What is the difference in Public Housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, and Locally Owned?
The public housing program and the housing choice voucher program are federally funded program operated under federal guidelines. The locally owned program is not a federally or state assisted program but an alternative provided by HAA. If you apply and receive public housing assistance, you must live in one of the HAA public housing communities. If you apply and receive the section 8 housing choice voucher assistance, you would receive a voucher that would assist you in rent a privately owned unit. The locally owned units are also located in the City of Americus and have market rate rentals that are very competitive with the local community.
