{"id":85,"date":"2019-03-07T18:41:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T18:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-02-04T22:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:08:28","slug":"portability-portal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/?page_id=85","title":{"rendered":"Portability Portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>PORTABILITY HOME<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for choosing Jonesboro Housing Authority!\u00a0 Please review the following information if you are interested in Porting into our jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JHA is NOT ABSORBING \/ BILLING ONLY!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JHA&#8217;s Billing Code is GA228<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to port (move) to JHA&#8217;s jurisdiction, please have your current public housing agency send the required information to the address below.\u00a0 If you would like inquire as to whether or not JHA has received your paperwork, PLEASE DO NOT CALL!\u00a0 All inquiries as to whether or not JHA has received your paperwork should be emailed to portability@jonesborohousing.com.\u00a0 Please make sure you have temporary housing arranged prior to porting to Clayton County\/Jonesboro Housing Authority.\u00a0 The average lease time is Currently 60 to 90 days from the time JHA receives your Portability Package.<\/p>\n<p>Jonesboro Housing Authority<br \/>\nC\/O:\u00a0 Tolice Saunders or Janet Wiggins<br \/>\nP.O. Box 458<br \/>\nJonesboro, GA 30237<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:portability@jonesborohousing.com\">portability@jonesborohousing.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Telephone:\u00a0 (770) 478-7282\u00a0 Ext. 1015<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>JHA&#8217;s Current Payment Standards Vary by Zip Code &#8211; Effective October 2025 JHA&#8217;s Payment Standards Range From:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>1 &#8211; Bedroom = $1,309 to $2,068<br \/>\n2 &#8211; Bedroom = $1,430 to $2,266<br \/>\n3 &#8211; Bedroom = $1,716 to $2,717<br \/>\n4 &#8211; Bedroom = $2,046 to $3,245<br \/>\n5 &#8211; Bedroom = $2,352 to $3,732<br \/>\n6 &#8211; Bedroom = $2,659 to $4,218<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>*Payment Standard Are Used to Help Determine What a Resident&#8217;s Rent Amount Will Be &#8211; Payment Standards DO NOT Equal The Amount A Resident Will Qualify For In Rent!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Portability-Assignment-of-Bedrooms.pdf\"><strong>Please Click Here to view JHA&#8217;s Current Administrative Policy for Voucher\/Bedroom Sizes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>JHA covers all of Clayton County!\u00a0 If you are unsure about the location of a property, please ask the owner\/property manager who they pay taxes to &#8211; IT MUST BE CLAYTON COUNTY!<\/p>\n<p>Please allow Ten (10) Business Days from the date your Public Housing Agency sent JHA your paperwork to schedule an appointment.\u00a0 Please\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Initial-Certification-Packet.pdf\">Click Here<\/a> or on the link below to download your Initial Certification Application Packet.\u00a0 This will need to be filled out and brought with you to your briefing!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-Initial-Certification-Application.pdf\"><strong>Click Here for Initial Certification Application Packet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Briefings are Scheduled Every Tuesday of the Month<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>JHA Covers All of Clayton County.\u00a0 The following is the list of Cities and Zip Codes JHA Covers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"405\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"221\">College Park<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\">30337 * &amp; 30349<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Conley<\/td>\n<td>30288<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ellenwood<\/td>\n<td>30294 *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fayetteville<\/td>\n<td>30215 *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forest Park<\/td>\n<td>30297<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hampton<\/td>\n<td>30228 *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jonesboro<\/td>\n<td>30236 * &amp; 30238 *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake City<\/td>\n<td>30260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lovejoy<\/td>\n<td>30250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Morrow<\/td>\n<td>30260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rex<\/td>\n<td>30273 *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Riverdale<\/td>\n<td>30274 &amp; 30296 *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stockbridge<\/td>\n<td>30281 *<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*\u00a0 Zip Codes may cross county lines.\u00a0 It is important to ask the landlord what county they pay taxes to IT MUST BE CLAYTON COUNTY!<\/p>\n<p>You may also enter in your address to see if it is in Clayton County by clicking on the following link:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/georgia.hometownlocator.com\/maps\/\">http:\/\/georgia.hometownlocator.com\/maps\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTABILITY HOME Thank you for choosing Jonesboro Housing Authority!\u00a0 Please review the following information if you are interested in Porting into our jurisdiction. JHA is NOT ABSORBING \/ BILLING ONLY! JHA&#8217;s Billing Code is GA228 If you would like to port (move) to JHA&#8217;s jurisdiction, please have your current public housing agency send the required &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/?page_id=85\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Portability Portal&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":679,"href":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jonesborohousing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}