The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.
How does one qualify for Section 8?
To be eligible for Housing Choice in Snellville, Georgia you must:
1. Have low or very low income based on annual gross income; the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.
2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.
3. The applicant must meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for section 8 housing voucher assistance.
4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity are ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.
5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.
If you're on the hunt for a 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house for rent in Charlotte, NC, Section 8 properties may be worth considering.
Section 8 Apartments
We have located 20 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Snellville, Georgia. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
Alice Williams Towers (Salem Baptist Church)
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 44
Address :
5480 HILLANDALE ROAD,
Lithonia, GA 30058.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 44
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Salem Baptist Church(Alice Williams Towers)
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Reywa.cammon@salembiblechurch.org
- Phone: 770-787-4761
Psalm 23
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 36
Address :
5205 River Road,
Lawrenceville, GA 30049.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 36
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Psalm 23 Project, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: clgunby@gmail.com
- Phone: 770-987-8121
Promise Project, Inc.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 36
Address :
5205 River Road,
Lawrenceville, GA 30049.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 36
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Promise Project, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: clgunby@gmail.com
- Phone: 770-987-8121
Gwinnett County Residential Services, Inc.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 4
Address :
3094 ASHLY FOREST DR,
Snellville, GA 30078.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 4
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Gwinnett County Residential Services, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: dwilush@ucpa.org
- Phone: (770) 676-2000
Alice Williams Towers, Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 54
Address :
5470 HILLANDALE ROAD,
Lithonia, GA 30058.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 54
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Alice Williams Towers, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Reywa.cammon@salembiblechurch.org
- Phone: 404-792-0303
Sussex Court Residential Services, Inc.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 4
Address :
2275 SUSSEX CT,
Snellville, GA 30078.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 4
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Sussex Court Residential Services, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: rmeier@ucpga.org
- Phone: (770) 676-2000
Applewood Iii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 42
Address :
180 Applewood Drive,
Lawrenceville, GA 30045.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 42
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Broadway Apartment Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: jbglenn@aol.com
- Phone: 678-330-2003
Rainbow Heights
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 52
Address :
2165 Ross Rd,
Snellville, GA 30039.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 52
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Rainbow Heights, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: chaiwon.kim@cpacs.org
- Phone: 770-936-0969
Glenn Edge
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 212
Address :
502 Glenn Edge Dr,
Lawrenceville, GA 30046.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 4
- 1 Bedroom: 71
- 2 Bedroom: 77
- 3 Bedroom: 46
- 4 Bedroom: 12
Rent:
- Condo: $1,111.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,596.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,951.00
Owner Name :
- Lawrenceville Housing Authority
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: lejla@lhainfo.com
- Phone: 7709634900
Lane Manor
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 53
Address :
4695 Redan Rd,
Stone Mountain, GA 30083.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 53
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Lane Manor RHF Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Deborah.Stouff@rhf.org
- Phone: 562-257-5314
Bradford Gwinnett Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 95
Address :
100A Castor DR,
Norcross, GA 30071.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 20
- 2 Bedroom: 47
- 3 Bedroom: 28
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,596.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- BRADFORD GWINNETT ONE LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: avi@bwolfandsons.com
- Phone: 347-281-2557
Dekalb Mr Homes, Inc.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 4
Address :
1536 ST. DUNSTANS RD,
Lithonia, GA 30058.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 4
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- DEKALB MR HOMES, INC.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: fabiov@dekcsb.org
- Phone: (404) 327-9491
Oak Forest Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 150
Address :
324 Hatton DR,
Scottdale, GA 30079.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 110
- 3 Bedroom: 40
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,596.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Oak Forest - Scottdale, L.P.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jkittle@hermankittle.com
- Phone: 317-663-6804
Gwinnett Christian Terrace
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 125
Address :
414 Berkmar Way,
Lilburn, GA 30047.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 125
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Gwinnett Christian Terrace LLC
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Wendy.Nelson@ChristianTerrace.com
- Phone: 404-377-5507
Towne Pointe/Lexington Village
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 59
Address :
1029 Pine Log Rd NE,
Conyers, GA 30012.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 5
- 2 Bedroom: 42
- 3 Bedroom: 12
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,596.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Towne Pointe LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: sam@thecapitalrealty.com
- Phone: 770-952-2233
Reserve At Hairston Lake
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 170
Address :
1023 N Hairston RD,
Stone Mountain, GA 30083.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 170
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Reserve at Hairston Lake LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: pete.walker@dekalbhousing.org
- Phone: 470-440-8610
Dekalb Mr Homes Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 4
Address :
1116 Alford Road,
Lithonia, GA 30058.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 4
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- DeKalb MR Homes II, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: fabiov@dekcsb.org
- Phone: (404) 327-9491
Spivey Homes
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 181
Address :
1249 Irvin Bridge Road,
Conyers, GA 30012.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 11
- 1 Bedroom: 87
- 2 Bedroom: 38
- 3 Bedroom: 28
- 4 Bedroom: 17
Rent:
- Condo: $1,111.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,596.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,951.00
Owner Name :
- Spivey Family, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: emullins@thevantagegroup.biz
- Phone: 2564174921
The View At Sugarloaf Parkway
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 7
Address :
5355 Sugarloaf Pkwy,
Lawrenceville, GA 30043.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 7
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Tanglewood Heights Apartments, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email:
- Phone: 404-949-3873
Manor At Indian Creek
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 9
Address :
3904 Durham Park Rd,
Stone Mountain, GA 30083.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 6
- 2 Bedroom: 3
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Manor Indian Creek LP
- Limited Dividend
Owner Contact:
- Email: ken@prestwickcompanies.com
- Phone: 4049493873
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Snellville, Georgia
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Snellville, Georgia
The Public Housing Voucher is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Snellville, Georgia can help you find and afford low-income housing
2. Determine if you are eligible.
Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the area’s Federal Poverty Limit.
Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Snellville, Georgia will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.
Public Housing Agencies(PHA) are required to distribute 75% of vouchers to applicants whose income is less than 30% of the median county income
3. Get Section 8 Applications
Housing section 8 applications in Snellville, Georgia are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Gwinnett county housing authority office.
4. Apply for Section 8
Applying for the section 8 is a fairly easy process. During the application process, the PHA will collect information on
- Family Income
- Total Assets
- Family Size
The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and bank and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment against section 8 housing list.
5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Snellville, Georgia
If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.
PHAs may give a preference to a family who is
- 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
- 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
- 3. Involuntarily displaced.
If there is a high demand, remaining eligible section 8 applications are picked based on random lottery. The PHA must provide reasoning for rejection. If an applicants is not happy with rejection can request an informal review.
6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Snellville, Georgia
The section 8 housing choice voucher program allows applicant to pick eligible house or apartment that accept section 8 unit based on family size. Tenants will typically pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent.
Once individual find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers it must pass physical inspection. A housing voucher payment goes direct to landlord to pay for the section 8 rental house.
FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What is section 8 housing?
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.
2. What is a housing voucher
The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.
3. What is the most section 8 will pay?
The housing voucher payments cover most of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent
4. What is counted as income for Section 8?
HUD define income as
- The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
- The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
- the 401(k) money is considered an asset for Section 8 housing.
5. how to get section 8 immediately?
There is a limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units. The process for how to apply is still long, complicated, and time consuming.
6. How long does it take to get Section 8 voucher after interview?
When a PHA in Snellville, Georgia issues a voucher, it give the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family on the based on various factors.