Housing Authority of the Birmingham District

This housing agency serves Jefferson County, Alabama.

Waiting List
Closed: Jefferson County, Alabama Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: The Park at Sydney Drive Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: The Villas at Titusville Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: 1 and 2-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Jefferson County, Alabama Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 27, 2020, until October 30, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences: 

  • Homeless
  • Victims of domestic violence
  • Involuntarily displaced families due to a formally recognized natural disaster or government action

1,500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, read the HABD public notice, or visit the HABD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HABD on October 27, 2020.

Closed: The Park at Sydney Drive Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1, 2, and 3-Bedroom apartments at The Park at Sydney Drive is closed

The HABD is accepting applications for this waiting list from January 3, 2022, until January 7, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

For more information, visit the HABD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HABD on January 3, 2022.

Closed: The Villas at Titusville Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for The Villas at Titusville from April 11, 2023, until April 18, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Public Housing Demo/Dispo
    • defined as person(s) legally occupying a unit in a specified public housing community, on the date the community was approved by HUD to be disposed of demolished.
  • Public Housing Crime Victims
    • defined as having been a victim of a violent crime or a witness providing testimony to law enforcement of a violent crime which occurred in or around the public housing community.
  • Public Housing Uninhabitable
    • defined as a person(s) legally occupying a unit that is deemed unsafe or uninhabitable and there is no other appropriate unit available in the public housing community in which they reside.

It was not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HABD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HABD website on April 11, 2023.

Closed: 1 and 2-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List

The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 1 and 2-bedroom apartments from December 4, 2023, until December 22, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HABD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HABD on November 2, 2022.

Closed: Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

The HABD last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 7, 2023, until February 13, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the HABD, "The Mainstream Voucher Program is for families that include a qualifying household member, who must be non-elderly, disabled. The head of household (head, co-head, or spouse) does not have to be the qualifying member for eligibility consideration."

To apply during this opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Non-Elderly, Disabled Households.

500 applicants were placed on this waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HABD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HABD notice on February 2, 2023.

About The Agency

Housing Authority of the Birmingham District provides affordable housing for up to 10,965 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

1826 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL

Visit Website(205) 324-0641

Section 8 Application Checklist

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How large is the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District?

Housing Authority of the Birmingham District serves 8,997 low-income households. The agency manages 6,275 Housing Choice Vouchers and 3,350 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Birmingham District. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Housing Authority of the Birmingham District households.

How many Housing Authority of the Birmingham District residents are employed?

Working adults head 2,969 households and make up 33 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Birmingham District.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District?

There are 7827 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the Birmingham District housing. Households headed by females are 87% of those served by the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Housing Authority of the Birmingham District renters?

Black 8,727
White 90
Hispanic 180

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Housing Authority of the Birmingham District?

There are 1619 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District. Senior households are 18% of households in Housing Authority of the Birmingham District housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Housing Authority of the Birmingham District housing?

There are 1529 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the Birmingham District housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District?

The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District is rated as a standard performer by HUD.

HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.

How often does Housing Authority of the Birmingham District open new waiting lists?

Housing Authority of the Birmingham District’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on October 27, 2020 and closed on October 30, 2020.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Housing Authority of the Birmingham District

Villas at Titusville

248 1st Ave SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211

Park Place

600 24th street North , Birmingham, Alabama 35203

TuxedoTerrace

2025 Avenue Q, Birmingham, Alabama 35218

The Park at Sydney Drive

2784 SYDNEY DR, Birmingham, Alabama 35211

Roosevelt City / Benjamin Green Village

5828 Brewer Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35221

Mason City I

1801 14th Way SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211

Kimbrough Homes

2817 Wallace Covington Circle, Birmingham, Alabama 35211

Collegeville Center

3114 32nd Ave N, Birmingham, Alabama 35207

Cooper Green Homes

1576 Arthur Shores Dr SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211

North Birmingham Homes

3127 43rd Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35207

Harris Homes

500 Brussels Cir, Birmingham, Alabama 35212

Morton Simpson Village

4600 8th Court North, Birmingham, Alabama 35212

Tom Brown Village

4175 5th Ct N, Birmingham, Alabama 35222

Smithfield Court

150 8th Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

Charles P Marks Village

7527 66th Street South, Birmingham, Alabama 35212

Southtown

801 23rd St S, Birmingham, Alabama 35205

Elyton Village

243 4th Ct W, Birmingham, Alabama 35204

Freedom Manor

1617 5th Ave N, Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Mason City II

1809 15th St SW, Birmingham, Alabama 35211