π Housing Authority Mod β Public Housing & Section 8 for The Sims 4 | Preview
π Housing Authority Mod β Public Housing & Section 8 for The Sims 4
Your Sims can finally apply for real subsidized housing. Housing Authority is a deep gameplay overhaul that adds a full public-housing system to The Sims 4. Apply through a Housing Authority Office, get processed by a Caseworker, wait on a lottery list, and live inside the real rules of the program: income-based rent, annual inspections, recertification, income reporting, warnings, and everything that comes with it.
β¨ What it does
π’ The Office & Caseworkers β a rabbit-hole Housing Authority Office to visit, plus real Caseworker NPCs (red "CASEWORKER" title) who come to your lot to process your case in person.
π Applications & Eligibility β apply for Public Housing or a Housing Choice Voucher from your Sim's pie menu; income & household-size eligibility checks; required documents; approval/denial letters; and a one-time appeals process.
β³ Waitlist & Lottery β a position-scaled waitlist, periodic weighted lottery, and emergency priority for homeless or near-broke households.
π Public Housing β a unit sized to your family, income-based rent (30%), annual inspections & recertification, and transfers as your family changes.
ποΈ Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) β voucher amount by size + income, landlords who accept or deny, lease signing, move with your voucher (portability), and a voucher that grows/shrinks with your income. (Currently you stay on your lot so it's an honor system, but in the future there will be moving options.)
βοΈ Enforcement β income reporting deadlines, complaint inspections, warnings β benefit pause β termination, repayment plans (debt follows you), and reapply after a cooldown.
πͺ Leave anytime β walk away from the program whenever you want; regular Sims 4 bills return and all benefits/checkups stop.
π§ Under the hood β no EA overrides (mod-friendly), regular utility bills auto-waived while housed, save data stored outside your save, and everything configurable.
π₯ Requirements
Base game only β no packs required.
Enable Script Mods (Game Options β Other), then restart.
Drop the HousingAuthority files into Mods/ (script mods must be β€1 folder deep).
Start: click a Sim β Housing Authority β Applyβ¦
β¨οΈ Cheat Console Commands (Ctrl+Shift+C)
Status: housing.status Β· housing.status_app Β· housing.eligibility Β· housing.bills Apply/waitlist: housing.apply public Β· housing.apply voucher Β· housing.docs Β· housing.appeal Β· housing.withdraw Β· housing.lottery Β· housing.caseworker Public Housing: housing.movein Β· housing.rent Β· housing.inspect Β· housing.recert Vouchers: housing.voucher Β· housing.leaseup Β· housing.movevoucher Β· housing.voucher_recert In-program: housing.report Β· housing.income_check Β· housing.complaint Β· housing.leave Settings: housing.settings Β· housing.set Β· housing.reset
Handy tunables: income_limit_base, rent_income_fraction, minimum_waitlist_days, voucher_landlord_accept_chance, warnings_before_termination, inspection_fail_chance.
βΆοΈ Getting Started β a quick walkthrough
1. Apply. Click one of your Sims and open the Housing Authority menu. Choose Apply for Public Housing or Apply for Housing Choice Voucher. You'll get a letter listing the documents you need.
2. Submit your documents. Click your Sim β Housing Authority β Submit Documents. (Prefer roleplay? Choose Visit Housing Authority to handle it at the office, or use housing.caseworker to have a caseworker come to you and pick Meet with Caseworker.) Once your file is complete, the office checks your income β if eligible, you're placed on the waitlist.
3. Wait for the lottery. Check your spot with Housing Authority β Check Application Status. Selection happens by lottery over several days (longer if you're further down the list; much shorter with emergency priority). In a hurry? Type housing.lottery to draw right now.
4. Get housed. When selected, finish up via Housing Authority β Visit Housing Authority (or meet the caseworker):
Public Housing: you're assigned a unit + income-based rent. (Currently you stay on your lot so it's an honor system, but in the future there will be moving options.)
Voucher: your voucher is issued β then use Use Housing Voucher to find a landlord (they may decline; try again until one accepts and you sign a lease).
5. Live in the program. Rent is charged automatically and your normal utility bills are waived. Keep up with Report Income Change and the automatic annual inspections & recertification.
6. If things slip. Missed rent, failed inspections, or unreported income earn warnings β benefit pause β termination, with a repayment plan for anything owed.
7. Leaving. Housing Authority β Leave Housing Authority anytime β bills return, benefits stop, and you can reapply whenever.
π‘ Tip: type housing.settings to see every option, then housing.set to tune the experience.