Jacksonville Housing Authority

Open: Jacksonville Housing Authority Mainstream Voucher

The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) Section 8 Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted from February 8, 2021 at 8:00 am ET, until further notice.

Please note: According to the JHA public notice, this waiting list is for "persons who are disabled and between the ages of 18 and 61."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

• 1 Person $42,000 | 5 Persons $64,800
• 2 Persons $48,000 | 6 Persons $69,600
• 3 Persons $54,000 | 7 Persons $74,400
• 4 Persons $60,000 | 8 Persons $79,200

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Families with Disabled persons. 
• Elderly – Age 62 and above. 
• Veterans (Honorable discharge only). 
• Displacement preference-Dwelling has been condemned by government action. 
• Victims of Domestic Violence. 
• Local - (Residency Preference - Duval county).

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the JHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the JHA on February 5, 2021.

Service Area

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

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (904) 630-3810.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: 5-Bedroom Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for 5-bedroom apartments from November 13, 2023, until further notice.

To apply while the waiting list is open, complete the online application.

Please note: The JHA public notice states, this waiting list has the following "Criteria:

• CW5 - Public Housing working family five bedroom waiting list (a minimum 5-person household, where the head of house, spouse or co-head is employed at least 20 hours per week, full-time student, elderly or disabled).
• CV5- Public Housing non- working family five bedroom waiting list (a minimum 5-person household, where the head of house, spouse or co-head is not employed at least 20 hours per week, a full-time student, elderly or disabled)".

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the JHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the JHA public notice on November 13, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Jacksonville, Florida. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (904) 630-3810.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 11/15/2023.

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Open: Emergency Housing Voucher Project-Based

The Jacksonville Housing Authority (JHA) Emergency Housing Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least July, 2021, until further notice.

Please note: According to the JHA public notice, "These EHV's are designed to assist the following eligible individuals or families who are experiencing homelessness; at risk of experiencing homelessness; fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or human trafficking; or were recently homeless and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family's homelessness or having high risk of housing instability.'

To apply during the opening period, contact the CoC-Continuum of Care at (904) 358-2411, or other homeless or victim services providers through the Coordinated Entry Program for a referral.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the JHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the JHA public notice, on July 19, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental assistance in Jacksonville, Florida.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via .

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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