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Step I: Eligibility for Family Public Housing

Who Can Apply for Family Public Housing?

Income Limits:

Priority Categories:

  • The BHA uses a system of priority categories to determine an applicants place on the waiting list. Applicants may be able to receive a priority if they are victims of circumstances such as domestic violence, disaster or landlord displacement, homelessness, condemned housing, hate crime or displacement due to disability. An applicant should list any priority he/she may qualify for during the application process.
  • See a list of priorities and download documents

US Citizenship:

  • HUD has established rules for federally-funded public housing that restrict the amount of housing aid available to families with members who are not US citizens or legally authorized residents.
  • Read more about HUD's rules (.pdf)

Prior Applicants:

  • Those who falsified information provided on a BHA application cannot reapply for 3 years.
  • Those who owe money to another subsidized housing program cannot apply for BHA public housing until the debt is paid.
  • Applicants who clamed Priority Status, but refused housing when offered, cannot reapply for housing using the same priority for 1 year.
  • Those found ineligible for housing cannot re-apply for 18 months.

Lease Compliance:

Pet Policy:

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Step II: Complete Application for Housing

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