Public Housing
Under the HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program, some low
income families, individuals, elderly and disabled persons
may qualify for rental assistance. The Housing Choice
Voucher Program is administered locally by the Clearwater
, St. Petersburg and Pinellas County Housing Authorities.
(The Pinellas County Housing Authority serves all unincorporated
areas and, through cooperation agreements, all municipalities
except St. Petersburg , Clearwater , and Belleair Beach
). Under this program, qualified applicants are issued
a certificate or voucher which they can take with them
to a unit of their choice, as long as the unit meets
housing quality standards.
The public housing authority pays the difference between
what a tenant can afford and the fair market rent for
the housing unit. Affordability is generally calculated
as 30% of the tenant's adjusted household income. Utility
allowances are included in the calculations. Local public
housing authorities traditionally have had long waiting
lists for their housing programs.
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