Housing Authority of the City of Alameda

Housing Authority of the City of Alameda Apartment Details

Alameda County Housing Authority offers housing assistance to residents in the area that qualify. Assistance is provided through the management of Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher - Section 8 Program. There may be a waiting list for these programs and rentals. Currently the Housing Authority owns and manages 12 housing complexes and 7 condominiums for very-low and low-income residents that provide more than 550 families with housing and approximately 1600 very-low income families are assisted through the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. If you are in need of housing assistance please contact them directly to obtain more information about eligibility requirements , availability of assistance and application procedures.

Every individual and family admitted to the housing assistance programs administered by the Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) has to meet all program eligibility requirements. This includes any individual that HACA approves to join the family after the family has been admitted to the program.
The family has to provide any information needed by HACA to confirm eligibility and determine the level of the family's assistance.
To be eligible, the applicant family must:
Qualify as a family as defined by HUD and HACA.
Have income at or below HUD-specified income limits.
Qualify on the basis of citizenship or the eligible immigrant status of family members. (See Section 3-II.B. CITIZENSHIP OR ELIGIBLE IMMIGRATION STATUS, of HACA's Section 8 Administrative Plan, or Section 9.6 ELIGIBLE ASSISTANCE STATUS, of HACA's Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy.)
Provide social security number information for family members as required.
Consent to HACA's collection and use of family information as provided for in HACA-provided consent forms.
HACA will disqualify any family whose current behavior is, or past activities are, prohibited by HUD or HACA.
More information about these requirements can be found in HACA's Section 8 Administrative Plan (Admin Plan)and its Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plan (ACOP).

Important information
Waiting Lists
Most low income apartments have waiting lists. Some of these lists can take years until you can be called for openings. The key is to try to get on as many waiting lists as possible.

Call The Apartments Directly
We provide phone numbers and websites. Call the apartments directly if they have openings or open waiting lists.

Apartment Rates
We provide current apartment rates on many listing pages. Most HUD listings do not have published rates. They are based on 30% of the renters adjustable gross income. You will need to contact the apartments to determine if you qualify for income based rent.

Apartment Rental and informational statistics for zip code

Median apartment rental rate in this zip code	$1,816
Population in zip code	63,821
Median age of those living in this zip code	40.3
Average household income of those living in this zip code	$94,991
Average home value in this zip code	$850,005