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Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program is sponsored by Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD), Montgomery Housing Authority (MHA), Auburn Housing Authority. The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, also known as Section 8, provides federally funded rental assistance to eligible low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled, enabling them to find safe, affordable housing in the private market.
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1301 25th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35204 HABD’s Department of Rental Assistance Programs administers the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program to eligible families within Jefferson County. Housing Choice Vouchers provide tenant-based assistance and families may use their voucher with private landlords throughout HABD’s jurisdiction in Birmingham and Jefferson County. Below are the steps to be approved for Section 8 Housing.
When a Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list opens, interested participants can get started by visiting HABD. org/portals to register and join the waiting list.
Once a name reaches the top of the list and that individual is determined eligible based on income and a successful background check, successful participants receive their voucher and independently find their landlord using available listings on After securing housing, the participants proceed to sign a lease agreement with their new landlord. To facilitate this process, HABD has collaborated with affordablehousing.
com , an online platform that offers an improved program for rental property listings. These listings are accessible to potential Housing Choice Voucher recipients who are searching for private market apartment units, duplexes, single-family homes, or townhomes.
Current and prospective Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) participants can contact the Housing Choice Voucher call center for questions or concerns on applications, waitlist, inspections, etc. at (205) 974-4440. Interested in becoming an HABD Section 8 participating landlord? Use the following packet to register your property and get started!
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) The HUD-VASH Program is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD providing permanent housing and supportive services to homeless veterans. Veterans interested in this program must be registered for VA services.
If they are not, they need to visit the VA’s Eligibility Office located on the first floor. They can then contact Cortney Rankins at (205) 936-1365 for a HUD-VASH screening. Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Program Under the SRO program, HUD enters into annual contributions contracts (ACCs) with HABD in connection with the moderate rehabilitation of residential properties.
HABD makes rental assistance payments to participating landlords on behalf of homeless individuals who rent the rehabilitated dwellings. HUD provides rental assistance for SRO units for a period of 10 years. Owners are compensated for the cost of rehabilitation (as well as the other costs of owning and maintaining the property) through the rental assistance payments.
HABD has partnered with the Alabama Regional Medical Center to provide the SRO program. Those interested in this program should contact the Alabama Regional Medical Center at (205) 370-1422. This is a Project-Based Voucher Program which assists families where the head of household has been classified as having a mental illness.
The property that participates with the MIMR program is Metropolitan Gardens/Park Place Apartments. Applicants interested in this program must be referred from a mental health agency or doctor who can properly certify their eligibility based on specific criteria. Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) Project-Based Vouchers are a component of the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
A public housing agency can attach up to 20 percent of its voucher assistance to specific housing units if the owner agrees to either rehabilitate or construct new units, or the owner agrees to set aside a portion of the units in an existing development. HABD is in partnership with private apartment complexes and developers to provide project-based rental assistance with qualified properties.
PBV units are awarded through a competitive process.
Authorization for Release of Information (pdf) Child Support Declaration (pdf) Contribution Affidavit No Longer Receiving (pdf) Contribution Affidavit of Income (pdf) Customer Service Request (pdf) Hearing Request Notice (pdf) Interim Income Change Notice (pdf) Portability Request (pdf) Project-Based YWCA Waiting List Application (pdf) Rent Adjustment Form and Procedures (pdf) Residence Affidavit (pdf) Unemployment Affidavit (pdf) VAWA HUD Form 50066 (pdf) Direct-Deposit-Authorization-Form (pdf) HQS Extension Request (pdf) Landlord Property Registration Packet (Revised) (pdf) HQS Move-in Inspection Checklist (pdf) Lease Extension Authorization (pdf) Mutual Request to Rescind Notice To Move (pdf) Project-Based Vouchers utilize payment standards up to 110% of the HUD published Fair Market Rate and are accessible at: FY 2026 Fair Market Rent Documentation System HABD 2024 FMR Payment Standards (pdf) HABD 2024 SAFMR Payment Standards (pdf) 2023 Payment Standards (1) (pdf) Payment Standards FY 2022 Schedule_corrected (pdf) 120 Percent of 40th Percentile SAFMRs 2022 Rates_May 1 2022 (pdf) 120 Percent of 40th Percentile FMRs 2022 Rates_May 1 2022 (pdf) Payment Standards FY 2021 Schedule (pdf) Payment Standards FY 2020 Schedule (pdf) Payment Standards FY 2019 Schedule (pdf) Duplex and Row Apartments 2025 (pdf) Low Rise Apartments and Townhomes 2025 (pdf) High Rise Apartments 2025 (pdf) Single Family Home 2025 (pdf) 2024 Singe Family Homes Utility Allowances (pdf) 2024 Low Rise Apartments and Townhomes Utility Allowances (pdf) 2024 Duplex and Row Apartments Utility Allowances (pdf) 2024 High Rise Apartments Utility Allowances (pdf) 2023 Duplex Row Houses UA (pdf) 2023 Single Family UA (pdf) The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District 1826 3rd Ave.
S, Birmingham, AL 35233 Self Sufficiency Programs
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Low-income families, elderly, and disabled individuals meeting income limits and background check requirements in Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program is funded by Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD), Montgomery Housing Authority (MHA), Auburn Housing Authority. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Alabama. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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