Housing Commission

Quick Links

Staff Directory for a list of all AAHC staff.
Housing Waiting List for information about Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) and Project Based Voucher housing opportunities.
Eviction Prevention call HAWC at 734-961-1999. Call Legal Aid at 734-665-6181 or visit Michiganlegalhelp.org to understand your options & how to protect yourself.
Homeownership Program for low income households.
Donations for Support Services for Affordable Housing Projects (includes youth summer and after-school programs, community building such as community gardens and art programs, food programs, eviction prevention, job programs, and health programs)
Community Presentation about the AAHC, local affordable housing market, and local housing development initiatives
Freedom of Information Act Request - procedures & guidelines

Mission Statement

Diversity, equity and inclusion is important to the Ann Arbor Housing Commission's mission of providing affordable housing to low-income individuals and families and is critical to ensuring the well-being of our staff and the communities we serve. We strive to create an environment where employees are valued and empowered to positively support our mission. The Ann Arbor Housing Commission will advocate for public and private-sector policies that challenge systems that create inequity, oppression and disparity and work with community partners to bring about positive change.

Black Lives Matter

The Ann Arbor Housing Commission (AAHC) supports the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement and other social justice movements to end systemic inequity and to support justice and equality for marginalized people, and in particular, black people. As a nonprofit organization and public housing authority, we provide affordable housing to low-income families and individuals. As a community service provider, it is our mission to support our families whose lives are impacted by systemic inequality. Read the full resolution.

Public Notice

» RFQ #AAHC-25-121 Call for Public Artworks

The Ann Arbor Housing Commission (AAHC), on behalf of its non-profit, the Ann Arbor Housing Development Corporation (AAHDC), and the Community Leadership Council (CLC) are seeking the services of artists to create art for a development that includes low-income housing and community space at 121 Catherine (Dunbar Tower).

The selected artists will be commissioned to create original artwork for either the interior or exterior of the building, as well as for the new community space. The goal of this RFQ is to gather artists to create public-facing works that will celebrate the spirit of the development and the surrounding historic Black neighborhood.

All submissions are due and must be delivered to Arin Yu, Planning Specialist, ayu@a2gov.org on or before AUGUST 31st, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. EST

RFQ #AAHC-25-121 Call for Public Artworks

Dunbar Tower RFQ Questions & Answers - updated 8/19/25

» Wait List Opening

Lurie Terrace: Studio, One, and Two Bedroom Project Based Voucher units for seniors age 62 and up.
Courthouse Square: One and Two Bedroom Project Based Voucher units for near elderly age 55 and up.

All applications must be submitted ONLINE. Use the AAHC Applicant Portal to apply online.

AAHC offers Preferences to Disabled, Homeless, and Washtenaw County resident households.

All applications must be submitted online. Paper application are not accepted, no exceptions. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete an application, please call us at 734-794-6720.

ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT: https://housing.a2gov.org/

Please note: Applications are accepted online only through Commission’s web page. Applications can be completed through any computer with internet access and a valid email address. If you do not have an email address, please visit www.gmail.com to set up and obtain a FREE email account. The application should take about 15-30 minutes. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone.

» Potential Job Opportunities Under Section 3 Program

121 Catherine Section 3 Flyer

In the News

Housing Development

Ann Arbor Black history film draws sold-out crowd at Michigan Theater (2/9/25)

Ann Arbor Housing Commission selects co-developer for 350 S Fifth Avenue affordable housing development (7/1/24)

Ann Arbor breaks ground on affordable housing project Dunbar Tower (4/16/24)

Sustainability

Ann Arbor is using Inflation Reduction Act grants to help transform the city to reach their equitable climate goals (10/22/24)

$3M federal earmark to help Ann Arbor affordable housing sites go solar (3/24/22)

Affordable Housing

HUD HCV Policy Changes known as HOTMA, effective as of January 2025

HUD makes changes to income, assets, and public housing income limit rules that benefit tenants and reduces administrative burdens for public housing agencies (PHAs)

New study highlights success of Ann Arbor’s supportive housing model (5/21/22)

Q&A: AAHC Director Jennifer Hall explains $397M affordable housing plan (1/8/21)

Ann Arbor voters approve affordable housing millage (11/4/20)

HUD RAD Case Study — AAHC

121 Catherine Street (Dunbar Tower) Groundbreaking Ceremony - At A Glance

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Watch the full video and learn more about the project here.

AAHC Property Maintenance

After hours work order line: 734.794.6720, ext. 2

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Ann Arbor Housing Commission

727 Miller Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Monday-Friday Hours:

9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.

Email: housingcommission@a2gov.org
PH: 734.794.6720
Fax: 734.994.0781

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