Gainesville 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. Gainesville Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Gainesville Housing Authority administered a total of 416 Section 8 Vouchers. Gainesville Housing Authority currently has Low-Rent as its program type. Gainesville Housing Authority is located at 750 Pearl Nix Parkway, Gainesville, GA, 30501 and serves the city of Gainesville. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Gainesville Housing Authority at, (770) 536-1294 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

GHA is responsible for the management and operation of its local public housing program.

(a) Assure compliance with leases. The lease must be signed by both parties;
(b) Set other charges (e.g., security deposit, excess utility consumption, and damages to unit);
(c) Perform periodic reexaminations of the family's income at least once every 12 months;
(d) Transfer families from one unit to another, in order to correct over/under crowding, repair or renovate a dwelling, or because of a resident's request to be transferred;
(e) Terminate leases when necessary; and
(f) maintain the development in a decent, safe, and sanitary condition.
GHA also provides other services, including: homeownership opportunities for qualified families through the City of Gainesville CDBG Program; employment training opportunities through Workforce Investment Act, and other special training and employment programs for residents; and support programs for the elderly through local resources of Legacy Link, Aging Services, Meals on Wheels, Churches and other Community Organizations.

Our mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes: utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination; and transform the way HUD does business.