Fair Shot Housing

Sacramento affordable housing guides

  • Section 8California

    Section 8 in California: how the waitlists work and how to apply

    Section 8 vouchers in California come from local housing offices, not one statewide list. Each office keeps its own waitlist for the area it covers, opens it for short windows and announces the opening on its own website. Find the office for the place you want to live, join several lists, and never pay to apply.

    7 min read

  • Applying

    Low-income apartments in Sacramento: how to find and apply

    Sacramento's public housing and Section 8 vouchers run through waitlists on one website kept by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA). Tax-credit and other income-restricted apartments take applications at each building. In public housing, and with a voucher, you pay about 30% of your income after the federal housing department's deductions.

    5 min read