SPHA Housing Waiting Lists

South Portland Housing Authority (SPHA) owns and/or manages over 700 units of housing scattered throughout the City of South Portland, Maine and 60 units located in Scarborough, Maine. These units are made up of different housing programs/projects which are administered by SPHA and listed in the chart below.

Program	Eligibility *Income Limits also apply	Units Available	Waiting List
Public Housing (250 units)	55 yrs. and older Handicapped Disabled	Efficiency, 1, and 2 bedroom units	Accepting Applications!
Mill Cove (82 units)	62 yrs. and older Handicapped Disabled	1 and 2 bedroom units	Accepting Applications!
Adam Court (10 units)	Handicapped	2 bedroom units	Accepting Applications!
Ridgeland Estates (80 units)	55 yrs. and older	1 bedroom units	Accepting Applications!
Ridgeland Gardens (44 units)	55 yrs. and older	1 bedroom units	Accepting Applications!
Betsy Ross House (123 units) & BRH Project-Based Vouchers	62 yrs. and older	1 bedroom units	Accepting Applications! Call (207) 767-4955
Thornton Heights Commons (42 units)	55 yrs. and older Handicapped Disabled Families One person households	1, 2, and 3 bedroom units	*CLOSED*
Scattered Sites Project-Based Vouchers (42 units)	Preference for Families with Minor Children or Dependents	2, 3, and 4 bedroom units	Accepting Applications!
RAD Project-Based Vouchers (54 units)	Preference for Families with Minor Children or Dependents Preference for Elderly or Disabled (235 Broadway only)	1, 2, and 3 bedroom units	*Accepting Applications!*
Jocelyn Place (60 units) & Jocelyn Place PBV’s Scarborough, ME	55 yrs. and older	1 bedroom units	Accepting Applications!

SPHA has the following preferences in addition to those listed above: Residency (live or work in South Portland); Veterans; Victims of a federally declared natural disaster.

Jocelyn Place also has the following additional preferences: Residency (live or work in Scarborough); Applicants on a Section 8 or Public Housing Waiting List.

Project-Based Vouchers for Betsy Ross House, Thornton Heights Commons and Jocelyn Place have a preference for In-Place Residents.