Information about Public Housing Authorities and their Programs and Apartments
(Separate Website)
HUD's web page for Housing Authority Profiles provides up-to-date general information about Housing Authorities (HAs) in the U.S. , including information about what kinds of housing programs the HAs have, the number of apartments that are for rent, and address and contact information for individual public housing agencies. The information displayed in HA Profiles is maintained/updated by each of the individual public housing agencies. Once you select HA Profiles, select "Georgia" on the pull-down menu to get a list of the public housing authorities in Georgia.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Public Housing Authorities in Georgia
(Separate Website)
This web page contains a list of all of the Public Housing Authorities in Georgia, and includes their telephone and fax numbers, street addresses, web sites and other contact information.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Public Housing
This document answers common questions about Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and the way the benefits affect a family's rights in Public Housing.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Work and Public Housing and TANF Benefits
Information on public housing policies which encourage tenants to work, including the "earned income disregard" which excludes certain earned income when calculating rent.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Grievance Procedure for Public Housing Tenant
Tenants in public housing have a way to address individual problems with their housing authority. It is called the grievance procedure. This process allows tenants and housing authorities to solve their differences in a fair manner. This document provides information about the kinds of problems handled in a grievance procedure and how the procedure works.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Minimum Rent in Public Housing and Housing Accepting Section 8 Vouchers
This document describes the minimum rent requirements in Public Housing and in apartment complexes that accept Section 8 vouchers.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Disabled in Public Housing
This brochure discusses the pet rules that apply to residents who live in public housing designated for use by the elderly or those with disabilities. A different set of rules apply to residents of general public housing project. These rules do not apply if you are a person with a disability.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
The Community Service Requirement in Public Housing
Unless exempt, each public housing resident is required to perform 8 hours per month of community service OR participate in economic self-sufficiency activities OR some 8 hour combination of the two. Community service is defined as the performance of voluntary work or duties that are a public benefit, and that serve to improve the quality of life, enhance resident self-sufficiency, or increase resident self-responsibility in the community. Read more about the Community Service Requirement in this document.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
Basics of Public Housing
The federal government gives money to build and operate public housing projects. In return, housing authorities must run the projects fairly and according to federal law and regulations.
Public housing differs from private housing in two important ways. In public housing, a family may chose to base its rent on the family's income and size. In a private house or apartment, rent is set by the landlord. In addition to this, many of the rights and duties of public housing tenants are directed by federal law. In contrast, most rights and duties of private tenants are set by the landlord. You actually have more rights in public housing than in private housing. This document contains a basic explanation of who is eligible for public housing and what kinds of rights public housing tenants have.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Public Housing Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
This document answers common questions about public housing, including who is eligible to rent an apartment in public housing, how to apply, how the application process works, and what are the responsibilities of the housing authorities that own and manage the public housing.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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Spanish / Español
Government Subsidized Housing
A person lives in subsidized housing if the government pays part or all of the rent. There are several kinds of subsidized housing for people with low incomes. Generally, your rights and duties as a subsidized housing "tenant" are the same as those in any landlord-tenant situation. However, you have some extra protections as a subsidized housing tenant.
By: Elder Law Committee of State Bar of Georgia
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Brochure on Community Service Requirement in Public Housing Beginning October 1, 2000, all public housing authorities (PHAs) must required that all adult public housing residents, who are not working, satisfy a community service requirement (CSR) in which they:
? contribute 8 hours per month of community service; or
? participate in an economic self-sufficiency program for 8 hours per month; or
? perform a combination of the previous two requirements for a total of 8 hours per month.
Community service should either serve to improve the quality of life, enhance resident self-sufficiency, or increase resident self-responsibility in the community. The CSR is not intended to punish tenants but to assist them in improving their community and their own economic and social well-being.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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WPD File
Brochure on Fair Housing Laws The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on race or color, national origin, religion, sex , familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18), and handicap (disability).
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Differences Between Public Housing and the Voucher Program The Housing Voucher Program and Public Housing are similar but there are several important differences. Both programs are designed to provide affordable housing. In public housing, tenants live in one central location with other public housing residents. In the voucher program, the voucher can be used to rent many different types of housing in many different locations
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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Grandparents with Grandchildren in Public Housing Many grandparents who agree to care for their grandchildren face housing problems. This brochure will try to answer some of the questions grandparents living in public housing face when caring for their grandchildren.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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Minimum Rent In Public Housing: Does it Apply To You? Tenants in public housing or tenants using a section 8 voucher are required to pay a minimum rent which the housing authority can set between $0 and $50. Some PHA?s charge a minimum rent of $0 and some charge a $50 minimum rent. In Section 8 project-based units the minimum rent is rent $25. Each tenant must pay at least the minimum rent, even if they have no income. Effective March 2000, a tenant may request not to pay the minimum rent if they are unable to pay it due to long-term financial hardship
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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Public Housing Tenants Can Keep More of What They Earn Using the Earned Income Disregard In some situations a Public Housing Authority cannot increase a public housing family's rent for a period of 12 months if the increase in income results from some types of earned income
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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WPD File
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