The Occupancy Department is the first point of contact for prospective tenants and is responsible for processing applications for both the Low-income Housing Program, and for our Section 8 Housing Program. The Occupancy Department staff assists applicants in understanding the different housing programs and the eligibility criteria for each.
They also have administrative responsibility for collecting and evaluating housing applications to assure compliance with government regulations and Housing Authority policies that govern our tenant selection process.
Once applicants are determined to be eligible for our programs, the Occupancy Department invites them to “Come on Home,” an event hosted by staff and designed to market available apartments in our public housing communities and at scattered sites throughout the City of Pittsburgh. Both an educational and fun event, “Come on Home” includes tours of available housing units and is quite successful in matching applicants with housing.
