Preference System
The Housing Authority uses the following preference system:

• Residency preferences for families who live, work or have been hired to work in the jurisdiction.
• Displaced by government action.
• Head of Household or Co-head has paid employment at least 30 hours per week.
• Head of Household or Co-head are 62 years of age or older.
• Head of Household or Co-head qualify as handicapped or disabled.
• Any member of the household is medically verified as disabled/handicapped.
• Head of Household or Co-head is a verified full time training or educational program with the intent of securing employment within the next 12 months as a result of completing the program.
• Household has successfully completed a transitional housing program under the Prince George's County Continuum of Care Program. For the purposes of the above local preferences, a spouse may be a co-head. All families with children and families who include an elderly person or a person with a disability shall be given a selection priority over all other applicants.