Frequently Asked Questions….

Glenarden Housing Authority is a Public Housing Community.
In order to apply, the applicant must apply in person on the day(s) and time(s) GHA opens the waitlist.
For waitlist updates, please frequently check our website.

We do not provide emergency housing, however, we have provided a few links for emergency housing in Prince George’s County.

Emergency Shelter Services
Social Services Locations
Community Services
PG CASA Housing

You can also contact the Homeless Hotline, 1 (888) 731-0999 or (301) 864-7095.

Any change to your income MUST be reported. Residents can complete a form to schedule an appointment, to report their change in income or call the office, (301) 772-0880.

Schedule an Appointment

For Applicants:

An increased income will change the amount that your rent will be based on, and may determine whether you still qualify for housing assistance or not.

If your income increases to the point that it is over the guideline for your family size, we will notify you that you are ineligible for assistance because you are over the limit (you make too much income). However, the income limit is pretty high, so you may not need to worry. A small increase in income is unlikely to make you ineligible for public assistance. However, any change in income must still be reported.

For Residents:

A change in income will change the amount that your rent is based on. If your income increases, the amount of rent you are expected to pay will also increase. However, you will not have to pay the new rent amount until three months after your income increases. For example, if you started a job in September, your rent will not increase until December. This way you can have time to adjust your budget and get ready for your higher rent.

If we find out that you failed to report an increase in your income, we will go back and find out when you began working and calculate how long it was between the time your income increased and the time, we were made aware of the increase. You will be charged for the increased rent you would have been paying had you reported the change when you should have.

Any change to your income MUST be reported. Residents can complete a form to schedule an appointment, to report their change in income or call the office, (301) 772-0880.

Schedule an Appointment

For Applicants:

A change in household size will change the size of housing unit that your household qualifies for. We need to know of any change in household size so that you can be placed on the correct waiting list. If you fail to report a change in household size and you are on a waiting list that you are no longer eligible for, you will be sent to the bottom of the list and must go through the waiting process again.

For example, if you are on the 3 bedroom unit waiting list but your child moves out and your family now only qualifies for a 2 bedroom unit, you will not be granted a 3 bedroom unit anyway, because it will need to be used for a larger family that needs all 3 bedrooms. You need to notify us of a household size change  as soon as possible so that we can move you on the correct list.

For Residents:

If your household size decreases (a family member passes away, moves out, etc.), you must fill out a Resident Interim Change form, as mentioned above. If the family member is moving away, you must provide us with an address so that we know where that family member is going.

If your household size increases (you have a baby, your child moves back in, etc.) there are two different processes you may have to go through. If the family member that you are adding is a child, you only need to fill out the Resident Interim Change form. If the family member that you are adding is 18 years of age or older, we will need to perform a background and criminal check for them. This new member must fill out an application as if they were applying for housing on their own, but we will make note that they are being added to an existing household, so that they will not be put on the same wait list. They will be put onto our Add-On List.

IMPORTANT: An adult family member cannot be living in the unit with you until we have completed the Add-On process. Until your family member signs the lease with HHA, they must not be living with you. If your family member lives with you before the Add-On process is complete, they will be considered a Live In and you and your entire household could get into trouble, resulting in an eviction.