H O U S I N G A U T H O R I T Y

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Don’t Forget…Don’t Forget…Don’t Forget…

Rent is due on the 5th of each month and payable at Bank of Coweta. A $30.00 late fee will be assessed for rent paid after the 5th.

Dial 770-253-6461, ext. 115 to place maintenance requests. Dial 770-328-6507 for emergencies after hours.

The Housing Authority of Newnan’s Food Pantry located at 200 Binion Court, is open every Monday from

8:30am - 10:00am.

Boone Drive Clothes Pantry is open Mondays & Thursdays 9:00am - 12:00pm.

Residents, please submit your recipes, short stories, etc. to be added to future issues of Expectations

Expectations

The Housing Au-thority

will be closed:

Thursday, No-vember 24th

and Friday No-vember 25th

For Thanksgiv-ing

Friday, Decem-ber 23rd

Don’t Miss your Recertification!

The Housing Authority sends out

your recertification letter 90 days

before your lease expires. If you

do not keep your appointment

or fail to bring in the requested

verification your lease will not be

r e n e w e d a n d ma y b e

t e r m i n a t e d b e f o r e t h e

expiration date.

Change in Income?? Bring your verification to

3 Octavia Place and complete

an Interim Recertification packet

by the 25th of the month in order

for your change to be processed

for the following month.

Remember all changes must be

reported in writing within 10 days.

Don’t Get Evict-ed!

Pay your Rent on Time!!

Rent is due on the 1st of the month and late after the 5th. If your rent is not paid by the 7th you will

receive an Eviction Notice and 14

Day Demand for Possession. If you pay your rent by the date on

the letter the eviction will be reversed. However, if you are

consistently late on your rent, the

Community service

is a must!!

Did you know that failure to complete your 96 hours of community ser-vice will cause your lease to be terminated?? If you have not completed your community service hours, the housing authority will allow 60 days for you to make up your hours. If you don’t comply your lease will be terminated. Please contact Alicia Harden at 770-253-6461, ext. 114 to see if you are in compliance and to discuss

LEASE TERMINATION– DON’T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU!

Sign your Revised Lease– It’s Mandatory!

The Housing Authority of Newnan has updated the Housing

Authority of Newnan Public Housing Dwelling Lease. All resident heads of

household, co-heads, spouse, and family members over the age of 18 are

required to sign the revised lease. Your lease is available for signing at the

Housing Authority Resident Resource Center located at 3 Octavia Place. It is mandatory that you sign your lease by October 28, 2011 or your current

dwelling lease will be terminated.

MONTHLY INCOME DECLARATION

Beginning January 2012, families who are zero or minimal income will be required to certify every month. The head of household must complete a monthly income verification by the 5th of every month. Families who fail to complete this verification will receive an Eviction Notice and 14 Day Demand for Possession.

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HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE BOONE DRIVE CLOTHES PANTRY??

FREE GENTLY USED ITEMS FOR ALL

SHAPES AND SIZES!

OPEN MONDAYS

& THURSDAYS

9:00AM TO 12:00NOON

In, Up, and Out with the Family Self Sufficiency Program The Housing Authority of Newnan’s Family Self Sufficiency Program is a program that will help you become self sufficient within the next five years. Imagine not living in public housing, perhaps owning your own home, completing your GED, graduating from college, or just having enough money to do the things that you would like to do.

It does not cost anything for you to join. Some of the services we provide include child care, transportation, education, job training & employment counseling, household skill training and homeownership training.

The Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Program assists families within the Housing Authority of Newnan Public Housing and Section 8 programs in obtaining economic independence through training, education, job search activities, provision and linkage to s e r v i c e s s u c h a s c h i l d c a r e , transportation, and other services promoting upward mobility.

Recruitment and Assessment for the program are underway. If you are interested, please contact FSS Case Manager Edith Byrd-Parks at 770-253-6461, ext. 107, for an appointment.

WEAR RED RALLY DAY Monday, October 24th at 4:00

Food, Games, Prizes, Giveaways, Make sure you WEAR RED!!!

Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in

the country. Red Ribbon Week serves as a vehicle for communities and

individuals to take a stand for the hopes and dreams of our children

through a commitment to drug prevention and education and a personal

commitment to live drug free lives with the ultimate goal being the creation

of drug free America.

Annual Resident Meeting Thursday, December 8th at 6:00

Our Annual Food and Resident Door Prizes!!! Meeting will be Held at 48 Ball Street.

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COMING SOON… NEW PLAYGROUNDS!!!

SOMETHING FUN!

Fall Festi-

val

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