Housing providers may inquire into an applicant's ability to meet tenancy requirements. A lease can be a written or oral agreement.In Pennsylvania, leases for terms of more than three years need to be written. Housing and Urban Development. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A Pennsylvania rental application is a form provided to a prospective tenant from a landlord to verify their eligibility for housing. Applicants can download and print applications in seven languages from the PA DHS ERAP website. Applicants can get applications from their county's ERAP office. PHA provides rental assistance to low-income families in the private rental market through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. If you apply to the local city or county housing authority, you may be eligible for conventional public housing (the Housing Authority is your landlord) or the Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly called "Section 8"), in which you use a voucher to help you pay rent in a privately owned apartment.