The Thomson Housing Authority (THA) Public Housing waiting list for 3-Bedroom apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted every Wednesday from May 26, 2021, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application available here. Scroll down to the Packets section, and select the link for the "Pre-Application Packet."

Once the application has been completed, it must be returned to the THA, located at 219 Pecan Ave, Thomson, GA 30824. According to East Georgia Housing Authority Partners, "Due to a rise in local Covid cases, the EGHAP offices will be closed to the public beginning Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 until further notice...Applications are only accepted on Wednesdays at each location via contactless cashier window."

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• An applicant who is a veteran with an adult family member enrolled in an employment training program, currently working twenty-five (25) hours a week, or attending school on a full-time basis. For applicants who are currently working, employment shall have been held for at least the past six (6) months. This preference is also extended equally to all elderly families and all families whose head or spouse is receiving income based on their inability to work. 
• Applicant with an adult family member enrolled in an employment training program, currently working twenty-five (25) hours a week, or attending school on a full-time basis. For applicants who are currently working, employment shall have been held for at least the past six (6) months. This preference is also extended equally to all elderly families and all families whose head or spouse is receiving income based on their inability to work.
• Displaced person(s): Veterans who qualify under VAWA, and individuals or families displaces by government action including persons residing in units declared uninhabitable via local code enforcement action or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal Disaster Laws who are also veterans.
• Displaced person(s): Persons who qualify under VAWA, and individuals or families displaced by government action including persons residing in units declared uninhabitable via local code enforcement action or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal Disaster Laws.
• All other applicants who also hold a veteran status.
• All other applicants.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the East Georgia Housing Authority website.