North Carolina

USDA rental housing in Lee County, NC

7 properties in Lee County have USDA Section 515 or 514 financing: 301 apartments in Sanford. 216 of those units carry USDA rental assistance, which ties what an eligible tenant pays to income.

7properties
301apartments
216rental assistance units
12vacant units reported

Equal housing opportunity. Properties financed by USDA Rural Development must follow the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status or national origin. If you believe you were treated unfairly, you can file a complaint with HUD at 1-800-669-9777 or with USDA at 866-632-9992.

Open Country does not own, manage or rent these properties and does not take applications. Contact each property's management company for availability, rents and eligibility. Listings come from USDA's public data and may be out of date.

Applegate Village Apt

Applegate Way, Sanford, NC 27330

Family · 21 2BR

Managed by Partnership Property Management

Units
21
Rental assistance
21
Vacant
0
Accessible
1
Opened
1988

Brookhollow Apts

1330 Brookhollow Dr, Sanford, NC 27330

Family · 8 1BR, 30 2BR, 12 3BR

Managed by Partnership Property Management

Units
50
Rental assistance
44
Vacant
1
Accessible
4
Opened
1979

Courtland Village Apartments

1025 W Courtland Dr, Sanford, NC 27330

Elderly · 33 1BR, 11 2BR

Managed by Dth Management Group

Units
44
Rental assistance
44
Vacant
0
Accessible
3
Opened
1986

Forest Ridge-bragg

538 Forest Ridge Dr, Sanford, NC 27330

Family · 28 2BR, 12 3BR

Managed by Partnership Property Management

Units
40
Rental assistance
0
Vacant
6
Accessible
1
Opened
1980

Sanford Makepeace Apt

102 Carthage Street, Sanford, NC 27330

Elderly · 24 1BR

Managed by Dth Management Group

Units
24
Rental assistance
24
Vacant
0
Accessible
1
Opened
1990

Summerfield Nc LP

2518 Indian Wells Ct, Sanford, NC 27332

Family · 24 1BR, 54 2BR

Managed by Partnership Property Management

Units
78
Rental assistance
40
Vacant
1
Accessible
4
Opened
1979

Westridge Apts

2093 Pathway Dr, Sanford, NC 27330

Family · 18 1BR, 26 2BR

Managed by Partnership Property Management

Units
44
Rental assistance
43
Vacant
4
Accessible
3
Opened
1986

Source: USDA Rural Development, Section 515/514 active properties file (data as of October 19, 2026). Vacancies are as USDA last recorded them, not live availability.

Who can rent here

USDA-financed apartments are for very low, low and moderate income households (7 CFR 3560.152), and elderly and congregate properties also require a household that meets USDA's definition of elderly. In a unit with USDA rental assistance, the tenant pays the highest of 30% of monthly adjusted income, 10% of gross monthly income or a welfare shelter allowance, and the assistance covers the rest of the rent (7 CFR 3560.203). Each property's manager checks income against USDA's limits for the area when you apply and can tell you whether a unit with rental assistance is open.

For owners and buyers

All 7 are limited-profit. 3 also have housing tax credits. 2 serve elderly tenants. USDA's file shows use restrictions on 3 properties here ending by 2031. Owners of aging 515 properties can use a Section 538 guaranteed loan to finance a transfer and rehab, at USDA's lower 60 and 25 basis point preservation fees. How 515 transfers work with 538.

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