The Palatka Housing Authority (PHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open.

The PHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from September 12, 2022, until October 31, 2022 at 6:30 pm ET.

There are three ways to apply during the opening period: 

Once the application is completed, applicants are required to:

• Mail the application to: P.O. Box 1277 Palatka, FL 32178
• Drop off the application in person at 400 North 15th Street, Palatka, FL 32177.

This waiting list has the following preferences: 

• Working Preference
  • Elderly – Head of household, spouse, or co-head is age 62 or older
  • Disabled – Head of household, spouse, or co-head is a person with disabilities
  • Near Elderly – Head of household, spouse, or co-head is age 50 - 61
  • Employment – Head of household, spouse or co-head lives in or has employment in Palatka or Putnam County, and has six (6) months of continuous employment with an average of thirty (30) hours or more per week.
• Involuntary Displacement
  • Residents of PHA that due to modernization, rehabilitation, demolition/disposition, or loss of funding, have been displaced through no fault of their own
  • Victims of Federally-declared natural disasters who are displaced
  • Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking that are displaced or are attempting to flee due to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking
  • Victims of a pandemic (Family has been displaced from their home due to pandemic related actions)
• Homeless
  • Individuals graduating from or aging out of the foster care program
  • Currently or formerly homeless individuals who are ready to transition from a supportive housing program
  • Living in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter, or if there is a lack of a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence 
  • Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence or other life-threatening conditions
• Veteran
  • Head of household, spouse, or co-head is serving in the active military, or has been discharged under circumstances other than dishonorable

The maximum income limits for each household size can be found here.

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 PHA website.