This housing agency serves Arrowsic, Bath, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath, Woolwich, Maine.
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The Bath Housing Authority ( BHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The BHA offers one public housing community with 97 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the BHA to pick up an application, located at 80 Congress Ave., Bath, ME 04530 during normal office hours.2. Download the application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be hand delivered or mailed to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.No preferences were noted.More information can be found by visiting the BHA website at http://www.bathhousing.org, or by calling 207-443-3116 during normal office hours.
Bath Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 253 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
80 Congress Avenue, Bath, ME
Visit Website — (207) 443-3116Section 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
Bath Housing Authority serves 213 low-income households. The agency manages 264 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Bath Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Bath Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 34 households and make up 16 percent of households served by Bath Housing Authority.
There are 140 female-headed renter households living in Bath Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 66% of those served by the Bath Housing Authority.
| Black | 2 |
| Native American | 2 |
| White | 204 |
| Hispanic | 4 |
There are 91 households headed by seniors served by the Bath Housing Authority. Senior households are 43% of households in Bath Housing Authority housing.
There are 95 persons with disabilities living in Bath Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 45% of households served by the Bath Housing Authority.
The Bath 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.
Even if it looks difficult to get housing, apply anyway.
Some factors make it look like a longshot to get housing. Any waiting list opening is a legitimate chance to get housing, no mattter how long it takes.Joana Warren says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a good place to see which Section 8 waiting lists are open."