Alachua County Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Learn more about Alachua County Housing Authority.

Open: 5-Bedroom Public Housing

The Alachua County Housing Authority (ACHA) Public Housing waiting list for 5-Bedroom apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2018 until further notice.

There are three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the application documents that are available online here. Select the link for each document in the "Downloadable Application Documents For Out of Alachua County Public Housing Applicants" section.
  2. Call the ACHA office at (352) 372-2549 to request an appointment with a Housing Specialist to submit an application.
  3. Visit the ACHA office, located at 703 North East 1st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, to request an appointment with a Housing Specialist to submit an application.

The original documents that are required with the application can be found here, in the "Identification Documents" section.

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (352) 372-2549, Ext. 532.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Alachua County, Florida Mainstream Voucher

The Alachua County Housing Authority (ACHA) Section 8 Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 25, 2021, until January 27, 2021, or until 300 applications were received. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the ACHA public notice, "applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • 1) Must be a Non-elderly person with disabilities (A person 18 years of age or older and less than 62 years of age, and who):
    • (i) Has a disability, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 423;
    • (ii) Is determined, pursuant to HUD regulations, to have a physical, mental,or emotional impairment that:
      • (A) Is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration;
      • (B) Substantially impedes his or her ability to live independently, and
      • (C) Is of such a nature that the ability to live independently could be improved by more suitable housing conditions; or
    • (iii) Has a developmental disability as defined in 42 U.S.C. 6001.
  • 2) Must be transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless."

The specific method on how to obtain an application is not yet known.

Once the application was completed, it was dropped off at the ACHA office.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Gainesville Sun public notice on December 21, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Alachua County, Florida.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Alachua County, Florida General Section 8 Voucher

The Alachua County Housing Authority (ACHA) General Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the ACHA website here, or call the office at (352) 372-2549.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 4-Bedroom Public Housing

The Alachua County Housing Authority (ACHA) Public Housing waiting list for 4-Bedrooms apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted since at least July 2020, until July 30, 2020.

There were three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the application documents that were available online.
  2. Call the ACHA office to request an appointment with a Housing Specialist to submit an application.
  3. Visit the ACHA office to request an appointment with a Housing Specialist to submit an application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA public notice, as of July 27, 2020.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 1 and 3 Bedroom Public Housing

The Alachua County Housing Authority (ACHA) Public Housing waiting list for 1 and 3-Bedroom units is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the ACHA website here, or call the office at (352) 372-2549.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 2 Bedroom Public Housing

The status of this waiting list is unknown. If you have information regarding this waiting list contact us.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Alachua County Housing Authority

703 Northeast 1st Street, Gainesville, FL | Visit Website | (352) 372-2549

Alachua County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,276 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Alachua County Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
  • Mainstream Voucher

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Alachua County Housing Authority is located in Alachua County, FL.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

Office Hours

Open today from 8:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 5:00pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-12:00pm , 1:00pm-5:00pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed