This housing agency serves Rockwood, Tennessee.
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The Rockwood Housing Authority (RHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The RHA offers one Public Housing community with 124 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply, visit the RHA to pick up an application, located at 320 W Carpenter St, Rockwood, TN 37854, from 8:30 am until 5:30 pm EDT, Monday-Friday.Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 1:30 until 4:00 pm, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.Be sure to include these documents with your application: Birth certificates, Social Security Cards, proof of all earned and unearned income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The RHA does have a preference for homeless applicants.For more information, the RHA can be reached by calling (865) 354-9841 from 8:30 am until 5:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Rockwood Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 124 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
320 West Carpenter Street, Rockwood, TN
(865) 354-9841Section 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
Rockwood Housing Authority serves 121 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 121 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 69 percent of households served by Rockwood Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Rockwood Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 49 households and make up 41 percent of households served by Rockwood Housing Authority.
There are 78 female-headed renter households living in Rockwood Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 65% of those served by the Rockwood Housing Authority.
| Black | 7 |
| White | 113 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 35 households headed by seniors served by the Rockwood Housing Authority. Senior households are 29% of households in Rockwood Housing Authority housing.
There are 22 persons with disabilities living in Rockwood Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Rockwood Housing Authority.
The Rockwood 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.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
Some housing assistance programs require a credit check, including Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments. Having bad credit may make you ineligible.Sandra Lewis-Kidd says:
"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"