Jackson County Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List

The Jackson County Housing Authority (JCHA) last accepted Public Housing waiting list applications since at least January, 2018, until June 19, 2023.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application.
2. Open and print the application documents here. Select every link under the Public Housing section.

Once the paper application was completed, it was to be:

1. Hand delivered to the JCHA office.
2. Mailed to the JCHA office.
3. Faxed to the JCHA office.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• A family whose member(s) either live, work or have been hired to work or who are enrolled for the current school semester in the jurisdiction of Jackson County.
• Working Families, Where the head, spouse or sole member is employed for 9 months. However, an applicant where the head and spouse or sole member is a person age 62 or older, or is a person with disabilities, must also be given the benefit of this preference.
• A family in which each member or sole member is a person displaced by governmental action or a family displaced by a disaster recognized by the Federal government, which extensively damaged or destroyed their dwelling unit.
• A family in which each member or sole member is a person displaced by housing owner sale of rental home results in the tenant having to vacate the residence.

For more information, visit the JCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a JCHA representative on September 7, 2023.