville Thomasville Housing AuthorityThomasville Town Of East Spencer Housing AuthorityEast Spencer Twin Rivers Opportunities, Inc.New Bern