St Petersburg Housing Authority

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 1, 2021, until February 4, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Veterans
  • A person who served in the active military service and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable. Military Reserve members also qualify if currently serving honorably or discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. If the veteran dies before being admitted to the program, then the spouse of the veteran shall maintain their place and preference on the waiting list. Status is to be verified by:
    • A DD 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) will serve as proof of service for those no longer active or reserve duty; or
    • A current enlistment contract and/or unexpired military identification card will serve as appropriate proof of veteran status for those still in active reserve status or current enlistment.
• Disabled or Elderly
  • Persons of families where the head of household, spouse or co-head is elderly or  disabled. Proof of preference will be required at the time of selection.
• Homeless families
  • Applicant family is currently residing in Emergency Shelter, Transitional Shelter, Permanent Supportive Housing or participating in homeless services at/in/through a participating Pinellas County Continuum of Care agency and have received a written letter of recommendation from that agency not less than 30 days ago.
• Resident of Pinellas County Florida
  • Applicant must provide proof of residency upon selection.
• Victims of Domestic Violence
  • Applicants who are victims of domestic violence will receive a preference. In order to qualify for a preference on the waitlist for Domestic Violence, applicants should provide documentation that incidents of domestic violence have occurred within the past year.
  • Status is to be verified by:
    • Referral from domestic violence shelter (e.g., Hubbard House)
    • Confidentiality of applicant status shall be maintained by the agency in accordance with the provisions of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
• Involuntary Displacement
  • Involuntary displacement is defined as displacement due to a formally recognized natural disaster or government action.
  • Families who claim they are being or have been displaced due to a formally recognized natural disaster or governmental action must provide written verification by the displacing unit or agency of government or by a service agency  such as the Red Cross.
  • Families may qualify for the preference Involuntary Displacement due to either of the following:
    • Applicant is involuntarily displaced and not living in standard permanent replacement housing due to a government action or natural disaster.
    • Applicant is a part of a relocation effort by a government entity.
    • Local government has condemned their place of living.
    • Applicant will have to vacate their unit because of either of the following:
    • Activities by an agency of the United States or by any local governmental body or agency in connection with code enforcement, public improvements or a real estate development program, including RAD and/or real estate redevelopment.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, read the SPHA public notice, or visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA on February 1, 2021.

The St Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at Jordan Park is closed.

The SPHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 7, 2022, until February 10, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were require to complete the online application.

The maximum income limit for each household size were as follows:

• 1 Person $31,020 | 4 Persons $44,280
• 2 Persons $35, 460 | 5 Persons $47,880
• 3 Persons $39,900 | 6 persons $51, 420

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Residents and Participant Families that have been Involuntarily Displaced due to:
  • is condemned or demolished by governmental action (federal, state, or local);
  • is a public housing unit or Low Income Housing Tax Credit unit in which SPHA has an interest that is undergoing substantial capital improvements, modernization, or rehabilitation or change in use and the person or family has received a “90 Day Notice to Vacate” from SPHA within 90 – 120 days of selection from the waitlist; or 
  • has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a declared disaster or otherwise formally recognized under federal disaster relief laws.
• Resident and Participant Families that have been relocated from SPHA’s public housing properties or Low Income Tax Credit Properties.
• Resident of Pinellas County

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA public notice on February 7, 2022.

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) last accepted Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for 3-Bedroom apartments at Jordan Park from August 31, 2023, until September 14, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limit for each household size were as followed:

• 1 Person $36,540 | 4 Persons $52,140
• 2 Persons $41,760 | 5 Persons $56,340
• 3 Persons $46,980 | 6 persons $60,540

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA public notice on August 28, 2023.

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) last accepted Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Seminole Square from October 5, 2023, until October 5, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limit for each household size were as followed:

• 1 Person $18,270 | 3 Persons $23,490
• 2 Persons $20,880 | 4 Persons $26,070

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA public notice on October 4, 2023.

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) Public Housing waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Clearview Park, Disston Place, Gateway Place and Romayne is closed.

The SPHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from January 9, 2023, until January 12, 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.

The maximum income limit for each household size are as follows:

• 1 Person $46,000
• 2 Persons $52,560
• 3 Person $59,120
• 4 Persons $65,680

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on this waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA public notice on January 6, 2022.

The St Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) last accepted Affordable Housing waiting list applications for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Saratoga Apartments from February 26, 2024, until March 8, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete print the paper application.

Once the application has been completed, it was to be: mailed to the Disston Place Management Office.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA public notice on February 28, 2024

The St Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) last accepted Affordable Housing waiting list applications for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Palm Bayou Apartments from February 26, 2024, until March 8, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist is open, print the paper application.

Once the application was completed, it was to be: mailed to the SPHA office.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA public notice on March 4, 2024.

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority (SPHA) Senior Public Housing waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Sunset Oaks Apartments is closed.

The SPHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from January 9, 2023, until January 12, 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.

The maximum income limit for each household size are as follows:

• 1 Person $46,000
• 2 Persons $52,560
• 3 Person $59,120
• 4 Persons $65,680

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on this waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SPHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SPHA public notice on January 6, 2023.