Analysis by Richie Wright
Last Updated: February, 23rd 2024
As of July 2017, the Walker County Housing Authority (WCHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.
To apply:
Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, on Wednesdays only.
Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, photo IDs for all household members aged 16 years or older, marriage license (if applicable), school records for any household member attending school, bank account information, veteran (if applicable), food stamp information (if applicable), current landlord information, divorce papers (if applicable).
The WCHA does have a preference point system that may improve an applicant's spot on the waiting list: Catastrophic involuntarily displaced, working family, minimum income of $8,000, minimum income of $5,000, a veteran, or a resident of Walker County.
For more information, visit the WCHA website, or call the office at (205) 648-5963.
The application may be completed in person at http://www.walkercountyha.org/Portals/8/Sect8Forms/SECT%208%20APP.pdf.
Walker County Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List is managed by Walker County Housing Authority.
Walker County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 364 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
This housing agency serves Walker County, Alabama.
Housing options for families with immigrants.
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