Orange County Housing Authority

The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) is a division of the county's OC Community Services Department that administers rental assistance programs throughout Orange County except the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana. Those cities operate their own city-wide rental assistance programs.

Currently, OCHA helps approximately 10,000 income-qualified households to receive rental assistance in a variety of apartments, houses, and other rental dwellings owned by private landlords. households pay their monthly rent through its rental assistance programs. Such programs allow income-qualified households to receive rental assistance in a variety of apartments, houses, and other rental dwellings owned by private landlords. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides funding for the rental assistance programs distributed by OCHA.

Eligible senior citizens, disabled persons, and families receive a "Housing Choice Voucher" that can be used throughout the United States. Participants select the rental unit; OCHA must inspect and approve the unit. OCHA then enters into a contract with the owner and sends directly to the owner a monthly Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) . Assisted tenants pay a portion of the contract rent, which is based on their income.

Unfortunately the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher is closed at this time and OCHA is unable to accept new applications.