Interested families may apply by completing and submitting a pre-application form to the Asset Management Property (AMP) of their choice. The pre-application form for the AMP of your choice may be downloaded from the AMP page of your choice.

Once the AMP of your choice receives the completed pre-application form (you may apply to more than one AMP, but you will need to contact each one separately), the AMP will enter your information into the waiting list database. Your place on the waiting list will be initially established based on the information you provide on the pre-application form. You are requested to update this information if you move, change jobs, or add or delete family members. If you are currently a resident of any AMP listed above, you may not apply at another AMP.

Depending on application volume, you may be asked right away to complete the application, or, when the AMP estimates that an apartment will be available for you within approximately 30 days. At this appointment, you will be expected to provide documentation such as picture identification, social security cards and birth certificates. You will also need to provide proof of income such as recent paycheck stubs, letters from agencies providing financial support such as the Social Security Administration, and other documentation necessary to confirm income and family composition. At this time, you will sign an authorization for release of information that will allow the AMP to conduct checks to verify your income, to obtain a criminal background check, and to obtain a credit check. Previous landlords will also be contacted for reference information if appropriate. To be determined eligible, applicants must:

• Have a satisfactory record of meeting past financial obligations, especially in the payment of rent.
• Not have income that exceeds 80% of the median income limit established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
• Have no record of disturbing neighbors, destruction of property , unsafe living habits, and no history of criminal activity, which if continued, could affect the health, safety, or welfare of other residents.
• Not currently be a resident of public housing operated by the Albany Housing Authority.

If everything checks out, you will be offered an apartment once your name reaches the top of the list and an appropriate apartment becomes available. You will be given three days to sign the lease and make deposits for the apartment offered. If you are unable to do so, or you decline to accept the apartment offered, you are removed from the waiting list for that specific development, and the apartment will be offered to the next eligible family on the waiting list.

Please view each developments page for more details on how to apply.

OPEN PUBLIC HOUSING WAITING LISTS

The waiting list for AMP 1 is open for applications from families needing 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments only. The waiting list for AMP 2 is open for 1 and 3 bedroom apartments ONLY. The waiting list for AMP 3 is open for applications from families who are elderly and /or disabled and needing 1-bedroom apartments. The waiting list for AMP 4 is open for applications from families who are elderly and /or disabled and needing 1-bedroom apartments. The waiting list for AMP 5 is open for 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments ONLY.

EXCEPTION

ALL AMPS WILL BE OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS FROM FAMILIES DISPLACED DUE TO NATURAL DISASTER OR REFERRED BY STRIVE 2 THRIVE EVEN IF THE WAITING LIST IS CLOSED.

Applicants may choose to be placed on a waiting list for the first available unit regardless of development, or they may choose to be placed on the waiting list for one or more specific developments.  Families will be placed on the waiting list for the appropriate size apartment based on family size and composition.  Applications will be taken at the site offices for whichever developments the family wishes to apply.Applicants will be ranked and selected in the following order: First Priority – Families displaced due to fire, disaster, or government action. Second Priority – Families participating in and completing the Strive to Thrive initiative or similar programs with a mission for building relationships across class and racial lines to end poverty.  No more than 10 families, authority wide, will be selected per year. Third Priority – Families with a stable work history, and families who are elderly or disabled. Fourth Priority – Families referred as homeless from Homeless Shelters, Transitional Housing, and other social service organizations. Fifth Priority – Veterans and their families. Sixth Priority – All other families.

For information about the Section 8 Program, contact the Section 8 Coordinator for the Albany Housing Authority:

Minnie Bryant at (229) 434-4505 ext. 222

Applicants may choose to be placed on a waiting list for the first available unit regardless of development, or they may choose to be placed on the waiting list for one or more specific developments.  Families will be placed on the waiting list for the appropriate size apartment based on family size and composition.  Applications will be taken at the site offices for whichever developments the family wishes to apply.Applicants will be ranked and selected in the following order: First Priority – Families displaced due to fire, disaster, or government action. Second Priority – Families with a stable work history, and families who are elderly or disabled. Third Priority – Families referred as homeless from homeless shelters, transitional housing, and other social service organizations. Fourth Priority – All other families.

THE WAITING LIST FOR SECTION 8 IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.

Fair Market Rents for the Albany Area

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Applicants may choose to be placed on a waiting list for the first available unit regardless of development, or they may choose to be placed on the waiting list for one or more specific developments.  Families will be placed on the waiting list for the appropriate size apartment based on family size and composition.  Applications will be taken at the site offices for whichever developments the family wishes to apply.Applicants will be ranked and selected in the following order: First Priority – Families displaced due to fire, disaster, or government action. Second Priority – Families participating in and completing the Strive to Thrive initiative or similar programs with a mission for building relationships across class and racial lines to end poverty.  No more than 10 families, authority wide, will be selected per year. Third Priority – Families with a stable work history, and families who are elderly or disabled. Fourth Priority – Families referred as homeless from homeless shelters, transitional housing, and other social service organizations. Fifth Priority – Veterans and their families. Sixth Priority – All other families.

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Applicants may choose to be placed on a waiting list for the first available unit regardless of development, or they may choose to be placed on the waiting list for one or more specific developments.  Families will be placed on the waiting list for the appropriate size apartment based on family size and composition.  Applications will be taken at the site offices for whichever developments the family wishes to apply.Applicants will be ranked and selected in the following order: First Priority – Families displaced due to fire, disaster, or government action. Second Priority – Families with a stable work history, and families who are elderly or disabled. Third Priority – Families referred as homeless from homeless shelters, transitional housing, and other social service organizations. Fourth Priority – All other families.

Now accepting applications…

• 2 Br – $435 per month
• 3 Br – $510 per month
• 2 Br Duplexes – $450 per month
• 3 Br Duplexes – $535 per month
• Single Family Homes – $535 per month

$25 Nonrefundable Application Fee

Contact Albany Housing Authority to apply:

(229) 434-4505 ext. 210

Applicants may choose to be placed on a waiting list for the first available unit regardless of development, or they may choose to be placed on the waiting list for one or more specific developments.  Families will be placed on the waiting list for the appropriate size apartment based on family size and composition.  Applications will be taken at the site offices for whichever developments the family wishes to apply.Applicants will be ranked and selected in the following order: First Priority – Families displaced due to fire, disaster, or government action. Second Priority – Families with a stable work history, and families who are elderly or disabled. Third Priority – Families referred as homeless from homeless shelters, transitional housing, and other social service organizations. Fourth Priority – All other families.