Georgia

Housing Authorities (3)+

• Help for Domestic Violence Victims Living in Federally Subsidized or Public Housing

  This video reviews various situations in which the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will protect victims of domestic violence who live in federally subsidized or public housing. Read More

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  Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc

• Information about Public Housing Authorities and their Programs and Apartments

  HUD's web page for Housing Authority Profiles provides up-to-date general information about Housing Authorities (HAs) in the U.S. , including information about what kinds of housing programs the HAs have, the number of apartments that are for rent, and address and contact information for individual public housing agencies. The information displayed in HA Profiles is maintained/updated by each of the individual public housing agencies. Once you select HA Profiles, select "Georgia" on the pull-down menu to get a list of the public housing authorities in Georgia. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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  Spanish / Español

• Public Housing Authorities in Georgia

  This web page contains a list of all of the Public Housing Authorities in Georgia, and includes their telephone and fax numbers, street addresses, web sites and other contact information. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

TANF & Public Housing (3)+

• Help for Domestic Violence Victims Living in Federally Subsidized or Public Housing

  This video reviews various situations in which the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will protect victims of domestic violence who live in federally subsidized or public housing. Read More

  By:

  Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc

• Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Public Housing

  This document answers common questions about Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and the way the benefits affect a family's rights in Public Housing. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Work and Public Housing and TANF Benefits

  Information on public housing policies which encourage tenants to work. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

Tenant's Rights and Responsibilities (8)+

• Basics of Public Housing

  This document contains a basic explanation of who is eligible for public housing and what kinds of rights public housing tenants have. Read More

  By:

  Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc

• Government Subsidized Housing

  This document discusses subsidized housing and the rights, duties, and protections as a subsidized housing "tenant." Read More

  Read this in:

  Korean / 한국어

• Grievance Procedure for Public Housing Tenant

  This document provides information about the kinds of problems that tenants in public housing deal can address in a grievance procedure and how the procedure works. Read More

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  Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc

• Help for Domestic Violence Victims Living in Federally Subsidized or Public Housing

  This video reviews various situations in which the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) will protect victims of domestic violence who live in federally subsidized or public housing. Read More

  By:

  Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc

• Minimum Rent in Public Housing and Housing Accepting Section 8 Vouchers

  This document describes the minimum rent requirements in Public Housing and in apartment complexes that accept Section 8 vouchers. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Pet Ownership for the Elderly and Disabled in Public Housing

  This brochure discusses the pet rules that apply to residents who live in public housing designated for use by the elderly or those with disabilities. A different set of rules apply to residents of general public housing project. These rules do not apply if you are a person with a disability. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®

• Public Housing Fact Sheet

  This document answers common questions about public housing, including who is eligible to rent an apartment in public housing, how to apply, how the application process works, and what are the responsibilities of the housing authorities that own and manage the public housing. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• The Community Service Requirement in Public Housing

  Unless exempt, each public housing resident is required to perform 8 hours per month of community service OR participate in economic self-sufficiency activities OR some 8 hour combination of the two. Community service is defined as the performance of voluntary work or duties that are a public benefit, and that serve to improve the quality of life, enhance resident self-sufficiency, or increase resident self-responsibility in the community. Read more about the Community Service Requirement in this document. Read More

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  Georgia Legal Services Program®