Boca Housing Authority taking Section 8 applications only online

April 30, 2010   ·   1 Comments

BOCA RATON – To help avoid the large crowds that gathered outside the Boca Raton Housing Authority’s office last year in hopes of getting a Section 8 housing form, the BRHA this year is taking applications only online.

Authority Director Judie Agen said the applications for Section 8 and public housing waiting lists will be taken on the agency’s website, www.bocahousing.org, from 8 a.m. May 3 through 5 p.m. on May 14.

“The applications will be entered into a lottery system and drawn randomly by a computer-generated program,” she said.  The emphasized that the lists can only be accessed through the websites.  In-person applications will not be accepted.

 She suggested that anyone who does not have access to a computer “can use your public library or check with local social service agencies to see if they are permitting public access to some of their computers.”

 “You may contact our office to make an appointment to use one of our computers,” she said. “But no walk-ins will be allowed under any circumstances.”

 In order to complete a lottery entry, applicants you must have the Social Security number for each member of the household. A family consisting of two or more members and at least one member with eligible immigration status is qualified  to apply for prorated assistance.

 When people complete your application to the lottery, they will receive a confirmation receipt with a number. They should keep the receipt because it has a number indicating that the submission has been entered into the Housing Authority’s program.

 The lottery will then select 400 names for each program. These names will become the Boca Raton Housing Authority’s waiting list. The Housing Authority will publish the receipt numbers of the 400 people randomly selected in numerical order of the receipt numbers, on or before June 30, 2010.

 “This is not the order of final waiting list,” she said.  “The people whose names are not selected will not otherwise be notified.”

 Only one form is allowed per applicant.  Multiple applications will be discarded, she said.

 All persons will be treated fairly and equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, familial status, handicap, or national origin in compliance with the Fair Housing Act. Accommodations will also be made for those with disabilities.

 For information, call 561-206-6200.

By luana