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Public Housing Waiting List

THA IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING
INCLUDING NEW SALISHAN

Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) invites people to apply to live in its public housing communities. Information and photos about these communities are available here. They include New Salishan, other family communities and our seven apartment buildings for seniors and persons with disabilities. Each one is well managed, attractive and affordable. One of the apartment buildings is completely non-smoking.

Public Housing Application

Please call 253-274-5584 with any questions.

WHO CAN LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING

• Income Limits
    Total gross annual income must be within these limits at application time and at move-in:

Family Size Income Family Size Income Family Size Income Family Size Income
1 $38,160 3 $49,040 5 $58,800 7 $67,520
2 $43,600 4 $54,480 6 $63,200 8 $71,920

• Credit, Criminal and Rental History
    THA will judge whether an applicant would be a good tenant and good neighbor. To help
    make this judgment, THA will check credit, rental and criminal history.

• Citizen and immigration Status
    All applicants must verify their citizenship or immigration status.

• Starting November 16th THA will continue to give out and accept applications during normal
    business hours at 902 South L. Street: Monday-Friday 7:00 am to 5:30 pm. THA will give
    out and accept applications at this location until further public notice.

• About 30 days after it receives an application, THA will send the applicant a receipt.

• More people will apply than THA can house at once. THA will place them on a waiting list. A
    person’s place on the list will depend on the application’s date/time, the number of
    bedrooms right for the household’s size, and preferences that THA has established by policy.

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