This housing agency serves Clayton County, Georgia.
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Closed: Jonesboro and Clayton County, Georgia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: 1, 3, and 4-Bedroom Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Jonesboro and Clayton County, Georgia.
The Jonesboro Housing Authority (JHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from April 19, 2021 until April 22, 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:
2,500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
The JHA application portal said, "The Lottery Results will be posted sometime in May 2021, please do not call HACJ offices to inquire about your status. You will be able to check the status of your pre-application to see whether you were selected or not by visiting www.waitlistcheck.com."
For more information, visit the JHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the JHA on April 2, 2021.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental housing assistance in Jonesboro and Clayton County, Georgia.
The Jonesboro Housing Authority Public Housing waiting list for 1, 3, and 4-Bedroom apartments is closed.
The JHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from March 30, 2022, until an unconfirmed date in April, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the paper application.
Once the application was completed, it was returned to the JHA.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
25 applicants were placed each bedroom size waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the JHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the JHA on April 20, 2022.
Jonesboro Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,909 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
Monday | 7:30am-12:00pm , 1:30pm-4:00pm |
Tuesday | 7:30am-12:00pm , 1:30pm-4:00pm |
Wednesday | 7:30am-12:00pm , 1:30pm-4:00pm |
Thursday | 7:30am-12:00pm , 1:30pm-4:00pm |
203 Hightower Street, Jonesboro, GA
Visit Website — (770) 478-7282Jonesboro Housing Authority serves 1,640 low-income households. The agency manages 1,895 Housing Choice Vouchers and 30 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 79 percent of households served by Jonesboro Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Jonesboro Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 557 households and make up 34 percent of households served by Jonesboro Housing Authority.
There are 1508 female-headed renter households living in Jonesboro Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 92% of those served by the Jonesboro Housing Authority.
Black | 1,591 |
White | 33 |
Hispanic | 16 |
There are 344 households headed by seniors served by the Jonesboro Housing Authority. Senior households are 21% of households in Jonesboro Housing Authority housing.
There are 278 persons with disabilities living in Jonesboro Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Jonesboro Housing Authority.
The Jonesboro 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.
Jonesboro Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on April 19, 2021 and closed on April 22, 2021.
Only submit truthful information.
Submitting false information can disqualify the household from assistance, and may land the applicant in legal trouble.Judea I. Lawton says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great resource for those needing housing."