Atlantic City Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

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Closed: Atlantic City, New Jersey Section 8 HCV

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day only on November 24, 2020. 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.

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

  • 1 person $29,050 | 5 persons $44,850
  • 2 persons $33,200 | 6 persons $48,150
  • 3 persons $37,350 | 7 persons $51,500
  • 4 persons $41,500 | 8 persons $54,800

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Family that has been terminated from its HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
    • Therefore, families that are terminated due to insufficient funding must reapply for assistance and be selected from the waiting list. Families that reapply will still be subject to the ACHA’s eligibility requirements.
  • Public Housing families experiencing unusual circumstances where there is a clear and present danger to the family because of violence other than domestic.
    • Families that apply for assistance must be selected from the waiting list and are subject to the ACHA’s eligibility requirements.

200 applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA public notice on November 20, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Last Updated on 05/24/2021.

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Closed: Family Public Housing

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA)  Family Public Housing waiting list for 1, 2, 3, and 4-Bedroom apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

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

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA, as of October 21, 2020.

Last Updated on 10/21/2020.

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Closed: Atlantic City Housing Authority Senior Public Housing

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA)  Elderly Public Housing waiting list for 0, 1, and 2-Bedroom apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

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

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA, as of October 21, 2020.

Last Updated on 10/21/2020.

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Closed: Hope VI Housing

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA) waiting list for Hope VI Housing apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

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

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA, as of October 21, 2020.

Last Updated on 10/21/2020.

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Closed: John P. Whittington Senior Living Center

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA) waiting list for apartments at John P. Whittington Senior Living Center is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

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

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA, as of October 21, 2020.

Last Updated on 10/21/2020.

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About Atlantic City Housing Authority

227 North Vermont Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ | Visit Website | (609) 344-1107

Atlantic City Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,811 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Atlantic City Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Homeownership Voucher
  • Homeownership

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Atlantic City Housing Authority is located in Atlantic City, NJ.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.