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Serving Forest City and Rutherford County, NC
Offices are closed Friday, July 3
for Independence Day

HUD inspection on July 17
for Oak Forest & Amity Apartments
Building Better Communities

Public Housing

Public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single-family houses to high-rise apartments for elderly families. There are approximately 1.2 million households living in public housing units, managed by some 3,300 HAs. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers federal aid to local housing agencies (HAs) that manage the housing for low-income residents at rents they can afford. HUD furnishes technical and professional assistance in planning, developing and managing these developments.

Our Amity and Oak Forest complexes are public housing apartments with rent based on income.