General Public Housing

The South Tucson Housing Authority (STHA) will accept Public Housing waiting list applications from August 1, 2023 at 9:00 am, until August 25, 2023 at 12:00 am MT. 

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

• 1 Person $45,500 | 5 Persons $70,150
• 2 Persons $52,00 | 6 Persons $75,350
• 3 Persons $58,500 | 7 Person $80,550
• 4 Persons $64,950 | 8 Persons $85,750

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Working Preference – (1 Point)
  • In order to bring income-earning families into Public Housing and HCV Section 8, the STHA will establish preference for “working” families, where the head, spouse/co-head, or sole member is employed at least 20 hours per week. As required by HUD, families where the head and spouse, or sole member is a person aged 62 or older, or is a person with disabilities, will also be given the benefit of the working preference

• Elderly person or family – (1 Point)
  • An elderly person is 62 years of age. An elderly family is one in which the head, spouse/cohead or sole member is an elderly person

• Persons or families with Disabilities – (1 Point)
  • Under the public housing program, special rules apply to persons with disabilities and to any family whose head, spouse/co-head is a person with disabilities

• Victims of Domestic Violence – (2 Points)
  • The STHA will offer a preference to families that include victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking that have been referred by a partnering service agency

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences

For more information, visit the STHA website

Sources: This information was verified by the STHA notice on July 21, 2023

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in South Tucson, Arizona. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via email at stha@southtucson.