Description:
Description:
Baker County Housing Assistance is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Baker County Housing Assistance manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Baker County Housing Assistance administered a total of 147 Section 8 Vouchers. Baker County Housing Assistance currently has Section 8 as its program type. Baker County Housing Assistance is located at 402 E Stansell Avenue, Macclenny, FL, 32063 and serves the city of Macclenny. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Baker County Housing Assistance at, (904) 259-6881 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Baker County Housing Assistance Program was established by the County Commission in 1974 to provide rental assistance to eligible families through the newly created Section 8 Program. The local program has changed with Section 8 and since the 1st of October 2001 we have administered our allotted vouchers under The Housing Choice Voucher Program exclusively. The purpose of this program, like all HUD programs is to provide decent, safe and affordable housing for eligible families.
The major differences between Section 8 and Public Housing are that the eligible family rents from a private landowner anywhere in the county, and must arrange for and maintain their utilities. As with Public Housing eligibility for the program and order of selection is established through the application process. The date of application is the normal determinant in your placement on the waiting list, however your application must be complete in every regard to be placed on the list. Additionally BCHAP maintains a local preference together with the former Federal Preferences. They include the following:
Substandard Housing: Living in substandard housing, including homeless families
Involuntary Displacement: Forced to leave their current housing through no fault of their own
Excessive Cost Burden: Paying more than 50 percent of monthly adjusted income for shelter and utilities. (24 CFR 960.202).
Once verified a preference will promote an application over predated applications not having a preference
To provide decent, safe and affordable housing for qualifying low income families and individuals.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Baker County Housing Assistance compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 11/29/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | N/A |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 147 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | N/A |
Waiting list for the Baker County Housing Assistance 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 Baker County, FL:
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Population: | 27,093 |
Persons Per Household: | 3.01 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 3.7% |
Homeownership Rate: | 79.7% |
Housing Units: | 9,516 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $19,852 |
Median Household Income: | $49,236 |
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