HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO, Section 8 / HCV PHA Profile
MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, RQ, with 122 authorized HCV units. Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 122
- Authorized HCV units
- 54th
- National size percentile
- 49th
- RQ size percentile
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO vs nearby RQ agencies
- MUNICIPALITY OF AGUADA
MUNICIPALITY OF AGUADA
125 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF NAGUABO
MUNICIPALITY OF NAGUABO
124 units
- This PHA
MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO (this PHA)
122 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF COMERIO
MUNICIPALITY OF COMERIO
121 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF YABUCOA
MUNICIPALITY OF YABUCOA
121 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF JUANA DIAZ
MUNICIPALITY OF JUANA DIAZ
119 units
The verdict
MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO administers 122 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-sized Section 8 agency, larger than 49% of RQ agencies.
- 122
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 54th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 49th
- percentile in RQ
MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO is a Public Housing Authority in RQ administering Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers with 122 authorized Section 8 units. Contact this PHA directly to check waitlist status and request an application.
- 49th percentile by unit count in RQ
Section 8 / HCV units
122
HUD-authorized
Total authorized units
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All programs combined
State-rank percentile
49 th
Among RQ PHAs
Payment standard
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Confirm with PHA
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.
Where MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO 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.
122 Top 82% higher than 18% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
Inside HUD's Federal Record for MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO
MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO appears in HUD's Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Open Data set, one of 3,780 Public Housing Authorities nationwide running the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program alongside every other agency in RQ. This agency's HUD authorization runs to 122 Section 8 / HCV units.
By Section 8 unit count among RQ agencies, it lands at the 49th percentile, larger than 49% of its in-state peers. HUD's directory categorizes it under the "Section 8" program type, the classification that governs which voucher streams -- regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions -- it is eligible to run. Every PHA in the directory runs its own waitlist, publishes its own admissions plan, and sets its own local preferences within the federal Section 8 rulebook, so this authorized-unit figure is a ceiling, not a promise of current availability.
Confirm current payment standards with MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO directly before signing a lease. its main line is 7878634115. Use the nearby-PHA list below to broaden your waitlist strategy across the state.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 7878634115
- jmoreira@fajardopr.org
- Executive Director
- jmoreira@fajardopr.org · 7878634115
How to apply at MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO
How to apply at this PHA
Before applying, confirm whether this PHA's waitlist is currently open. Waitlist status can change without much notice, some PHAs open for as little as 72 hours at a time. Application channels typically include:
- The PHA's own website (search "MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO Section 8 application")
- A public notice posted at the PHA office or in the legal notices of the local newspaper
- HUD-approved housing counseling agencies in the area
- Local legal-aid and tenant-advocacy groups
See our step-by-step How to Apply for Section 8 guide for the full federal application process.
What to expect, typical waitlist
HUD does not publish current waitlist open/closed status centrally, and waitlist lengths vary sharply by local demand. In high-cost metros, waits can exceed 5–10 years and many waitlists are closed. In smaller cities and rural counties, waits of 6 months to 3 years are more typical. Some PHAs use a lottery rather than first-come-first-served. This site does not predict your individual wait time. Contact the PHA directly to confirm the current list status and whether local preferences apply to your household. Our waitlist strategy guide explains how to maximize your odds by applying to multiple PHAs.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO, outside RQ so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside RQ (122 HCV units here).
- Etowah Housing Authority · TN · 122 HCV
- Housing Authority of the County of Shelby, IL. · IL · 122 HCV
- West Warwick Housing Authority · RI · 122 HCV
- Abingdon Redevelopment and Housing Authority · VA · 121 HCV
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 RQ
If this PHA's waitlist is closed, applying to additional PHAs in the same region is a recommended strategy. Other PHAs nearby:
- MUNICIPALITY OF COMERIO · 121 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF YABUCOA · 121 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF NAGUABO · 124 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF AGUADA · 125 units
- MUNICIPALITY OF JUANA DIAZ · 119 units
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Last compiled April 2026. 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 MUNICIPALITY OF FAJARDO. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.