This housing agency serves Marion, Alabama.
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As of July 2017, the Marion Housing Authority (MHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.
To apply, visit the MHA office at 102 Cahaba Heights Rd, Marion, AL 36756, from 8:00 am until 11:00 am, on Thursdays only.
Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above during normal office hours.
Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, photo IDs for all adult household members, and proof of all income.
The MHA 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 MHA office at (334) 683-6658.
Housing Authority of the City of Marion provides affordable housing for up to 57 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
102 Cahaba Heights Road, Marion, AL
(334) 683-6658Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of Marion serves 54 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 54 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 45 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Marion. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 75 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Marion households.
Working adults head 26 households and make up 49 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Marion.
There are 49 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Marion housing. Households headed by females are 91% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Marion.
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There are 10 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Marion. Senior households are 20% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Marion housing.
There are 9 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Marion housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Marion.
The Housing Authority of the City of Marion 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.
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