This housing agency serves Clarke County, Georgia.
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The Athens Housing Authority (AHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least April, 2016, until further notice.
If you meet the eligibility requirements, you may visit our office at 300 S. Rocksprings St. to obtain an application; or, call 706-425-5300 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday – Friday to have an application mailed; or, click here to download a pre-application and email it to us at admissions@athenshousing.org.
There are four ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be either:
This waiting list has preferences, and they can be found on the pre-application.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the pre-application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the AHA website.
Athens Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,534 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
300 South Rocksprings Street, Athens, GA
Visit Website — (706) 425-5300Section 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
Athens Housing Authority serves 1,241 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 1,241 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Athens Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 87 percent of Athens Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 409 households and make up 33 percent of households served by Athens Housing Authority.
There are 1030 female-headed renter households living in Athens Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the Athens Housing Authority.
| Black | 1,080 |
| White | 124 |
| Hispanic | 25 |
There are 359 households headed by seniors served by the Athens Housing Authority. Senior households are 29% of households in Athens Housing Authority housing.
There are 248 persons with disabilities living in Athens Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Athens Housing Authority.
The Athens 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.
Looking for housing as soon as possible?
Applying for waiting lists with preferences that you qualify for may help shorten the wait for available housing.Irina Petrova says:
"I recommend for everyone who needs information about Section 8 or Public Housing to use Affordable Housing Online."