Section 8
Housing Choice Vouchers
GHA administers the Housing Choice Voucher program for Gaston County. The Housing Choice Voucher program is HUD’s major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. GHA provides housing assistance (by issuance of a voucher) on behalf of the family or individual participants who then find their own housing within Gaston County where the owner agrees to rent under the program. This unit may include the family’s present residence.
When a family finds a unit, the landlord submits a Request for Tenancy Approval (RFTA) to GHA. GHA will then inspect the unit which must meet HUD’s Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and GHA’s Acceptability Criteria Variations.
Once the unit passes inspection, GHA and the landlord will execute a Housing Assistant Payment (HAP) Contract. A lease (with GHA addendum) is executed between the resident and landlord. GHA is not a party to the lease.
The HAP Contract allows a housing subsidy to be paid directly to the landlord by the PHA on behalf of the participating family. The family then pays the difference between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT!
The purpose of the hearing is to obtain input from residents in reference to the Public Housing Authority’s Annual Agency Plan to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the fiscal year beginning 10/1/2026. The Gastonia Housing Authority operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Program participants and area residents are encouraged to attend this hearing. A copy of the Annual Agency Plan will be available for review from 5/24/26 to 6/16/26. The plan will be available on our website at www.ghanc.org and at our office. Our office is currently closed to the public, but copies of the plan can be obtained by emailing g.n.campbell@ghanc.org or by calling 704-349-5098. Persons may submit written comments prior to the public hearing to: Gastonia Housing Authority, PO Box 2398, Gastonia, NC 28053 or to g.n.campbell@ghanc.org. For further information please contact Ms. Campbell at the email address above or by calling 704-349-5098. The Public Hearing will be held in the lower level of the Gastonia Housing Authority Office at 340 W. Long Avenue at 3:00 p.m. and via Zoom. Parking is available in the rear of the building off Hwy 321 North. You can register for the Zoom call by emailing g.n.campbell@ghanc.org deadline 6/29/26, 5:00 pm
Section 8 Documents
A secure dropbox is now available in front of our office for your convenience
You can drop paperwork off or pick up a copy of our application
GHA OFFICES ARE CLOSED ON FRIDAYS
GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
Due to increased workload, staff cannot give general program information over the telephone
TO OBTAIN GENERAL INFORMATION
Call the automated telephone line at 704-349-5194
and follow the prompts
Under certain circumstances, if authorized by GHA, a family may use its voucher to purchase a modest home.
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