This housing agency serves Linden, Alabama.
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As of July 2017, the Linden Housing Authority (LHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.
To apply, visit the LHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 709 Martin Luther King Dr, Linden, AL 36748, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, photo IDs for all adult household members, and a Sherriff Department background check completed (the cost is $5.00).
The LHA does not have a preference.
Qualified applicants will be placed on the waiting list by the date and time the pre-application is received.
For more information, call the LHA office at (334) 295-5544.
Housing Authority of the City of Linden provides affordable housing for up to 50 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
403 Martin Luther King Drive, Linden, AL
(334) 295-5544Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Housing Authority of the City of Linden serves 46 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 46 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Linden. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 87 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Linden households.
Working adults head 21 households and make up 47 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Linden.
There are 38 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Linden housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Linden.
| Black | 44 |
| White | 2 |
There are 10 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Linden. Senior households are 22% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Linden housing.
There are 1 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Linden housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 4% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Linden.
The Housing Authority of the City of Linden 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.
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