The applicant ought to be 18 or older, and single persons are eligible. Although housing authorities often refer to a household as ‘family’, children or spouse is not required.

The gross income of the household should be less than 80% of the AMI (Area Median Income). The word AREA refers to where the voucher will be used, rather than the area you currently live.

Common preferences are: Local resident, homeless, disabled, veteran, or elderly. Other preferences might include: domestic violence, reuniting families in foster care, displaced by natural disaster, local job or job offer, rent burdened (high ren

The housing authority has the right to disqualify a person if the applicant had a criminal record, signed in with wrong information or had rent arrears formerly.