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Currently, West Palm Beach Housing Authority is not taking applications for Section 8 or Public Housing. Our waiting list is closed.

We do not have a definite date of when the list will be opened again. However, when the waiting list is open there will be an advertisement in the Palm Beach Post’s Classified

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
   

Housing Programs

The mission of the West Palm Beach Housing Authority is to provide safe, decent, and affordable housing to persons and families with limited financial resources and to provide residents with access to programs which will assist them in making the transition to greater financial security.

Public Housing • Section 8 (HCV) • Portable Housing Choice Voucher • Section 8 Veterans Housing Voucher

The West Palm Beach Housing Authority (“Authority”) was established by the City of West Palm Beach in 1938 pursuant to Florida Statute Section 421 and the enactment of the National Housing Act of 1937. The City of West Palm Beach formed the Authority to provide safe, decent and affordable housing to individuals and families with limited financial resources in the area. The Authority began its mission with the construction of Dunbar Village, the oldest public housing development in the State of Florida. To date, the Authority has been operating public housing for over 65 years. The Authority maintains five public housing developments, which collectively contain 712 units and house over 2000 people. The Authority affords residents access to federal and local programs and assists residents in making the transition to greater financial security. Among its goals the Authority helps residents transition to homeownership. The West Palm Beach Housing Authority (WPBHA) is a public agency that was established in 1938 after the original Housing Act of 1937 became law. The WPBHA was established to own, manage, develop and operate low-income housing. Its purpose is to provide assistance to eligible families with decent, safe and sanitary housing. The WPBHA operates the Conventional Housing Program and owns 712 public housing units under this Program, which provides housing for over 5,000 individuals. The WPBHA also provides rental assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. This program has 2989 units under contract with the WPBHA.
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
Housing Choice Voucher HCV

Low Income Public Housing

Local Public Housing Authorities, (PHAs) were created under the Housing Act of 1937. The purpose of the public program is to provide decent and affordable housing to low-income families at reduced rents. The developments are owned, maintained and managed by the Authority. The developments/units are acquired, developed and modernized under HUD’s development and comprehensive grant programs. Funding of the program operations and development is provided by federal annual contributions and operating subsidies and tenant rentals (determined as a percentage of family income, adjusted for family composition). The West Palm Beach Housing Authority owns and operates 712 units which consists of six developments; Dunbar Village, Southridge, Pleasant City, Twin Lakes, Robinson Village, and Robinson Villa.

Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV)

The Housing Choice Voucher Program is the Federal Government’s major program to assist very low-income families rent decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market. The program replaces the former Section 8 certificate and voucher program. The West Palm Beach Housing Authority presently has 2989 Housing Choice Vouchers. A Housing Choice Voucher program compliance officer monitors tenant and landlords to ensure compliance with program and promotes positive community relations.
 
Dunbar Village
Robinson Village
Robinson Villa
Twin Lakes
Southridge
Pleasant City
Section 8 HCV
Section 8 Homeownership
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Section 8 Landlord Information
Portable Housing Choice Voucher
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Last Updated on June 2, 2010
City of West Palm Beach Palm Beach County US Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) - HUD
Mission Statement: To provide safe, decent and affordable public housing to persons and families with limited financial resources and to provide residents with access to programs, which will assist them in making the transition to greater financial security.