How to Apply
How Do I Apply?
You can visit our Tatum Housing Authority office located at 200 Forest Acres Circle in Tatum, Texas or download our online application below. You may also call the office to have one mailed to you. Please view the Locations Page for contact information for the properties.
(Please complete the PBV Application ONLY if you wish to live in our apartment complexes located in Beckville, Gladewater, or Tatum.)
Below is an image of the instruction page that is attached to the application:
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY - WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CLOSED NOON - 1:00 PM FOR LUNCH
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List is CLOSED! It will NOT be open in 2025. We cannot accept any HCV applications until the list opens again. Please check back here for updates or check our Facebook page.
We now have Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers available!
Applications must be printed, filled out completely, and signed by all applying adults. Please follow the instructions on the cover sheet for submitting your application. A legible copy of a valid photo ID, birth certificate and Social Security card for the Head of Household must be submitted with every application to be considered complete. Incomplete applications will NOT be processed.
Applications go on our waiting list by date and time received by one of our representatives. It is your responsibility to update your application at least once every six months to keep the application active on the wait list.
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY - WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CLOSED NOON - 1:00 PM FOR LUNCH
You will need the following information to complete the application:
- Information for each person to be in the household: name, date of birth, social security number, disability status, citizenship status, race, and ethnicity.
- Contact information: physical address, mailing address, phone number, email address, etc.
- An estimate of your family’s anticipated income for the next twelve months and the sources of that income.
- The names and addresses of employers, banks and any other information Tatum Housing Authority would need to verify your income and deductions and to verify the family composition.
- Names and addresses of your current and previous landlords for information about your family’s suitability as a tenant.
- Other items may be requested at your eligibility interview.
After the Authority receives your application and the Head of Household's identification documents, it will be processed and placed on the appropriate waiting list by the date and time received by our representative. Once a unit becomes available, you will be contacted by phone or mail for an eligibility appointment. An application must be updated every six months, or it will be deleted per policy.
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY - WEDNESDAY 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CLOSED NOON - 1:00 PM FOR LUNCH
(In compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Tatum Housing Authority will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.)
