Priority One Categories:

• The BHA rental assistance waiting list is limited to applicants who are in certain emergency situations. Only those who qualify for these Priority One categories can apply. These include: disaster, condemned housing, court-ordered/no-fault eviction, domestic violence, homelessness, danger of reprisal, victim of hate crime, inaccessibility of dwelling unit, loss of shelter eligibility, loss of rent control, cessation of assistance, and relocation from supportive housing.
• See Priorities & Preferences for Rental Assistance (Section 8)

Income Limits:

• In order to apply for rental assistance one's household income must fall below certain income limits.
• View a chart of income limits for different family sizes

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)

Other Requirements:

The BHA will deny an applicant a rental assistance voucher if:

• Any household member has been evicted from a federally funded housing development within the last three years.
• Any household member has had federal rental assistance terminated by a public housing agency within the last three years.