For Residents

 Public Housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, that elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types. HHA owns and operates over 1,750 units and offeres a variety of housing to applicants so they can choose the types that best fits their family's needs.

• HHA's Public Housing includes:  HHA-owned sites that are both conventional developments and scattered-site properties.
   

• Conventional developments- refer to multi-family housing owned and operated by the Harrisburg Housing Authority.  This includes both family developments and senior developments.
   

• Scattered-site properties- is the term used to describe individual housing units located throughout Harrisburg that are owned by HHA. Low and moderate-income families live in these properties, which are on "scattered" city blocks.

  • Scattered Site residents mix with private renters and homeowners in their neighborhood and blend into the surrounding community.