Opelika 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. Opelika Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 641 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Opelika Housing Authority administered a total of 515 Section 8 Vouchers. Opelika Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Opelika Housing Authority is located at 1706 Toomer St., Opelika, AL, 36803 and serves the city of Opelika. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Opelika Housing Authority at, (334)745-4171 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Opelika Housing Authority is a nonprofit public corporation established in 1949. The OHA receives its authority from the state legislation and from contractual agreement with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Opelika Housing Authority began as 151 units in two different housing sites. The OHA is now composed of 634 units, located at 10 different sites, which includes Camp Hill.

The Opelika Housing Authority administers 490 Section 8 Vouchers. While both public housing and Section 8 programs fall under the purview of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and seek to address the housing needs of low income individuals, the programs differ in how they operate.

The Opelika Housing Authority currently serves 2,250 Opelika and Camp Hill housing residents.

The mission statement of the Opelika Housing Authority (OHA) is to provide

drug-free, decent, safe and sanitary housing for eligible families, to provide

opportunities and to promote self-sufficiency and economic independence for residents.