Description:
Description:
Roswell 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. Roswell Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Roswell Housing Authority administered a total of 50 Section 8 Vouchers. Roswell Housing Authority currently has Low-Rent as its program type. Roswell Housing Authority is located at 199 Grove Way, Roswell, GA, 30075 and serves the city of Roswell. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Roswell Housing Authority at, (770) 993-6226 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Housing Authority of the City of Roswell also known as the Roswell Housing Authority (RHA) was established in 1950. It is governed under U.S. Housing Act of 1937 as amended, the Acts of the Georgia Legislature, O.C.G.A. Title 8, Chapter 3, Articles 1-137, and by authorization of the City of Roswell City Council through the formation of an on-going Cooperation Agreement. RHA is recognized as a public body corporate and politic “Public Housing Authority” by the United States of America Department of Housing and Urban Development and the State of Georgia.
The RHA is governed by a six member Board of Commissioners appointed to three year terms by the Mayor of the City of Roswell, Georgia. This includes one resident Commissioner.
The RHA owns and operates 103 units of public housing located on Oak, Myrtle and Grove St. locations within the city limits of Roswell, GA. Although there are two separate locations there is only one small privately owned parcel separating the two campuses. The 103 units include 61 for the elderly and persons with disabilities, and 42 of family housing. The units range from one to four bedrooms.
At this time the pubic housing program is the only program operated by the RHA. The Authority has not in the past, nor currently administers the Housing Choice Voucher Program. In the past several bond issues have been made by the Authority resulting in over 2,300 affordable and market rate rental unit production.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Roswell Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | N/A |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | N/A |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | N/A |
Waiting list for the Roswell 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 Fulton County, GA:
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Population: | 996,319 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.49 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 43.9% |
Homeownership Rate: | 53.9% |
Housing Units: | 441,076 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $36,757 |
Median Household Income: | $56,857 |
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