Application Process

The first step to getting into public housing is to complete an application.

Applications can be obtained at our Admissions Office located at 800 North 5th Avenue, Rome, GA 30161, any Property Manager's office.

Applicants must undergo a criminal background check, past landlord verification, or personal reference check. The application process itself may take up to 21 days. During this process, applicants should call and update any information that has changed (such as phone number or current address). Applicants will be notified of their eligibility after the application process is completed.

If deemed eligible, the applicant will be placed on the waiting list and housed based on availability. The length of time applicants are on the waiting list depends on several factors, such as the number of vacancies and/or size of unit they are qualified for.

In making decisions concerning admission and occupancy of dwelling units, the Authority must comply with requirements against discrimination contained in Civil Rights legislation enacted in the 1960s and subsequent legislation concerning the handicapped and the elderly.

The Authority will not discriminate against any person or family because of race, color, creed, age, sex, religion, handicap, national origin, or familial status in any phase of the occupancy process. The occupancy process includes, but is not limited to, the application process, leasing, transfers, delivery of management and services, access to common facilities, treatment of residents, and termination of occupancy.