Are you a renter in need of support?

If you’re in need of support with finding or securing suitable rental housing, DCA has several options that can help:

1. You can try using this site, Georgia Housing Search, including the call center 1-877-428-8844, that can help identify resources to help you find and secure rental housing.

2. f you have particular hurdles to obtaining rental housing and would like to speak with someone in detail about how to overcome them, you can reach out to our Housing Counseling team and identify your request and the county in which you’re located and they will respond and/or connect you with an organization serving your area. Find your local housing counseling agency here or contact Jamilla.byrd@dca.ga.gov to be connected with a housing counseling agency.

3. If you have a Housing Choice Voucher or are on our waitlist and have questions about your eligibility and leasing with this program, you can contact housingchoicevoucher@dca.ga.gov or (470) 802-4707.

  • If you’d like to get in touch with your specific housing specialist, you can find here which specialist serves you based on the alphabetical order of your name.

4. If you’re at risk of being evicted, The Eviction Prevention Program (EPI) accepts applications through the following agencies: Georgia Legal Services https://www.glsp.org/ and Atlanta Legal Aid https://atlantalegalaid.org/rental-assistance/. Funding for these programs is limited however, so we also encourage you to reach out to your local United Way https://www.unitedway.org/local/united-states/georgia# and Metro Atlanta resources here: https://www.unitedwayatlanta.org/.

  • If you are in the Atlanta metro and need a secure place for your pet while facing an eviction, you can consider https://pawsbetweenhomes.org/.

5. If you live in a property financed by DCA (i.e. a low-income housing tax credit) and you have concerns about the property, you can contact compliance@dca.ga.gov with your concern.  

 Georgia Rental Assistance by Region


Metro Atlanta

United Way maintains a catalogue of rent assistance providers for individuals in ened to consider.

Financial assistance helps with housing and utility assistance for neighbors within the Northlake-Embry Hills-Tucker area.

Project Take Charge offers rent assistance, mortgage assistance, and utility assistance to at-risk families, individuals, and seniors with documented proof of impending housing loss or utility disconnection.

Family Support and Emergency Assistance provides services that can intervene when there is an immediate crisis or emergency such as housing or utilities.

St. Vincent de Paul Georgia provides financial assistance to those unable to meet their basic needs such as housing, utilities, transportation, clothing, and medicine.

Cascade United Methodist Church provides rent and utility assistance services and support to help those in financial crisis.

Nicholas House provides the Homeless to Homes (H2H) rapid rehousing program for families who are experiencing homelessness and have some income, but not enough to pay full rent.

Project SHARE provides Financial Emergency Assistance to individuals and families facing a temporary crisis that threatens their home. Project Share is focused on utility assistance with some assistance for rental assistance.

Atlanta Legal Aid provides eviction prevention services by giving free civil legal aid for low-income people across metro Atlanta.

North Georgia

White County Caring & Sharing (WCCS) provides assistance with housing, utilities, fuel, and other items on a case-by-case basis

The Housing Assistance program assists households that are currently homeless or in imminent danger of becoming homeless with the establishment of long-term housing stability through limited financial assistance and intense case management services.

South Georgia

Project SHARE provides Financial Emergency Assistance to individuals and families facing a temporary crisis that threatens their home. Project Share is focused on utility assistance with some assistance for rental assistance.

Central Georgia

Project SHARE provides Financial Emergency Assistance to individuals and families facing a temporary crisis that threatens their home. Project Share is focused on utility assistance with some assistance for rental assistance.