Public Housing Program

Established to provide decent, safe and sanitary rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly and persons with special needs, public housing is an option for those with incomes up to 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). SPHA is proud of the quality of the public housing properties that we own or administer throughout the greater St. Petersburg region. We provide 371 public housing units in the developments listed below. Rent is based on each applicant’s income.

SPHA also is required by HUD to reduce the concentration of poverty in certain areas within our jurisdiction, which includes the City of St. Petersburg and a 10-mile radius of the city. Click here to download a map of the locations of SPHA's public housing developments (PDF).

Public Housing Wait Lists

Site-Based Wait List for Sunset Oaks Apartments Is OPEN

SPHA is accepting applications for the PUBLIC HOUSING site-based wait list for Sunset Oaks Apartments for persons at least 50 years of age for the TWO (2) bedroom waiting list. The ONE (1) bedroom waiting list has been closed. ALL household members must be at least 50 years of age. This is a non-smoking complex.

Click here to download the application for a two-bedroom apartment (PDF).

You also may pick up a printed copy of the application at the following locations, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday and 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday:

• Disston Place Management Office, 3940 55th Street N. (between unit 101 and 103), St. Petersburg, FL 33709
  
• SPHA Central Office, 2001 Gandy Blvd. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33702

The site-based wait lists for SPHA's other PUBLIC HOUSING developments currently are CLOSED.

If you already are on a public housing wait list and would like to check your status, please click here.

Public Housing Properties

Information for Public Housing Residents

Important Forms for Residents

The Interim Change Form should be completed at any time a tenant has a change in income and/or household composition. For an interim change, please download the following PDF file and submit all completed pages to the Leasing Office.

Required Interim Change Form

The Personal Declaration Form is required for all new public housing residents prior to tenancy and thereafter at their annual recertification review. 

Personal Declaration Form

Change to the Smoking Policy

Effective June 1, 2013, all SPHA complexes, including Clearview Park, Disston Place, Gateway Place, and Romayne Apartments, will be Smoke Free. Sunset Oaks already is a no-smoking development. Please download the flyer below for more details.

Smoking Policy Flyer

Community Work Requirement

If you are required to complete community service hours each month as part of your lease, SPHA can help find volunteer opportunities for you. Please download the following list of community service resources or contact the Leasing Office for more information.

Community Service Resources

Income Limits and Verification

	HUD's Income Limits
	A Guide for Applicants & Tenants of Public Housing & Section 8 Program (relating to HUD's Enterprise Income Verification system)

Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)

SPHA believes that all people should have equal access to the housing of their choice and conducts our business in accordance with the Federal Fair Housing law. For more information about fair housing and your rights, please visit the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Housing / Equal Opportunity website at www.hud.gov/fairhousing.

Hurricane and Other Disaster Preparedness

With the start of this year’s hurricane season on June 1, SPHA is encouraging our residents to prepare for potential emergency situations. While events like hurricanes, floods and fires are frightening to consider, having a disaster plan in place can help families react more calmly to the unexpected and can reduce the loss of life and damage to property in the event of an emergency.

How to Prepare for Hurricane Season

Risk Control Policy

The safety and well-being of SPHA residents, guests and employees is very important. SPHA’s safety programs are designed to abide by all applicable laws and regulations. Our risk management procedures have been established to promote and ensure the highest level of safety. Copies of emergency preparedness plans, self inspection programs, and preventive maintenance programs are located at all Property Management and Human Resources Offices. Please report all unsafe conditions to SPHA Property Managers, the Human Resources Officer, or Safety Committee members.

Investment in Future Public Housing

Using the proceeds from the sale of the Graham/Rogall buildings, SPHA plans to acquire or develop
more public and affordable housing properties throughout our jurisdictional area, which encompasses the city of St. Petersburg and a 10-mile radius outside of the city. SPHA's goals are to provide a wider variety of housing options for low-income families, to reduce the concentration of poverty in some areas of the city per HUD regulations, to encourage residents’ access to jobs, and to encourage residents to pursue education.

• In February 2012, SPHA purchased Sunset Oaks Apartments, using federal Public Housing Replacement Housing Factor dollars and a portion of the proceeds from the 2010 sale of Graham Park Apartments. Sunset Oaks Apartments is part of SPHA’s public housing program as an option for income-eligible residents aged 50 and up. Click here for more information.
  

Please check this page regularly for updated information about SPHA's public housing properties.