ORLANDO, Fla. – Next week, the Orlando Housing Authority will open up pre-applications online for those who wish to apply for public housing.
The process will begin on Monday at 12:01 a.m. The waiting list will remain open until Wednesday.
Those who want to apply can do so online at OrlandoHousing.org. Under the “apply online” tab you will find a link to apply for housing.
The public housing program provides income-based units that the OHA owns in Orlando and Orange County, Florida.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals. To be eligible, the applicant must be:
- 18 years or older (or emancipated as an adult by court actions)
- Must be a U.S. citizen or a non-citizen with eligible immigration status.
HOW DO I APPLY?
To apply for the public housing program, households may complete a pre-application online at the Orlando Housing Authority’s website when the waiting list is open.
- Click on the “Apply for Public Housing” link
- Fill out the pre-application entirely and accurately
- Once the pre-application is complete, the computer will generate a confirmation number to acknowledge the successful submission of the pre-application.
WHEN WILL THE PRE-APPLICANT BE NOTIFIED?
Pre-applications go into a computer database. A pre-applicant’s name is drawn from the database once their name reaches the top of the waiting list.
Information on the pre-application is verified when the pre-applicant’s name reaches the top of the waiting list. The waiting list is maintained by the need for a specific bedroom size. For example, there is a list of households that need a zero-bedroom unit, a one-bedroom unit, etc. The largest number of bedrooms is a six-bedroom unit. The Orlando Housing Authority (OHA) will contact the pre-applicant. If the applicant can apply for housing assistance, their name will be placed on an applicant waiting list.
OHA shared the most up-to-date data with our News 6 team before the waiting list opens. As of July 9, the Orlando Housing Authority has 77 public housing units available.
Those already on the waiting list are sorted into groups based on the need for a specific bedroom size. About 1,300 people are waiting for a two-bedroom unit, and only 15 of those units are available, according to the OHA.
The waiting list will be open again for three days starting Monday. The SHA Section 8/Project Based Voucher (PBV) list will remain closed.
Contact Florida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 711 if you are hearing or speech impaired.
If you have a disability-related need for accommodation, please get in touch with ohasection504@orl-oha.org or (407) 895-3300 extension 4013.
Email questions to ohaapplication@orl-oha.org.
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