How the Public Housing Selection Process Works?
Application Process:
Persons interested in participating in the public housing program must take the following steps:
Fill out a pre-application: A pre-application can be picked up at SAHA’s main office, or click the link to download an application Pre-Application.
Applicants may also have the form mailed to them by calling (210) 477-6196
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Pre-Application
By mail:
San Antonio Housing Authority
Admission and Occupancy Department
818 S. Flores St.
San Antonio, Texas 78204
or
For more information, contact:
Ethel Turner
477-6196
or by e-mail at: Ethel_Turner@saha.org
Placed on the waiting list: Once the pre-application applicants will be placed on a waiting list (family or elderly/mix). Any elderly person 62 years of age or older or a disabled individual may request to be placed on the Elderly/Mix Waiting List.
Final application/screening process: : When the applicant’s name comes up on the waiting list, they will be contacted by mail, to begin eligibility processing. The information provided to SAHA by the applicant will then be verified for accuracy and eligibility.
Unit Offer:
Once the screening process is completed, SAHA will offer all available units in the appropriate bedroom size on a first come first served basis.
Eligibility:
Upon determination that all adult family members meet the following federal guidelines, and applicant screening criteria; SAHA will make the family a unit offer. The Offer will be to all available units in the appropriate bedroom size on a first come first served basis:
8 Be a family as defined in SAHA’s Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy;
8 Meet HUD requirements on citizenship or immigration status;
8 Meet the applicant selection criteria and complete a full application appointment;
8 Meet the screening requirements related to criminal activity and have accepted prior rental history;
8 Not have any family members engaged in any criminal activity that threatens the life, health, safety or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents, and not have any family members engaged in any drug-related criminal activity;
8 Pay any money already owed to SAHA;
8 Have an annual income that does not exceed income limits established by HUD (must not exceed 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) based on family size). (Income limit chart is available on SAHA’s website or at the main office).
