Bessemer Public Housing Waiting List

The Jefferson County Housing Authority Bessemer Public Housing waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Terrace Manor I and II and Oak Ridge is closed.

The JCHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from March 21, 2022 until March 28, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period: 

1. Print the paper application.
2. Pick up an application from the JCHA Bessemer Office.

Once the application has been completed, call the JCHA to make an appointment to return your completed application to the JCHA Bessemer Office.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Preference (up front): The following preference is available to qualifying families at this time
  • Catastrophic Involuntary Displacement 
  • Applicants with an adult member enrolled in an employment training program or applicants who would be heads of households currently working 30 hours per week or more. 
  • A person defined as elderly or disabled under the definition of verified by the Social security Administration.
• Special Circumstance Preference: These preferences apply only to specific units:  
  • Near-elderly families over other families for units designed for elderly/disabled (this preference only applies to designated properties) 
  • For one bedroom/efficiency units; elderly, disabled families and displaced persons over single persons.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the JCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the JCHA public notice on March 17, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for rental assistance in Bessemer and Brighton, Alabama. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.