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Importance Notice

The Interactive Voice Response System for obtaining information on the Wait List via telephone will not be available until the summer.

Housing Choice Voucher Program Wait List is Closed

Effective January 31, 2008, the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) wait list is closed.  FWHA will not accept HCV applications received after that date.  The Public Housing wait list will remain open. 

STATUS OF WAITLISTS FOR THE

PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM

Traditional Public Housing

Family Sites:                                                                                          

Butler Place Apartments                      Waitlist OPEN for 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Units
1201 Luella Street, 76102                    Waitlist CLOSED for 1 Bedroom Units         
                                                          Effective November 1, 2008

J.A. Cavile Apartments                         Waitlist OPEN for 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Units
1401 Etta Street, 76105                        Waitlist CLOSED for 1 Bedroom Units         
                                                           Effective November 1, 2008

Fair Park Blvd.                                       Waitlist OPEN – Effective February 16, 2010
4400 Fair Park Blvd., 76115

Scattered Sites                                     Waitlist OPEN for 2 Bedroom Units
                                                           Waitlist CLOSED for 3 & 4 Bedroom Units  
                                                            Effective February 1, 2009

Elderly Site:

Fair Oaks Apartments                           Waitlist OPEN
4401 Quail Trail Blvd., 76114

Mix Income Site Public Housing

Villas of Oak Hill (formerly Stonegate Villas)              Waitlist OPEN for 2 Bedroom Units
2501 Oak Hill Circle, 76109                             Effective March 1, 2010

Sycamore Center Villas                                 Waitlist CLOSED – Effective July 1, 2008
7901 Chandra Lane, 76134

Overton Park Townhomes                              Waitlist CLOSED – Effective June 2, 2008
5501 Overton Ridge Blvd., 76132

Cambridge Court Apartments                         Waitlist CLOSED – Effective March 15, 2010
8135 Calmont Ave., 76116

Candletree Apartments                                 Waitlist CLOSED - Effective January 29, 2010
7425 S Hulen, 76133

Applying for Public Housing

How to Apply

To apply for public housing, please complete the Application for Public Housing available in English  and Spanish.

 
Copies of the Application for Public Housing are also available at the Housing Authority Administration Office and at any one of our public housing sites during our regular business hours, Monday thru Friday from 8:00AM to 4:30PM.

Waiting List

The waiting list for public housing is generally shorter than the Section 8 waiting list. Applicant families who qualify for a local preference shall have preference for admission in accordance with the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy (ACOP)

To Be Eligible, You MUST:

a.                Qualify as a family OR be 62 years of age or older, OR be disabled or handicapped, OR be an eligible displaced person; displaced by government action or by a federally-recognized disaster, or be a single person under 62 years of age, not disabled or handicapped (elderly families, disabled, or handicapped persons and displaced person receive preference over single persons.)

b.                Meet family income guidelines.

c.                Pay any overdue accounts or money owed to the Housing Authority from a previous tenancy. Repayment of money owed from a previous tenancy does not guarantee eligibility.

d.                Have a total family income of no more than the following:

Income Limits (Effective March 2009)

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Applicant Must Complete the Entire Application:

a.                   All spaces must be filled in. If something is not applicable, write “N/A”.

b.                   Incomplete application WILL NOT be processed.

Return Application:

1. Return application to the management office by U.S. mail or hand deliver it to 1201 E. 13^th Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
    

2. Applicants will be notified by mail of the date and time an interview will be scheduled.

Applications for Public Housing are available at the following locations:

FWHA Administrative Offices
1201 E. 13^th Street
Fort Worth, TX  76102
(817) 336 2419

Butler Place
1201 Luella
Fort Worth, TX  76102
(817) 335-4091


Cavile Place
1401 Etta
Fort Worth, TX  76105
(817) 534-6641

Fair Oaks Apts
4401 Quail Trail
Fort Worth, TX  76114
(817) 625-1702 (Wednesday Only)

Fair Park Apts
4400 Fair Park Blvd
Fort Worth, TX  76115
(817) 923-8875

 

 

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION
EMAIL WEBMASTER@FTWHA.ORG
 TELEPHONE: 817-333-3400
1201 E. 13TH STREET
FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76012