Newbern Housing Authority is an income based Public Housing Agency for low income families. To apply individuals must complete the application process, by submitting a completed application and required documentation.

Once the application has been received by the processing department the application approval process is started in order of applications received. To ensure timely processing, applications should turn in all required documents and keeping the office updated on income, and address changes. Notify people who are listed as character references, and past landlords to be awaiting phone calls. Contacting references and past landlords can slow the process down if they do not reply back to messages.



Application Process for Newbern Housing Authority:



FILL OUT THE APPLICATION AND RETURN BACK TO OUR OFFICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE DO NOT FILL OUT PAGE TWO OF THIS PACKET, WE WILL COMPLETE IT ONCE IT IS RETURNED TO OUR OFFICE. PLEASE FILL IN EVERYTHING THAT APPLICES TO YOU AND IF A SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU LEAVE IT BLANK.

FOR CHARACTER REFERENCES, ONLY PUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE KNOWN YOU AT LEAST TWO YEARS OR LONGER AND ARE NOT RELATED TO YOU. WE CAN NOT USE RELIVATES AS REFERENCES.

LIST ALL LANDLORDS AND UTILITY COMPANIES THAT YOU HAVE HAD IN YOUR NAME.

ALSO, COMPLETE THE INCOME/EXPENSES CHART. IN THIS SECTION ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED.

WHEN TURNING IN THE COMPLETED APPLICATION ALL SECTIONS MUST BE COMPLETE WITH YOUR INFORMATION. ALL FORMS MUST BE SIGNED AND A COPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATES, SOCIAL SECURITIY CARDS, PHOTO ID’S, AND PROOF OF INCOME FOR EVERYONE LISTED ON THE APPLICATION MUST BE TURNED IN.

RETURN ALL INFORAMTION INA SEALED ENVELOPE BACK INTO THE OFFICE VIA MAIL, IN PERSON TO THE OFFICE STAFF, PLACE IN THE NIGHT DEPOIST BOX, OR SCAN AND EMAIL BACK TO OFFICE STAFF.

PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO BE FULLY PROCESSED BY OUR PROCESSING DEPARTMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF REVIEWING AND PROCESSING YOUR APPLICATION, YOU WILL BE MAILED A LETTER STATING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

    1.) YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST

    2.) WE NEED MORE INFORMATION (WITH INFORMATION ON WHAT IS STILL NEEDED)

     3.) YOU HAVE BEEN DENIED FOR WHAT REASONS.



THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST IN NEWBERN HOUSING