Effective Thursday October 31, 2019 8:00AM the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb will officially CLOSE the Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Waiting List.  HACD will temporarily close the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List.  The Housing Authority anticipates re-opening the waiting list during 2020.  No date has been selected at this time. 

The Low-Income Public Housing Waiting List remains open to applicants who are income eligible and who have two (2) or more of our local preferences.  Pre-applications are submitted online at www.dekcohousing.com.  Please read each question carefully and provide the best answer to have a successful pre-application submission.

 Applicants are encouraged to check their pre-application status online at https://www.hmsforweb.com/OWL 

This housing authority does not offer emergency shelter or funding.

For more information on our Port-in process please click here.

Low Income Public Housing 1, 2 & 3 bedroom waiting lists are currently open to applicants that are income eligible AND qualify for 2 or more local preferences.

Applications WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if the applicant does not qualify for 2 or more local preferences. Click here for a list of preferences.

It is important to the application/waitlist process that all your information is correct and up to date at all times. If anything changes, (ie; mailing address, email address, household members) you MUST contact the Housing Authority in writing to have your application updated to reflect those changes. Send all changes to request@dekcohousing.com

Attached is the Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb holiday schedules.

Click on this 2019 Holiday Schedule for a list of days our offices will be closed for all holidays in 2019.