Thomson Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Learn more about Thomson Housing Authority.

Open: 3-Bedroom Public Housing

The Thomson Housing Authority (THA) Public Housing waiting list for 3-Bedroom apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted every Wednesday from May 26, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application available here. Scroll down to the Packets section, and select the link for the "Pre-Application Packet."

Once the application has been completed, it must be returned to the THA, located at 219 Pecan Ave, Thomson, GA 30824. According to East Georgia Housing Authority Partners, "Due to a rise in local Covid cases, the EGHAP offices will be closed to the public beginning Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 until further notice...Applications are only accepted on Wednesdays at each location via contactless cashier window."

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.
  • 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 website.

Sources: This information was verified by the East Georgia Housing Authority Public notice on May 18, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Thomson, 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) 595-4878.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: 4 and 5-Bedroom Public Housing

The Thomson Housing Authority (THA) Public Housing waiting list for 4 and 5-Bedroom apartments is currently open.

The THA is accepting applications for this waiting list every Wednesday from March 9, 2022 at 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm ET, 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 THA, located at 219 Pecan Ave Thomson, GA 30824.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • AV. 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.
    • A. 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.
  • BV. 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.
  • CV. All other applicants who also hold a veteran status.
    • C. 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 THA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the THA on February 23, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Thomson, 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) 595-4878.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 1-Bedroom Public Housing

The Thomson Housing Authority (THA) Public Housing waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments is closed.

The THA last accepted applications for this waiting list every Wednesday from October 6, 2021, until November 3, 2021. 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 THA contactless cashier window.

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.
  • 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 Facebook page on September 29, 2021.

Service Area

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

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 2-Bedroom Public Housing

The Thomson Housing Authority (THA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications for 2-Bedroom apartments from April 27, 2022, until March 1, 2023. There is no notice 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 THA office.

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.
  • 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 website.

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

Service Area

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

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: 1-Bedroom Public Housing

The Thomson Housing Authority (THA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications every Wednesday for 1-bedroom apartments from August 17, 2022, until March 1, 2023. There is no notice 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 THA office.

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.
  • 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 website.

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

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Thomson, 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 Thomson Housing Authority

219 Pecan Avenue, Thomson, GA | Visit Website | (706) 595-4878

Thomson Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 200 low and moderate income households through its Public Housing program..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

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

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