This housing agency serves Coffee County, Dale County, Geneva County, Henry County, Houston County, Alabama.
| Waiting List | |
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| Open Now: Samuel P. Crawford, Jamison Village, Howell Senior, Kinsey Cove and Crimson Ridge Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Coffee, Dale, Geneva, and Henry, and Houston County, Alabama Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: 2, 3, and 4-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Dothan, Alabama.
The Dothan Housing Authority (DHA) is accepting Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for apartments at Samuel P. Crawford Village (formerly Henry Green), Jamison Village (formerly McRae Homes), Howell Senior, Kinsey Cove (formerly Johnson Homes) and Crimson Ridge (formerly Martin Homes) apartments from May 30, 2024.
To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application. Note that as of August 17, 2024, the housing authority has posted a notice that they are having technical difficulties with the online application. We are monitoring the situation and will update this waiting list when these technical difficulties have been resolved.
There are preferences, and they are listed on the application.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the DHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the DHA application portal on August 17, 2023.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Coffee, Dale, Geneva, and Henry, and Houston County, Alabama.
The Dothan Housing Authority (DHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from August 7, 2023, until August 9, 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.
Preferences have not been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on this waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the DHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the DHA notice on August 7, 2023.
The Dothan Housing Authority (DHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed date of April 4, 2022, until the earliest confirmed close date of May 31, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
Preferences
Preferences have not been confirmed.
Selection Process
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.
Application Method
To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete an application at the DHA office.
For more information, visit the DHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the DHA on May 31, 2024.
Dothan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,421 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 7:30am-4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 7:30am-4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 7:30am-4:30pm |
| Thursday | 7:30am-4:30pm |
| Friday | 7:30am-4:30pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
602 South Lena Street, Dothan, AL
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Dothan Housing Authority serves 1,529 low-income households. The agency manages 1,662 Housing Choice Vouchers and 117 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 81 percent of households served by Dothan Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Dothan Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 382 households and make up 25 percent of households served by Dothan Housing Authority.
There are 1421 female-headed renter households living in Dothan Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 93% of those served by the Dothan Housing Authority.
| Black | 1,376 |
| White | 122 |
| Hispanic | 15 |
There are 259 households headed by seniors served by the Dothan Housing Authority. Senior households are 17% of households in Dothan Housing Authority housing.
There are 214 persons with disabilities living in Dothan Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 14% of households served by the Dothan Housing Authority.
The Dothan Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.
Dothan Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on May 8, 2025 and closed on May 8, 2025.
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