HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
Housing Auth Co of Lawrence, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
Housing Auth Co of Lawrence administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, PA, with 433 authorized HCV units (HUD Standard Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 433
- Authorized HCV units
- 52nd
- National size percentile
- 36th
- PA size percentile
- 52
- PA FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · Housing Auth Co of Lawrence vs nearby PA agencies
- Housing Auth of the County of Northumberland
Housing Auth of the County of Northumberland
469 units
- Shamokin HA
Shamokin Housing Authority
450 units
- Carbon County HA
Carbon County Housing Authority
447 units
- HA Pottsville
Housing Authority of the City of Pottsville
436 units
- This PHA
Housing Auth Co of Lawrence (this PHA)
433 units
- The Wyoming Co Housing & Redevelopment Auth
The Wyoming Co Housing & Redevelopment Auth
397 units
The verdict
Housing Auth Co of Lawrence administers 433 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-sized Section 8 agency, larger than 36% of PA agencies.
- 433
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 52nd
- percentile by size, nationally
- 36th
- percentile in PA
- 49%
- of assisted units are Section 8 vouchers
Based on authorized voucher scale, HUD's own PHAS performance designation, and state-wide housing-cost context from federal sources -- not wait-list length, application difficulty, unit quality, or day-to-day service experience.
HUD's directory lists Housing Auth Co of Lawrence in PA with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 433 authorized Section 8 units (Standard Performer size bracket). Verify current programs, availability, and application steps directly with the agency.
- 36th percentile by unit count in PA
- HUD size bracket: Standard Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
433
Mid-sized nationally · Standard Performer bracket
Total authorized units
877
Largest tier nationally · all programs combined
State-rank percentile
36 th
Below median among PA PHAs
2-BR standard range · PA
$973–$1,810 /mo
Median $1,035/mo · 2-BR
The nationwide HUD median sits at 62%; agencies running a higher HCV share than that tend to lean toward tenant-based vouchers rather than project-based public housing stock.
How Housing Auth Co of Lawrence's total authorized units break down
877 total authorized units across all HUD programs at this agency, split into Section 8 / HCV and every other PIH line HUD reports for it.
Where Housing Auth Co of Lawrence sits among U.S. PHAs
By authorized Housing Choice Vouchers, across every PHA that runs them. Most are small; a handful of big-city authorities run the long right tail.
433 Top 48% higher than 52% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Housing Auth Co of Lawrence: What the HUD Directory Shows
Under HUD's PHAS scoring, this agency carries a "Standard Performer" designation, a bracket that affects how often it reports and how closely HUD oversees it. Housing Auth Co of Lawrence is one of 3,780 agencies HUD tracks in its PIH Open Data directory for the Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher program operating in PA. HUD authorizes 433 Section 8 / HCV units for this agency, against 877 total authorized units across every HUD program combined.
HUD's directory categorizes it under the "Combined" program type, the classification that governs which voucher streams -- regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions -- it is eligible to run. Ranked by Section 8 unit count within PA, it sits at the 36th percentile there, ahead of 36% of PA PHAs by that measure. HUD reports this authorized-unit figure as a capacity field. It is not a live waitlist, availability, eligibility, or application-status signal.
its main line is 7246565100. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency. Across PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$1,810/month (median $1,035); Housing Auth Co of Lawrence sets its own figure within 90-110 percent of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the specific area it serves, so confirm the exact number for your metro before signing anything.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7246565100
- Fax
- 7246587140
- admin@lawrencecountyha.com
- Executive Director
- gdigennaro@lawrencecountyha.com · 7246565100
How to apply at Housing Auth Co of Lawrence
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 433 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Housing Auth Co of Lawrence. That is a reported authorization field, not a live waitlist, application, eligibility, or availability feed.
Use the contact details above to verify an agency's current programs and instructions directly. PlainVoucher does not predict an individual wait time, recommend an application path, or infer a household's eligibility from this directory record.
Payment standard reference
Payment standards are set per HUD FMR area, not per agency. Across PA's 52 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $973–$1,810/month (median $1,035). These are area reference amounts, not a payment promise from Housing Auth Co of Lawrence for a particular household or unit.
Find your exact number: look up the 2-, 1-, and 3-bedroom payment standards for your metro with the payment-standard lookup tool, then confirm the current figure with the agency before relying on it. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide for the source-backed area context.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for Housing Auth Co of Lawrence, outside PA so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside PA (433 HCV units here).
- Housing Authority of Weld County · CO · 433 HCV
- Crawford Co. Public Facilties Board · AR · 432 HCV
- Placer County Housing Authority · CA · 434 HCV
- Hernando County Housing Authority · FL · 435 HCV
Similar total HUD units
Nearest nationwide agencies by combined program inventory outside PA (877 total units here).
- Housing Authority of Paducah · KY · 878 total
- The Housing Authority of the City of Durham · NC · 894 total
- Hialeah Housing Authority · FL · 857 total
- Housing Authority of East Baton Rouge · LA · 899 total
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on HUD PIH authorized Section 8 units and total program inventory; agencies below 100 units on a metric are excluded from that axis.
Nearby PHAs in PA
Use these separate PA directory records for comparison; verify current programs with each agency directly:
- Housing Authority of the City of Pottsville · 436 units
- Carbon County Housing Authority · 447 units
- Shamokin Housing Authority · 450 units
- Housing Auth of the County of Northumberland · 469 units
- The Wyoming Co Housing & Redevelopment Auth · 397 units
What to do with this PHA profile
Housing Auth Co of Lawrence is a HUD PIH directory record with 433 authorized HCV units.
- Open the Pennsylvania state directory for PHA-count vs authorized-HCV context. Pennsylvania PHAs
- Look up the HUD Fair Market Rent schedule that covers this market before reading payment-standard ranges. Payment standards
- Read the process guides for waitlists, income limits, and portability - they explain HUD rules, not whether a household should apply. Guides hub
PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or this PHA. Directory figures are informational only. Eligibility, waitlist status, and application routes are set by the PHA and change frequently - confirm with the agency directly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the HUD record show for Housing Auth Co of Lawrence?
HUD's PIH directory reports 433 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for Housing Auth Co of Lawrence in PA. That authorization is a reported program-size field, not proof of a current waitlist, application route, eligibility decision, or available voucher.
Can I apply through this Housing Auth Co of Lawrence profile?
No. PlainVoucher's HUD directory record does not carry a live application or waitlist feed. Use the agency contact details to verify current programs, availability, application instructions, and eligibility directly before relying on this profile.
Is Housing Auth Co of Lawrence part of HUD?
HUD lists Housing Auth Co of Lawrence in its Public and Indian Housing directory as a local Public Housing Authority. This profile preserves HUD's reported record and contact fields; it does not establish the agency's current services or policies.
How should I read the payment-standard reference?
Payment standards vary by HUD Fair Market Rent area. PlainVoucher shows the published area reference, not a payment promise for a specific agency, household, or unit; confirm the current local figure directly before signing a lease.
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. Payment-standard figures: Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026. If any contact detail has changed, please email corrections@plainvoucher.com. See our methodology for how we compile and cross-reference this data.
⚠ Disclaimer. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or with Housing Auth Co of Lawrence. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.
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