The Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin is selling a number of its Public Housing units, based upon availability, to eligible families participating in the Low-Income Homeownership Program. These properties are single-family dwellings, known as "Scattered Sites",
owned by the Authority. The Authority rehabilitates these properties so that at the time of sale each of the properties is able to pass a comprehensive HUD Housing Quality Standard inspection.
Eligible families selected to purchase Scattered Site houses are solicited from low-income families in the following categorical order:
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- Families currently occupying the sites
- Families residing in other Public Housing Units owned by the Authority
- Families currently being assisted by the Authority through the Section 8 Assisted Housing Program
- Families on the Authority waiting lists for Public Housing and Section 8 Assistance
- Families among the general public who meet the eligibility criteria for Housing Assistance through the Authority, according to HUD regulations.
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Houses are offered to eligible families according to the categorical priorities indicated above. Within those categories, houses are offered to eligible families who have met all qualifications in accordance to the order, by time and date, in which the families have met all qualifications.
Eligible families must meet the following criteria in order to purchase a Scattered Site house:
- Be able to obtain a mortgage from a Community Lending Institution
- Successfully complete a required homeownership course and obtain a Homeownership Course Certificate
- Have no outstanding debt to the Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin or any other Housing Authority
Further information about the program may be obtained at the office of the Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin at 501 Mohn Street, Steelton, Pennsylvania 17113-7598 or by contacting the Housing Authority's Public Housing Home Ownership Coordinator, 717-939-9301, Extension 527.
Properties currently for sale or are expected to be for sale in the near future:
- 212 South Harrisburg Street, Steelton, PA 17113
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