PUBLIC NOTICE
The Buford Housing Authority in an effort to replenish the number of qualified applicants for our three-bedroom waiting lists, will be accepting applications online from Tuesday October 1, 2024, at 12:01 AM (Eastern Standard Time) and will close on Tuesday October 9, 2024, at 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) or after the quota of applications have been fulfilled, whichever comes first. In order to meet the three-bedroom criteria, applications are required to have a MINIMUM of THREE household members and MAXIMUM of SIX. Applications will be reviewed and those who do not meet the aforementioned criteria and BHA occupancy standards will be declared ineligible and closed. Applications are taken to compile a waiting list, and applicants are ranked by preferences and then date and time of application.
All applications must be completed online by going to www.bufordhousing.com. If potential applicants do not have access to a computer, they may visit their local library to use a computer or make an appointment to use the computer in the BHA lobby. If coming to the office please call, 770-945-5212 and schedule an appointment time to use the computer in our lobby. Persons with disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation in completing an application may call the Buford Housing Authority at 770-945-5212 to make special arrangements. Our office is located at 2050 Hutchins Street in Buford, GA 30518. Only one application can be completed per household.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals. Buford Housing Authority determines your eligibility based on: 1) annual gross income; 2) whether you qualify as elderly, a person with a disability, or as a family; and 3) U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status. If you are eligible, the Housing Authority will check your references to make sure you and your family will be good tenants. Buford Housing Authority will deny admission to any applicant whose habits and practices may be expected to have a detrimental effect on other tenants or on the project's environment or those who show a history of failing to meet financial obligations such as the payment of rent and utilities including electricity, gas, water, telephone, sewage and garbage. All screening is done in accordance with Buford Housing Authority's Admissions & Continued Occupancy Policy.
Lifetime Prohibitions from Receiving Housing Assistance
Federal requirements prohibit Housing Authorities from providing assistance to the following individuals:
Persons who are registered on any state sexual predator list.
Persons who have been convicted for the manufacture or sale of methamphetamines on the premises of federally assisted housing.
WARNING!
Title 18, Section 1001 of the United States Code states that a person is guilty of a felony for knowingly and willingly making false or fraudulent statements to any department or agency of the United States or the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Official Code of Georgia, Section 16-9-55, as amended, states that a person is guilty of a misdemeanor for fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain public housing or reduction in public housing rent.