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Condominiums For Sale
Starting at $119,000*
 
 
 
Any change in Dunbar Village? [read story]
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Housing Choice Voucher Program

The Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) is the Federal Government’s major program to assist very low-income families rent decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market. The program replaces the former Section 8 certificate and voucher program.

 

Section 8 Rental Voucher Program

The Section 8 Rental Voucher Program increases affordable housing choices for very low-income households by allowing families to choose privately owned.

 

Portable Housing Choice Voucher

Housing Choice Voucher assistance is portable anywhere in the United States, including Guam, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands.

 

Section 8 Veterans Housing Voucher Program

Veterans Housing Voucher program combines an allocation of Section 8/HCVP rental vouchers from HUD with Veterans Administration Supportive Housing (VASH).

 
   
West Palm Beach Housing Authority offers many programs to its residents.
  Portable Housing Choice Voucher
  Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS)
  Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)
  Elder Services
  Career Development Center
  Section 8 Voucher Homeownership Program
 
 
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Monday through Friday
8:00am - 4:30pm
(except for Holidays)
 
 
   

Local Housing Authorities

Belle Glade Housing Authority
1204 N.W. Avenue L Terrace
Belle Glade, FL 33430
561-996-2140
Boca Raton Housing Authority
2333-A West Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
561-206-6200
Delray Beach Housing Authority
770 S.W. 12th Terrace
Delray Beach, FL 33444-1367
561-272-6767
Fort Pierce Housing Authority
707 North 7th Street
Fort Pierce, FL 34950
772-429-6427
Indian River County Housing Auth.
1028 20th Place #C
Vero Beach, FL 32960
772-770-5013
Pahokee Housing Authority
465 Friend Terrace Pahokee, FL
33476-1941
561-924-5565
Palm Beach County Housing Authority
3432 45th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
561-684-0278
Riviera Beach Housing Authority
2014 W. 17th Court
Riviera Beach, FL 33404-5002
561-845-7450
Stuart Housing Authority
611 S.E. Church Street
Stuart, FL 34994
772-287-0496
   
  West Palm Beach Housing Authority
1715 Division Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33407-6289
Ph (561) 655-8530 Fx (561) 832-8962
info@wpbha.org
 

West Palm Beach Housing Authority

The West Palm Beach Housing Authority (WPBHA) is a public agency that was established in 1938 after the original Housing Act of 1937 became law. The agency was the ninth housing authority created in the State of Florida. The WPBHA was established to provide safe, decent and affordable housing to individuals and families with limited financial resources. The WPBHA owns and operates the Conventional Housing Program and owns 712 public housing units under this program. The WPBHA also administers 2600 vouchers through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Our agency consistently works to enhance the quality of life for our residents by offering them educational, self-sufficiency and recreational activities.
 
Section 8 Public Housing
Portable Housing Veterans Housing
Family Self-Sufficiency
Employment

Currently, West Palm Beach Housing Authority is not taking applications for Section 8 or Public Housing. Our waiting list is closed.

We do not have a definite date of when the list will be opened again. However, when the waiting list is open there will be an advertisement in the Palm Beach Post’s Classified

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

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Low Income Housing Public Housing

The agency owns and operates 712 public housing units. The WPBHA was established to provide safe, decent and affordable housing to individuals and families with limited financial resources. The WPBHA owns and operates the Conventional Housing Program and owns 712 public housing units under this program. There are five housing developments: Dunbar Village, Southridge, Pleasant City, Twin Lakes and Robinson Village.

 

Dunbar Village

Dunbar Village was built in 1940 and includes 246 units.  Dunbar was built for West Palm Beach's low-income African American communities. Dunbar Village is one of the first housing projects in the state of Florida. It was named for the African-American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Dunbar Village Revitalized

Part of the redevelopment will take place in Dunbar Village, which is full of history, will celebrate the new community of historic elements with memorials of prominent historical figures. This new "Green" neighborhood will feature mixed income rentals at Affordable Market Rate becoming a 90% Rental Community of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

 

Business Opportunities

The West Palm Beach Housing Authority offers business opportunities by requesting bids from licensed general contractors. The Contractor will be responsible for all labor, equipment, materials and supplies necessary in accordance with plans and specifications. View WPBHA Business Opportunities

 

Landlord Opportunities

The West Palm Beach Housing Authority (WPBHA) welcomes the participation of owners of decent, safe and sanitary housing. Our objective is to create a working partnership on behalf of our clients between the WPBHA and landlord to offer low income clients affordable housing. This website is designed to provide prospective landlords with accurate information concerning the operation of the program.

 

Rent To Section 8

To provide an incentive to private property owners to rent to lower income families by offering timely assistance payments, WPBHA offers landlords to rent to Section 8 voucher holders.

 

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