During open registration, applicants are screened at an interview and are required to provide documentation that will be used to determine eligibility.

Public Housing is limited to low-income families and individuals. Some of the factors used in determining an applicant's eligibility include:

1. annual gross income (low income is considered 80% of the median income for Miami-Dade County.
   
2. whether you qualify as elderly, a person with a disability, or as a family; and
   
3. immigration status: applicants must either be U.S. citizens or have eligible immigration status.
   

Additionally, in Miami-Dade County

• at least 40% of new admissions must be extremely low-income (30% of area median income or below);
  
• the remaining 60% of new admissions can be up to the low-income level (80% of the area median income).

How to Apply / Contact for Information

There is a single application process for most Miami-Dade Housing Agency public housing or rental assistance programs. Details are provided on the Applying for Housing page including telephone numbers, locations, documentation requirements and more.