Public Housing

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The Public Housing program provides affordable housing to low-income individuals, families, elderly, and persons with disabilities. PBCHA owns and manages four public housing communities in West Palm Beach and Lantana, as well as 43 single family homes throughout Boynton Beach. In Public Housing, applicants are housed in properties owned by PBCHA, whereas in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, participants are housed in units owned by individual landlords, private sector agencies, corporations, and non-profit organizations, including PBCHA. Both housing programs are designed to assist participants in finding safe, decent, and affordable housing. You can find eligible properties here. Visit the Applicant Portal to apply. Please know that you may be placed on a waiting list. For more information, read our Frequently Asked Questions.

Public housing properties include the following:

  • Drexel House Apartments, a 100-unit senior citizen community consisting of one-bedroom apartments located in West Palm Beach
  • Dyson Circle, a 134-unit community of one – through five-bedroom apartments and townhomes located in West Palm Beach
  • Scattered Sites, 42 Single Family Homes located in Boynton, Lake Worth and Lantana
  • Schall Circle, a 76-unit community of one – through four-bedroom apartments and townhomes located in West Palm Beach
  • Seminole Estates, a 76-unit community of one through four bedroom garden apartments located in Lantana

PBCHA can provide safe and decent housing to residents, at a rent amount they can afford, through Federal subsidy provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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