Allentown, PA Low Income Apartments
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Allentown,PA (LEHIGH County)
ADDRESS: 102-124 South Sixth Street ALLENTOWN, PA 18101
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There are a few options if you are looking for a low income apartment in Allentown, Pennsylvania. There is a group called the ANHS, which is a locally organized effort that helps rehabilitate local homes and apartments. This program also works with the individuals by offering them counseling programs and different educational services so they can get on their feet and become a contributing member of the Allentown area.
The ANHS program is run by local volunteers and a board comprised of community menbers from area businesses, banks and government agencies. If you are a home owner and interested in the program you can ask around and find out more from real estate agents and other people in the area. Join one of the events that they hold during the year to publicize the program. Most of the benefit from the ANHS program is bestowed on the city's Seventh Street area and it often stretches out to Lehigh and Northampton counties in the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton.
The money for ANHS come from local citizens, donors, financial institutions and city governments. ANHS is also partnered with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD helps control the Section 8 program that many people use across the country to get access to low income apartments. Section 8 allows the renter to only pay a certain percentage of the income they make toward the house they want to rent. If the landlord has designated his/her apartment as Section 8, then it must undergo an inspection by the local housing authority. After passing inspection, the renter can move in to the property and pay a portion of the overall rent. The remaining rent is paid to the landlord in the form of a Section 8 voucher.
