Description:
Description:
Alexander City Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Alexander City Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 477 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Alexander City Housing Authority administered a total of 265 Section 8 Vouchers. Alexander City Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Alexander City Housing Authority is located at 2110 County Road, Alexander, AL, 35010 and serves the city of Alexander. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Alexander City Housing Authority at, (256) 329-2201 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Housing Authority of the City of Alexander City (ACHA) was chartered as a non-profit corporation in 1966 by the State of Alabama to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing to the low-income citizens of Alexander City. By contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as provided by the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, the Authority, a Public Housing Agency (PHA), is governed by a local 5 member Board of Commissioners. The Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and each serve a 5 year term. The Board elects a chairman and vice-chairman each year at the annual meeting.
ACHA operates 477 public housing units and 265 Section 8 Voucher units within Alexander City assisting about 1500 people or about 10% of the area population. Funding comes from HUD, local rental receipts, investments and grants. ACHA currently has 22 full-time and 4 part-time employees and a varying number of subcontractors who work in our Capital Fund Program. ACHA operates the Public Housing Program, the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Family Self Sufficiency Program, a Youth and Adult Services Program, a Homeownership Program, and a ROSS/Elderly program .
The Mission of the Alexander City Housing Authority is to provide the necessary number of affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling units within its jurisdiction; to administer, professionally and accurately, the programs authorized by the Board of Commissioners and Congress; and to professionally maintain the property that has been developed throughout its intended useful life.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Alexander City Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 2 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 265 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 477 |
Waiting list for the Alexander City Housing Authority is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Tallapoosa County, AL:
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Population: | 41,165 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.49 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 10.1% |
Homeownership Rate: | 72.2% |
Housing Units: | 21,953 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $21,434 |
Median Household Income: | $39,130 |
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