Section 8 House For Rent in Stockbridge, Georgia

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 Stockbridge, 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 22 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Stockbridge, Georgia. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

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

Shepherd Center

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 14

Address :

321 W Hill St,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 9
  • 2 Bedroom: 5
  • 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 :

  • Independent Communities, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: alan.patricio@housingresourcecenter.com
  • Phone:

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

Ahepa One Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 68

Address :

2025 Ludovie Ln,
Decatur, GA 30033.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 68
  • 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 :

  • AHEPA One, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: pnassos@comcast.net
  • Phone: 317-845-3410

Governor's Terrace

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 48

Address :

4947 Governors Drive,
Forest Park, GA 30297.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 48
  • 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 :

  • Forest Park Elderly Housing
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jbglenn@aol.com
  • Phone: 678-330-2003

Allegre Point Senior Residences

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 65

Address :

3391 Flat Shoals Road,
Decatur, GA 30034.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 65
  • 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 :

  • Allegre Point Senior Residences, Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ssmitley@mercyhousing.org
  • Phone: 303 830 3300

Allen Wilson Phase Iii

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 71

Address :

263 Robin St,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 2 Bedroom: 49
  • 3 Bedroom: 16
  • 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 :

  • Allen Wilson III LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dsf@decaturha.org
  • Phone: 4042702100

Allen Wilson Phase I

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 40

Address :

1480 Commerce Drive,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 8
  • 2 Bedroom: 16
  • 3 Bedroom: 16
  • 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 :

  • Allen Wilson I LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dsf@decaturha.org
  • Phone: 4042702100

Trinity Walk I

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 69

Address :

421 W Trinity Pl,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 30
  • 3 Bedroom: 15
  • 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 :

  • Trinity Walk I LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dsf@decaturha.org
  • Phone: 404-270-2101

Clairmont Oaks

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 127

Address :

441 Clairmont AVE,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 26
  • 1 Bedroom: 101
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,111.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Clairmont Oaks Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ALandrum@clairmontoaks.org
  • Phone: (404) 378-8887

Decatur Christian Towers

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 43

Address :

1438 Church ST,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 15
  • 1 Bedroom: 28
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,111.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Decatur Christian Towers LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: shannon.shakkour@christiantowers.com
  • Phone: 404-377-5507

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

Park Trace Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 169

Address :

700 Atlanta AVE,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 42
  • 1 Bedroom: 127
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,111.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Park Trace Apartment Associates, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ggrant@desoladev.com
  • Phone: 435-631-2135

Southwood Apts

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 163

Address :

6001 TRAMMELL RD,
Morrow, GA 30260.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 18
  • 2 Bedroom: 88
  • 3 Bedroom: 57
  • 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 :

  • Hampstead Southwood Partners, L.P.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: greg@ghchousing.com
  • Phone: 619-543-4200

Travis House

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(770) 676-2000ext291

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

1407South Hariston RD,
Decatur, GA 30032.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 6
  • 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 Group Homes Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lheise@ucpga.org
  • Phone: (770)496-0598

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

Trinity Walk Ii

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 42

Address :

421-K W Trinity PL,
Decatur, GA 30031.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 25
  • 2 Bedroom: 13
  • 3 Bedroom: 4
  • 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 :

  • Trinity Walk II, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dsf@decaturha.org
  • Phone: 404-270-2100

Riverwood Townhouses 3

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 264

Address :

681 Flint River Road,
Jonesboro, GA 30238.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 23
  • 2 Bedroom: 130
  • 3 Bedroom: 82
  • 4 Bedroom: 29

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,596.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,951.00

Owner Name :

  • Riverwood Housing Partners LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: stephen.whyte@vitus.com
  • Phone: 206-621-7420

Philips Towers, Decatur, Inc.

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 136

Address :

218 E TRINITY PL,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 89
  • 1 Bedroom: 47
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,111.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Philips Tower, Decatur, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: apatterson@phgainc.org
  • Phone: (229) 263-6191

Keystone Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 184

Address :

145 South McDonough St.,
Jonesboro, GA 30236.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 88
  • 3 Bedroom: 72
  • 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 :

  • Hampstead Keystone Partners LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: owner@fairstead.com
  • Phone: 212-798-4081

Swanton Heights Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 98

Address :

481 Electric Avenue,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 30
  • 2 Bedroom: 18
  • 3 Bedroom: 18
  • 4 Bedroom: 25

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,131.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,289.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,596.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,951.00

Owner Name :

  • Swanton Heights Apartments LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dsf@decaturha.org
  • Phone: 4042702100

Abbington Perimeter Apts.

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 4

Address :

1 West Court Square,
Decatur, GA 30030.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 2
  • 2 Bedroom: 1
  • 3 Bedroom: 1
  • 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 :

  • Panthersville Abbington Perimeter, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ericbuffenbarger@reavetures.com
  • Phone: 404-250-4093

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Stockbridge, Georgia

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Stockbridge, 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 Stockbridge, 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 Stockbridge, 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 Stockbridge, Georgia are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Henry 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 Stockbridge, 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 Stockbridge, 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 Stockbridge, 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.