News and Press Releases

The Housing Authority held its bi-Annual Employee Meeting at the Bayfront Convention Center on May 8th. One of the highlights is the awarding of Employee Service Pins to all new employees and current employees who have reached 5-year milestones. HACE Board Chairman Bishop Dwane Brock was at the event to recognize HACE staff for their […]

Gina Schafer who is the Resource Development Manager from the United Way of Erie County presented HACE Employee Rebecca Faunce with a $1,000 Gift Card to Wegman’s as the Grand Prize winner for pledging in the 2023 United Way fundraising campaign. This is the 2nd year in a row a HACE employee has won the […]

Housing Authority of the City of Erie Executive Director Michael Fraley presents the 2022 Early Bird Program Grand Prize of a 43-inch T.V. to Friendship Apartments resident Minerva Rivera. Any Housing Authority resident who pays their rent for an entire year by the 5th of the month is eligible to be part of a prize […]

The Housing Authority of the City of Erie is amending it’s Public Housing Admissions & Occupancy Policy to comply with the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) of 2016 which was signed into law on February 14, 2023 regarding over income public housing families. Public comment will be received until May 5, 2023. All comments […]

Erie Insurance Chairman Thomas Hagen congratulates Erie Bank and the Eastside Renaissance Inc. organization on the dedication of a new Erie Bank and Financial Literacy Building that will be opening at 10th and Parade as part of the Erie Renaissance revitalization of the Parade Street corridor. The Housing Authority of the City Erie (HACE) is […]

The Housing Authority of the City of Erie (HACE) Board of Commissioners approved the 2022 Annual Report. The Annual Report is an overview by HACE staff of the accomplishments made throughout the year in meeting the six (6) goals and corresponding objectives approved by the HACE Board in January 2022. The approved goals give HACE […]

The Public Housing Admissions & Occupancy Policy (ACOP) requires tenants claiming they have no income to complete a Zero Income Questionnaire every 30 days.  At the February 20, 2023 Board Meeting, the HACE Board approved a revision to the ACOP requiring quarterly reporting instead of monthly reporting.  Below is the section of the ACOP that […]