This housing agency serves Red Bay, Alabama.
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The Red Bay Housing Authority (RBHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.Please note: The waiting list for Public Housing is very short.The RBHA offers one Public Housing community with 163 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 5 bedrooms.To apply, visit the RBHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 703 Second Street West, Red Bay, AL 35582-1426, from 7:30 am until 4:00 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 7:30 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, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The RBHA 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 RBHA office at (256) 356-4695 from 7:30 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Red Bay Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 164 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
703 2nd Street West, Red Bay, AL
(256) 356-4695Section 8 Application Checklist
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Red Bay Housing Authority serves 159 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 159 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 42 percent of households served by Red Bay Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 75 percent of Red Bay Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 57 households and make up 36 percent of households served by Red Bay Housing Authority.
There are 116 female-headed renter households living in Red Bay Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Red Bay Housing Authority.
| Black | 5 |
| White | 151 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 60 households headed by seniors served by the Red Bay Housing Authority. Senior households are 38% of households in Red Bay Housing Authority housing.
There are 28 persons with disabilities living in Red Bay Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Red Bay Housing Authority.
The Red Bay 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.
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Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Jacqueline Armstrong Sanders says:
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