Harlem Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Learn more about Harlem Housing Authority.

Open: 4-Bedroom Public Housing

The Harlem Housing Authority (HHA) is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for 4-Bedroom apartments every Wednesday from May 11, 2022 until further notice. 

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application available here.

Once the application has been completed, it must be returned to the Harlem Housing Authority, located at 140 E Milledgeville Rd, Harlem, GA 30814, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm ET.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • An applicant who is a veteran with an adult family member enrolled in an employment training program, currently working twenty-five (25) hours a week, or attending school on a full-time basis. For applicants who are currently working, employment shall have been held for at least the past six (6) months. This preference is also extended equally to all elderly families and all families whose head or spouse is receiving income based on their inability to work.
    • Applicant with an adult family member enrolled in an employment training program, currently working twenty-five (25) hours a week, or attending school on a full-time basis. For applicants who are currently working, employment shall have been held for at least the past six (6) months. This preference is also extended equally to all elderly families and all families whose head or spouse is receiving income based on their inability to work
  • Displaced person(s): Veterans who qualify under VAWA, and individuals or families displaces by government action including persons residing in units declared uninhabitable via local code enforcement action or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal Disaster Laws who are also veterans. B. Displaced person(s): Persons who qualify under VAWA, and individuals or families displaced by government action including persons residing in units declared uninhabitable via local code enforcement action or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal Disaster Laws.
  • All other applicants who also hold a veteran status.
  • All other applicants.

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 East Georgia Housing Authority Partners website.

Sources: This information was verified by the East Georgia Housing Authority Partners notice on March 8, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Harlem, Georgia. 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 (706) 556-3025.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Harlem Housing Authority Public Housing

The Harlem Housing Authority Public Housing waiting list for 3 and 5-Bedroom apartments is closed

The HHA last accepted applications for this waiting list every Wednesday from May 11, 2022 until July 20, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the paper application.

Once the application was completed, it was returned to the Harlem Housing Authority.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • An applicant who is a veteran with an adult family member enrolled in an employment training program, currently working twenty-five (25) hours a week, or attending school on a full-time basis. For applicants who are currently working, employment shall have been held for at least the past six (6) months. This preference is also extended equally to all elderly families and all families whose head or spouse is receiving income based on their inability to work.
    • Applicant with an adult family member enrolled in an employment training program, currently working twenty-five (25) hours a week, or attending school on a full-time basis. For applicants who are currently working, employment shall have been held for at least the past six (6) months. This preference is also extended equally to all elderly families and all families whose head or spouse is receiving income based on their inability to work
  • Displaced person(s): Veterans who qualify under VAWA, and individuals or families displaces by government action including persons residing in units declared uninhabitable via local code enforcement action or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal Disaster Laws who are also veterans. B. Displaced person(s): Persons who qualify under VAWA, and individuals or families displaced by government action including persons residing in units declared uninhabitable via local code enforcement action or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal Disaster Laws.
  • All other applicants who also hold a veteran status.
  • All other applicants.

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

For more information, visit the East Georgia Housing Authority Partners website.

Sources: This information was verified by the East Georgia Housing Authority Partners notice on May 9, 2022.

Service Area

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

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Harlem Housing Authority

140 East Milledgeville Road, Harlem, GA | Visit Website | (706) 556-3025

Harlem Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 44 low and moderate income households through its Public Housing program..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Harlem Housing Authority is located in Harlem, GA.

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 5:00pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm