Columbiana Housing Authority, located in Columbiana, Alabama, provides housing to eligible low-income families, the elderly, and person with disabilities within Columbiana. This is as part of 2 programs through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These are the Project-based Voucher (PBV) program and the Section 8 (S8) program.
PBV is part of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. These units are managed and ran through the authority. To keep rent low, HUD subsidizes based on individual incomes.
When the S8 program is open, this allows tenants to search using a voucher for an eligible S8 unit that is owned by a landlord. To keep rent low, HUD subsidizes based on individual incomes.
Eligibility is determined on annual gross income, family composition, and U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status. To determine income eligibility, we use standards that are set each year by HUD and are unique to our area based on family size.