Housing Authority of the City of Americus

Waiting Lists

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Open: East Oaks Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the City of Americus (HAA) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for East Oaks Apartments from September 6, 2023, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following property:

  • East Oaks Apartments, located at 252 Lonnie Ln, Americus, GA 31709.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences: 

  • Residency (live or work in Sumter county)
  • Terminated as a tenant of HAA due to insufficient funding from HUD
  • Involuntarily displaced (natural disaster, Federal displacement etc)
  • Veteran or widow/widower of Veteran with Honorable discharge
  • Working/Elderly/Disabled Families (Working families must have 1 adult member working 20 hrs or more a week to qualify)
  • VAWA Victim (Domestic Violence Victim)
  • 50% Overburdened Family (Working/Elderly/Disabled family that pays over 50% of income for Rent & Utilities)

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HAA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HAA application page on September 9, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Americus, Georgia.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via visit the HAA office located at 825 Mayo St. Americus, GA during business hours for assistance .

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 09/07/2023.

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Open: The Verandah Apartments, Elderly 55+ Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

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

The Housing Authority of the City of Americus (HAA) is accepting Section 8 Senior Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for The Verandah Apartments from September 6, 2023, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following property:

  • The Verandah Apartments, located at 817 Mayo St, Americus, GA 31709.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences: 

  • Residency (live or work in Sumter county)
  • Terminated as a tenant of HAA due to insufficient funding from HUD
  • Involuntarily displaced (natural disaster, Federal displacement etc)
  • Veteran or widow/widower of Veteran with Honorable discharge
  • Working/Elderly/Disabled Families (Working families must have 1 adult member working 20 hrs or more a week to qualify)
  • VAWA Victim (Domestic Violence Victim)
  • 50% Overburdened Family (Working/Elderly/Disabled family that pays over 50% of income for Rent & Utilities)

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HAA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HAA application page on September 9, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Americus, Georgia.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via visit the HAA office located at 825 Mayo St. Americus, GA during business hours for assistance .

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 09/07/2023.

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Open: Northside Apartments, Eastside Apartments and Scattered Sites, 1-5-Bedroom, Multi-Family PBRA RAD Project-Based

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

The Housing Authority of Americus (HAA) is accepting Multi-Family Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance Demonstration waiting list applications for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom apartments at Northside Apartments, Eastside Apartments and Scattered Sites from September 9, 2023, until further notice.

This waiting list is for the following properties:

  • Northside Apartments, located at 86 Barbara Battle Way, Americus, Georgia.
  • Eastside Apartments, located at 101 Hanson Dr, Americus, Georgia.
  • Scattered Sites, located in Andersonville, Plains and Leslie, Georgia.

To apply while the waitlist is open, pick up a paper application at the HAA office, located at 825 Mayo St. Americus, GA 31709.

It is not yet known how to submit the paper application after it is completed.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HAA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HAA application page on September 7, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental assistance in Americus, Andersonville, Plains and Leslie, Georgia.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 229-924-3386.

Last Updated on 09/07/2023.

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Closed: Housing Authority of the City of Americus Section 8 Voucher

The Housing Authority of the City of Americus (HACA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open in April 2014. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.


For more information, visit the HACA website, or call the office at (229) 924-3386.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Housing Authority of the City of Americus

825 Mayo Street, Americus, GA | Visit Website | (229) 924-3386

Housing Authority of the City of Americus provides affordable housing for up to 1,196 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of the City of Americus is located in Sumter County, GA.

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

Office Hours

Office doors close at 5:15pm

Day Hours
Monday 7:30am-5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am-5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am-5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am-5:30pm