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HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES

Through its various housing solutions and programs, Housing Authority of Fulton County is able to meet a broad spectrum of housing needs for low-income families, including at-risk populations, in Fulton County. HAFC offers a wide array of services, housing, training and financial assistance to qualified residents of unincorporated Fulton County.

PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER WAITLIST OPENING

(WAITLIST IS closed)

The Housing Authority of Fulton County, Georgia (HAFC), opened its Project-Based Voucher (PBV) waitlist specifically for Sterling Place Apartments located at 144 Allen Road, Sandy Springs, Georgia. The waitlist remains open until a minimum of 500 names is on the list. All applicants must be 62 years or older and must meet the criteria of “low-income” per the requirements of Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Regulations, and the HAFC. An applicant’s income cannot exceed 60% of Area Median Income (“AMI”). 

Currently, 60% of the Area Median Income is: 
  •  1 persons $34,740
  • 2 persons $39,720
  • 3 persons $44,700
  • 4 persons $49,620
Interested, eligible persons should call HAFC at 404-588-4950 to provide their name, address, and telephone number (if applicable) to request an application. Individuals can complete applications at the HAFC Main Office at 4273 Wendell Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30336
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PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM

(WAITLIST IS closed)

For over three decades, the Housing Authority of Fulton County has served as a provider of and advocate for housing for low and moderate-income citizens in unincorporated Fulton County. Our commitment is as strong today as in 1972 when the Fulton County Commission established our agency.

Currently listed in the Housing Authority of Fulton County public housing inventory are the following:

Sterling Place Apartments located at 144 Allen Road, Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Partnerships Properties: 

  • Arcadia at Parkway Village (5150 Thompson Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213)
  • Woodbridge at Parkway Village (5151 Thompson Rd # 1207, Fairburn, GA 30213)
  • Providence at Parkway Village (5095 Southwood Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213)
  • Legacy at Walton Lakes (4687 Camp Creek Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30331)

Housing Choice Voucher Program

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What are housing choice vouchers?

According to the Housing Choice Voucher Program Fact Sheet on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s website, “the Housing Choice Voucher (formerly known as Section 8) is the Federal Government’s major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Since housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are able to find their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses, and apartments.”

The Housing Authority of Fulton County administers over 1400 Housing Choice and Portable Vouchers.

How affordable is voucher-assisted housing?

The formula used in determining rental payment is the highest of the following:

  • 30% of adjusted monthly income (after allowed deductions), or
  • 10% of monthly gross income, or
  • $50 minimum rent

The purpose of the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) is to assist very-low, low, and moderate-income families in renting safe, decent, and sanitary dwelling units in the private rental housing market. Unlike the public housing program, the Authority generally does not own and manage the HCV program’s property.

The HCV program is designed to achieve four objectives:.

  • To provide improved living conditions for very low-income families while maintaining their rental payments at an affordable level;
  • To promote freedom of housing choice and integrate lower-income and minority families into mainstream society;
  • To provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for eligible participants and;
  • To provide an incentive to private property owners to rent to low-income families by offering timely assistance payments.

The Housing Choice Voucher Program operates much like a regular market program. It provides participants the freedom and flexibility to select housing in the neighborhood of their choosing, including the unit that they reside in before receiving their assistance. It gives landlords the right to choose or reject an applicant, if the applicant’s rejection is not discriminatory, as defined by the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act.

HAP CONTRACT PAYMENTS:
As subject to the term of the HAP contract, the Authority must make HAP payments to landlords on the families’ behalf at the beginning of each month. If a lease term begins after the first day of the month, the first month’s HAP payment is prorated for a partial month.
 
Therefore, the HAFC will make every effort to ensure that payments by the 10th working day of each month.

HOUSING FOR ELDERLY

(WAITLIST IS closed)
(WAITLIST IS OPEN)

Sterling Place, formerly Allen Road High-Rise, located at 144 Allen Road in Sandy Springs serves the elderly populations only.

For more information about the Sterling Place, Contact: 470-225-6535

Housing For Elderly Application

Partnerships Properties: 

  • Woodbridge at Parkway Village (5151 Thompson Rd # 1207, Fairburn, GA 30213)