This housing agency serves Arcadia, Florida.
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The Arcadia Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers two apartment communities with 130 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply for public housing you must visit the housing authority to pick up an application, located at 7 Booker T. Washington Rd., Arcadia, FL 34266, during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to include copies of these documents with your application: birth certificates, proof of all income, social security cards, and photo IDs for all adult household members.This housing authority does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: elderly, disabled, or homeless.For more information the housing authority can be reached by calling (863) 494-4343, during normal office hours.
Arcadia Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 154 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
7 Booker T Washington Road, Arcadia, FL
(863) 494-4343Section 8 Application Checklist
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Arcadia Housing Authority serves 130 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 130 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 40 percent of households served by Arcadia Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 60 percent of Arcadia Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 62 households and make up 48 percent of households served by Arcadia Housing Authority.
There are 111 female-headed renter households living in Arcadia Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 86% of those served by the Arcadia Housing Authority.
| Black | 69 |
| White | 40 |
| Hispanic | 22 |
There are 16 households headed by seniors served by the Arcadia Housing Authority. Senior households are 13% of households in Arcadia Housing Authority housing.
There are 14 persons with disabilities living in Arcadia Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 11% of households served by the Arcadia Housing Authority.
The Arcadia Housing Authority is rated as a troubled 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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