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Atlantic City Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Learn more about Atlantic City Housing Authority.

Open: Studio and 2-Bedroom, Elderly Senior Public Housing

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA) is accepting Elderly Public Housing waiting list applications for 0 and 2-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of April 8, 2022, until further notice.

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

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Involuntarily Displaced Residents
  • Disabled or Health Impaired Elderly Local Residents
  • Displaced Local Residents Who Are Victims of Domestic Violence
  • Elderly Residents Who Live in the City of Atlantic City
  • Handicapped or Disabled Families Who Reside in the City of Atlantic City
  • Residents Who Live and Work in the City of Atlantic City
  • Individuals and Families Who Work in the City of Atlantic City
  • Targeted Funding Admission for Certain Family Types on Regular Waiting List.

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

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA application portal on October 2, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Senior Public Housing rental assistance in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 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 609-343-1661.

Last Updated on 03/11/2024.

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Closed: Atlantic City, New Jersey Section 8 Voucher

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 16, 2024, until March 20, 2024 or until 500 applications were received. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Income limit information could be found here.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Family that has been terminated from its HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
    • Therefore, families that are terminated due to insufficient funding must reapply for assistance and be selected from the waiting list. Families that reapply will still be subject to the ACHA’s eligibility requirements.
  • Public Housing families experiencing unusual circumstances where there is a clear and present danger to the family because of violence other than domestic.
    • Families that apply for assistance must be selected from the waiting list and are subject to the ACHA’s eligibility requirements.

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

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA public notice on March 11, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Last Updated on 03/20/2024.

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Closed: Family Public Housing

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA)  Family Public Housing waiting list for 1, 2, 3, and 4-Bedroom apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA, as of October 21, 2020.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Hope VI Housing Project-Based

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA) waiting list for Hope VI Housing apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA, as of October 21, 2020.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: John P. Whittington Senior Living Center Project-Based

The Atlantic City Housing Authority (ACHA) waiting list for apartments at John P. Whittington Senior Living Center is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA, as of October 21, 2020.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Atlantic City Housing Authority

227 North Vermont Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ | Visit Website | (609) 344-1107

Atlantic City Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,811 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Atlantic City Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Homeownership Voucher
  • Homeownership

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Atlantic City Housing Authority is located in Atlantic City, NJ.

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

Office Hours

Open today from 9:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm
Friday 9:00am-5:00pm